Fabio Viviani comes to Seattle
Fabio is coming to town. No, not that Fabio. It's Chef Fabio Viviani made famous from his appearances on Top Chef and a host of other television appearances. And by his lovely Italian accent which opens hearts, minds and mouths to delicious food. He'll be appearing at the University District Book Store on Monday, December 8th at 2pm to sig...
25th Festa Italiana Portland!
This is our 25th Festa Italiana Portland so we are going to celebrate it in a special way! The event takes place in "Portland's Piazza" Pioneer Courthouse Square. We will have Italian Music, Wine/Beer Gardens, Vendors, Dancing and plenty of Italian Food. A great celebration of Italian American culture in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Come join t...
You Know What's Capable of Melting the Seattle Freeze? Seattle's Biggest Pizza Pie.
I first called Italian Family Pizza a few years ago, when they were downtown on First Avenue. "Do you guys deliver to Pioneer Square?" "Nah," came a woman's voice, audibly steeped in Philly cheesesteaks and padded by the cacophonous hum of a busy pizzeria. "We only delivah tah the Hahhhhbaaah Steps." Translation: "We only deliver...
Phoenix City Council votes to make Indigenous Peoples Day official holiday
Christopher Columbus no longer has his own holiday in the city of Phoenix. The Phoenix City Council voted Wednesday to officially mark Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday in October, the same day as the federally-recognized Columbus Day. By doing so, it is believed to be the largest city in the nation to make the switch. ...
BYU to host folklore lecture
Legends, music, tall tales and customs are part of folklore that people enjoy. The world of folklore, from Italy to Utah's Cache Valley, will be captured by Steve Siporin on Wednesday at the Lee Library on Brigham Young University campus. Siporin, professor of folklore at Utah State University will discuss "A Bear and A Bandit: What a Lege...
Pietro Borghesi: the man behind La Spiga
"Sono nato a Bukavu in Congo nel 1964", I was born in Bukavo, Congo in 1964. Pietro Borghesi starts to talk about his life with the charm of a novelist, the spirit of an Italian from Romagna and the deliberation of an international soul. Behind this man there is a three generations family history intertwined of colorful stories that span betw...
10 places to get great Italian food in Vegas
Italian food is one of those things that just about everyone loves. And what's not to love? Pasta. Pizza. Hearty sauces. Cheese. Fresh seafood. Pretty much everything about Italian food is awesome. When it comes to Italian food there are lots of choices and Vegas has you covered. Whether you are hungry for Northern, Southern, family-style...
Nove Italiano's bar plates equal elevated temptation
Nove means "nine" in Italian, and that's your magic number when you make your way to Nove Italiano at the top of the Palms Fantasy Tower. Once you enter you'll be tempted to secure one of those incredible tables by the windows, offering some of the most dynamic views of the Vegas Valley, but if you hang at the bar you'll discover the magical menu o...
Catching up with Chef Luciano Pellegrini
by Brock Radke Daniel Boulud's DB Brasserie opened recently at the Venetian, a welcome return for the New York chef who first operated a Las Vegas restaurant at Wynn. The DB design is completely unrecognizable from Valentino, the award-winning eatery that operated there for 14 years, the anchor of Venetian's many Italian restaurants. &nbs...
It’s all about the sauce at Sauce
Sauce, the restaurant is called, and it turns out the name is very appropriate. The sauce is, after all, the backbone of any Italian restaurant, particularly those of the Southern persuasion, the aptly dubbed red-sauce joints. Any Italian chef worth his or her garlic knows that a long-steeped, deeply flavored sauce is about all it takes t...
Capt. Louie Carbone’s sneak preview of new Italian restaurant Carbone in Aria
By Robin Leach The old-fashioned glamour and luxury is the first thing you're bowled over by at the new, swanky Italian restaurant Carbone at Aria that officially celebrates its grand opening Thursday night. The second thing that grabs you by your cogliones is the legendary lineup of captains — no waiters here. Just vet...
New Italian restaurant opening on Kauai's North Shore
The Foodland-anchored Princeville Center on Kauai's North Shore is adding a new Italian restaurant called Piazza, the leasing firm for the center confirmed to PBN. The eatery will serve pizzas cooked in a wood-fired oven, among other Italian dishes. Piazza is scheduled to open later this year and is owned by two local families, one of whic...