Italian Social Hour Every Thursday!
At the Italian Club of Salt Lake we have updated our calendar to include Italian Social Hour every Thursday. (except when it falls on a holiday) Parli italiano? Pratica con noi! Make new friends, while conversing in Italian! No books, no board, no pens: oggi si parla solo italiano! All levels welcome. Speak if you can, or simply practice l...
Pescatore closes doors after 33 years in Hilo
By John Burnett A downtown Hilo institution for 23 years, Pescatore has closed its doors. The listed phone number for the longtime Italian restaurant at the corner of Keawe and Haili streets had a disconnect message when called on Thursday afternoon. A listed phone number for owner Jim Murphy had also been disconnected and his Facebook p...
New chef to visit arte italia in September
arte italia welcomes Michelin Star chef Luigi TaglientiSeptember 21 - 23, 2014 - from Milano Acclaimed chef Luigi Taglienti of Il Ristorante Trussardi alla Scala will be arte italia's special guest for three culinary classes, September 21-23, 2014. Recently awarded three forks by Gambero Rosso in the 2014 guide, Chef Taglienti wi...
Camelia-Colombo Lodge members' pasta feed a success
Members of Camelia-Colombo Lodge No. 1294, Order of the Sons of Italy, would like to thank all who attended the pasta feed on Sept. 12. We are always so happy to see our old friends and meet so many new friends at these dinners. And because of you, our dinner was a great success. We would like to thank the many businesses that donated priz...
Italian family warmly welcomed in Beaverton
When Stefano Pizzi and Josie Sposito brought their family from Fondi, Italy, to Beaverton, Michigan, their main goal was to give their children an American experience. What they found, however, was a second home, and a community who welcomed them with open arms. Josie, who was born in Lansing, Michigan, spent a month each summer in Michigan, altho...
Celebrity chef Carla Pellegrino brings authentic Italian touch to Henderson dining scene at Bratalian
After showcasing her years of experience around Las Vegas at various restaurants, chef Carla Pellegrino is paying homage to Italian Neapolitan cuisine through her Henderson-based restaurant Bratalian, 10740 S. Eastern Ave. The goal of the restaurant is to give people an authentic taste of Italy. Beyond the menu, Bratalian is decorated as t...
Batali will cook up keynote address at 21st annual Hopelink luncheon on Oct. 24
Acclaimed restaurateur, chef, author and TV personality Mario Batali will deliver the keynote address at Hopelink's Reaching Out Benefit Luncheon on Oct. 24 at Bellevue's Meydenbauer Center. The Reaching Out luncheon — now in its 21st year — is the Redmond-based social services agency's largest annual fundraising event. Last year's luncheo...
"Cake Boss" star and pastry chef Buddy Valastro to open Italian American restaurant at Palazzo
by Robin Leach Buddy Valastro, one of America's top pastry chefs, is opening an Italian American restaurant at the Palazzo this fall. The handsome star of TLC's top-rated "Cake Boss" hails from Puglia, Italy, and will move into the former space of First Food & Bar occupied by chef Sammy DeMarco until two months ago. It is situated at the bord...
Gepetto’s Celebrates 22 Years of Family-Friendly Italian Dining in Montesano
by Gale Hemmann Specialty pizzas with house-made sauce and crust. Calzones stuffed with your favorite toppings. Fresh salads and hot sandwiches. If this sounds tasty, you'll definitely want to stop by Gepetto's Italian Restaurant in Montesano. Restaurants may come and go over the years, but Gepetto's Italian Restaurant is a Montesano inst...
Vendemmia: a new name on Seattle’s best Italian list
By Providence Cicero At 17, Brian Clevenger was making 50 gallons of corn chowder a day in his first cooking gig as a prep cook at Flounder Bay Cafe in his hometown of Anacortes. Then came culinary school (the Art Institute of Seattle), a stint in the south of France and jobs at San Francisco's Delfina and most recently, Ethan Stowell's Staple &am...
Dean Martin Returns Via Hologram USA and FilmOn TV
The only company with the technology to produce lifelike HD hologram performances, Hologram USA, announced today it will recreate the "King of Cool," Dean Martin, for a full stage show of his singing and comedy in 2016. The show will kick off in Las Vegas, naturally, and will tour the nation. It will also be co-produced by FilmOn TV Networks and di...
Searching for Sunday sauce: Can you find Italian food as good as Nana's?
by Mark Adams The Sundays of my childhood always started with the sound of a slow simmer emanating from the kitchen, followed by the fragrance of garlic and onion sweating in my mother's giant frying pan. Soon, savory smells of basil and oregano were added to the mix, permeating the air with deliciousness no one could deny. The sa...