Shop The New Wynn Las Vegas Fendi Boutique
Wynn Las Vegas and Fendi offer luxury shopping with 1,645 square feet of ready-to-wear men's and women's collections, handbags and additional accessories. A stainless-steel wall showcases a futuristic interpretation of the Astuccio fur. The characteristic dualism and codes of the maison persist through the interior design with stainless steel cabin...
Food Review: Spaghetti By the Bucket Italian Restaurant in Sugar House
Like most of the generation that grew up in the 1980s, the family meal bucket, box, pail or vessel was a big part of my dining out experience. Buckets of drumsticks from Kentucky Fried Chicken, the double pizza on a cardboard pallet from Little Caesar's or the giant box of family-style nachos from the now-defunct Mexican restaurant known as Naugle'...
Primo’s replacement serves tasty Italian dishes
Passaggio has some pretty big shoes to fill. The new flagship restaurant of JW Marriott Tucson Star Pass Resort and Spa replaced the award-winning Primo in early October. Primo, which opened in 2005, was a concept by executive chef Melissa Kelly, a two-time James Beard award winner. David Fransua, executive chef and food and beverage director, has...
Piero's Italian Cuisine brings snow crab season to Las Vegas visitors
People wait all year long for this! No, it’s not the holiday season; it’s stone crab season, which kicked off in November at Piero’s Italian Cuisine, and runs through May. At the revered, family-owned and -run restaurant, you can take advantage of the ocean’s bounty with two sizes of the specialty appetizer—large and jumbo. Florida stone crab claws...
La Dispensa Is Capitol Hill’s New Champion of Aperitivo Culture and ‘Walking Lasagna’
The dish that most excites chef Sabrina Tinsley at her new Capitol Hill business, La Dispensa, is a “walking lasagna.” It’s not labeled as such on the menu, just Lasagne Verdi or Lasagne Vegetariane under the hot entrees section. “I don’t know why I’m calling it this in my mind,” says Tinsley, a little proud and a little chagrined; “I don’t usually...
Fireworks by Grucci has long history of lighting up skies, including holidays in Las Vegas
The company set to light the sky over the Strip on New Year’s Eve has been creating pyrotechnic spectacles since the 1850s. Fireworks by Grucci, a Long Island-based leader in the industry, has a history of producing themed fireworks extravaganzas in Las Vegas, but it also has created bang and brilliance at 8 U.S. presidential inaugurations, the Oly...
Coe Cellars brings Italy to life in Portland, via Walla Walla
Ten years ago, I learned something valuable while eavesdropping on a conversation between Aaron Coe and Tuscan winemaker Paolo de Marchi of Isole e Elena fame. Coe was working for local Italian wine importer Casa Bruno at the time, and it was clear that his love for Italy and the sangiovese grape ran deep. The kind of deep that makes you drop every...
Medford students can apply to study in Italian sister city again
Two years after the pandemic and then war in Ukraine put a decades-old program on ice, Rogue Valley students are invited to study abroad in the county seat’s Italian sister city. The Medford Alba Sister City Association issued a press release Monday announcing the reinstatement of the exchange program for the first time since 2019. “We’re very exci...
Feast On Handmade Ravioli At Bella Italia Restaurant In Nevada
Italian restaurants are an easy choice when it comes to dining out for their rich and delectable dishes, however, there are simply some that stand out from the crowd. Bella Italia Restaurant in Nevada is one of them. What makes this Italian eatery so special? For starters, they make their pasta by hand! Choose from their enticing menu of handmade p...
Siena Italian Restaurant Prepares for 2022 Holiday Party Bookings in Both Restaurant and Banquet Room
Siena Italian Authentic Trattoria and Deli located at 9500 W. Sahara Ave in Las Vegas is preparing for one of their busiest times of the year – the holiday season. Siena Italian is now booking the beautifully appointed banquet room, as well as, reserving large table areas in the restaurant for corporate office parties or groups of friends and famil...
NIAF to Honor Chef Joey Maggiore and the Maggiore Family at the Arizona Regional Gala
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is set to honor Chef Joey Maggiore and the Maggiore Family at the Foundation's Arizona Regional Gala in Phoenix on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the iconic Arizona Biltmore Hotel, a Waldorf Astoria Hotel. "NIAF is proud to return to Phoenix and honor Chef Joey Maggiore and the Maggiore family for the...
Looking back at the Italian Festival in Seattle
My good acquaintance Dennis Caldirola invited me to sign copies of my latest titles at Seattle’s Italian Festa, and I was thrilled. Surnamed Sanelli, it’s a festival I love. The invitation gets better: “I can’t find another Italian author this year. People are still hesitant about crowds. You can have the table for yourself.” Well, an invitation li...