Viafore leaves Fircrest ‘better than I expected’ after 24 years on City Council
by Brynn Grimley Hours before he stepped to the City Council dais for the last time last week, Fircrest Mayor David Viafore was meeting with the city's finance director to pore over the city's budget. With only four days remaining in his term, Viafore wasn't going out a lame duck. "This year is looking good, better than I exp...
Bratalian by Chef Carla Pellegrino Offers Brunch, Live Entertainment & Extended Hours
Bratalian Neopolitan Restaurant, known for its authentic Italian hospitality, now hosts weekend brunches, live entertainment and extended hours. In addition to the cantina being opened daily for dinner, award-winning Chef Carla Pellegrino now offers both breakfast and brunch on weekends. The delectable breakfast menu, prepared with a Frenc...
Le calzature italiane approdano a Las Vegas
Nuovo appuntamento negli Stati Uniti per il calzaturiero italiano: dal 19 al 21 febbraio, ANCI accompagnerà per la prima volta 22 aziende del settore alla fiera FN Platform, che si svolgerà presso il Las Vegas Convention Center. In mostra le collezioni autunno/inverno 2013-2014 di calzature e pelletteria fine e medio-fine. L'iniziativa, che si ins...
Our Annual (family) Christmas Party
Christmas Party this Sunday (the 14th) from 11:00 to 3:00 --Yes, it is that time of year again: Christmas! And, part of the tradition is the Club's annual Christmas party for kids. Please don't miss this! Andrea Collura provided the following on this years featured entertainers. Las Vegas Academy Choral Department is happy to be performing this ye...
Think you know gelato? Try SE Portland's Pinolo: Cheap Eats
By Ben Waterhouse Just when it seemed the gelato craze of the early 2000s had finally petered out, the dense, silky Italian ice cream is back, all thanks to a lanky Italian with a Frank Zappa mustache. Sandro Paolini, a native of Pisa, opened Pinolo Gelato on Southeast Division Street, a neighborhood already awash in ice cream, in June....
Toni Rigatonis: A new Italian spot with a touch of old Vegas
THE PLACE: The name Toni Rigatonis, a new Italian-American restaurant in northwest Reno, reflects a very personal mash-up for owner Chris Schiavone. Toni honors his father, Antonio, and rigatoni was his favorite childhood pasta. The restaurant occupies a storefront space on the south side of the Raley's center at Robb Drive and Mae Anne Av...
La Marzocco Opens Its First Café and Showroom
La Marzocco recently opened its very first café & showroom, located inside KEXP's New Home in Seattle Center. In addition to the fully operating café that is open daily, the La Marzocco space includes a showroom with commercial and home espresso machines, as well as historical archives and vintage machines for guests to...
First impressions: Sorella, Restaurant Beck chef Justin Wills' Nye Beach Italian joint
By Samantha Bakall Nye Beach now has its neighborhood Italian restaurant. In early June, Restaurant Beck chef Justin Wills opened Sorella, a casual, family-style Italian spot, in Newport's Nye Beach, about 20 minutes down U.S. 101 from Depoe Bay, where Wills and wife Stormee Wills continue to operate brother Restaurant Beck. ...
Arancino Ristorante Italiano wins 1st in Star-Advertiser Hawaii’s Best Italian category
Recently taking 1st place in the Star-Advertiser's People's Choice Awards for Hawaii's Best Italian restaurant, Arancino Ristorante Italiano will be celebrating its recent success with a special menu. Created by Executive Chef Daisuke Hamamoto, Arancino's will also feature their food at the Best of Honolulu Festival, which is happening on July...
“NINE” – Showtunes Theatre Company – Special offer for Festa Italiana
Here is an opportunity to see a Tony Award-winning musical based on a famous Italian film in a sophisticated theatrical setting for a fraction of the cost of a ticket to a Broadway musical. Please read the details below and then use the promo code in the coupon to get a $10 per ticket “Festa Italiana” discount. Showtunes Theatre Compa...
Gene Ferrari to perform at Italian American Club, Saturday, Oct 3
Gene Ferrari was a recent guest on the Dennis Bono show at the South Point Hotel, where he showed the same mature good looks, Continental charm and supple voice of a proud Italian-American, who first appeared in Las Vegas back in the early '80s. It is no wonder he has been a favorite, both as a headliner and an opening act, in Las Vegas, Atlantic...
No fear in this Italian kitchen
There's a certain reverence for tradition in the preparation of Italian cuisine, and it would take a bold and brave chef to even consider challenging some of the cardinal rules of the Italian kitchen. I guess that makes Daniela Borella one of Southern Arizona's boldest and bravest.Born and raised in the Italian Riviera town of Imperia, Borella was...