Mimmo Ferraro returns to the kitchen at Las Vegas iconic Ferraro’s Ristorante
An icon by any name, 37-year-old Ferraro’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar recently changed its name to the simple and succinct Ferraro’s Ristorante. The transition aligns with the family-run business’ goal to maintain and refresh its legacy in Las Vegas. The other notable change is a similar return to form: Mimmo Ferraro is back in the kitchen as ex...
New vegan Italian restaurant opens in Portland
When people think of Italian food, they usually picture cheese, meat and creamy sauces, but a Portland restaurant is taking a different approach to the classic cuisine. Lilla, located at 960 S.E. Madison St., opened last month and offers plant-based pasta, pizza, small plates and other dishes. The menu includes tagliolini with basil hazelnut pesto...
Dalla Baia opens as next-generation Italian restaurant in Poulsbo
That’s-A-Some Italian Ristorante had been part of downtown Poulsbo’s restaurant scene for more than three decades. The ownership group behind Dalla Baia, its successor, is already eying a similar time horizon. The owners of the new Italian bistro have talked about the long game, said Sandy Kolbeins, who is part of that group alongside husband-wife...
Gaetano’s Ristorante Owner’s Recent Travels to Sicily Inspire New Authentic Recipes for 20th Anniversary Menu
With travel prices running high this summer, Las Vegas Valley diners need look no further than Gaetano’s Ristorante at 10271 S. Eastern Ave. to enjoy an authentic Italian dining experience only a few miles from home. Now, that experience can be even more memorable with a new Gaetano’s menu, launching June 1, which includes plenty of inspiration fro...
Eataly's refined Las Vegas dining room goes rustic with Toscana
Eataly is my Target. I go to the Italian food marketplace at Park MGM to pick up a slab of Roman pizza for lunch or a bottle of olive oil to take home, and end up spending much more time and money there eating and shopping. And it’s fine; Target doesn’t have Negronis. The various food counters in the central Cucina del Mercato portion of the comple...
Guiseppe's Ristorante Italiano opens a new location at 22nd & Harrison
Mamma mia, it’s a new restaurant alert. Over on the east side of Tucson, Guiseppe’s Ristorante Italiano opened its doors to the public at 9431 E. 22nd St. #157. The restaurant was open for business early last week but made the official announcement on Friday, May 27. This is Guiseppe’s second Tucson location, the original location can be found at 6...
‘We are so ready’: Valentina Iseppi and Carmela Pappalardo hope to end UW rowing careers with a third national title
Growing up on opposite sides of Italy, Valentina Iseppi and Carmela Pappalardo had similar experiences trying rowing for the first time at age 10: They hated it. “I was so scared,” Iseppi said. “I took maybe one stroke, turned around and went back in. I said, ‘I’m never going to row ever again. It is so bad.'” Said Pappalardo: “I was really scared,...
‘Vespa Festa’ will be Saturday, June 25 at Casa Italiana in Burien
Come join the fun – and enter to win a Vespa – at Casa Italiana’s ‘Vespa Festa’ on Saturday, June 25, 2022, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. This event will include music, food, a market, beer & wine garden, prizes and a raffle to win a Vespa (just $10 per ticket). Food booths will feature: - Italian favorites-Lasagna, Manicotti- Meatball Sandwiches- Gelato-...
Chef Joey Maggiore creates diverse Valley dining experiences; continues his family legacy
It’s hard to find someone with more enthusiasm and excitement than Joey Maggiore when it comes to being a chef and restauranteur. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise since Joey is the son of Valley chef icon, Tomaso Maggiore. Like Father, Like SonFor years, Joey grew up in the kitchen learning from his Sicilian-born father, who was a fixture of...
The Best Italian Food in Seattle
ITALIAN FOOD HAS DEEP ROOTS in Seattle, from the immigrants who built a community in Rainier Valley a century ago to its influence on our modern Northwest culinary ethos—simple, seasonal, and grown close by. From red sauce to rustic pasta, Tuscan to tasting menus, here are our favorite Italian spots in the city. (If you’re looking for pizza, we mad...
Local squeezebox company Petosa weathers a century of accordion ups and downs
JOE PETOSA JR. isn’t a particularly talkative guy — until you ask him about accordions. Then you might as well pull up a chair and sit a spell. As the third-generation owner of one of the last accordion companies in the country, Petosa can reel off the instrument’s virtues as enthusiastically as zydeco king Clifton Chenier laid down grooves on the...
7 Gradi’s Italian-Style Gelato and Sorbetto Are Churning Up in Kaka‘ako
It’s Mother’s Day, so naturally I’m walking out of Butcher & Bird with some dry-aged steaks for Mom when I spot a brand new gelato shop downstairs. 7 Gradi’s posts on Instagram have already piqued my interest, but what I glimpse through the glass looks like a collection of space-age machines. And do I see croffles? I have so many questions and I’m...