LA’s Most Beloved Spaghetti Restaurant Will Eventually Close in Beverly Grove
Often referred to as “the other side of the Grove,” the Town and Country Shopping Center is slated for a big new redevelopment starting in 2019. The construction will push out longtime tenants like the 55-year-old Andre’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, which has served generations of Angelenos with heaping plates of spaghetti and other Italian-Amer...
Cafe Society: Conejo Valley restaurant to change hands for first time in 30 years
After nearly 40 years in a Newbury Park shopping center, Roma Italian Deli & Restaurant isn’t going anywhere. But the owner for most of that time is. Philip Hariot bought the business in the late 1980s, when the dining room was a market filled with shelves bearing Italian wines, olive oils and packaged pastas. Now, after three decades of preparing ...
Cafe Society: Restaurateur Giovanni Tromba returns to his roots with The Mad Rose in Ventura
Giovanni Tromba means no disrespect to any of the 11 other restaurants he has opened since moving to the U.S. from his native Italy in the late 1960s. But No. 12 — also known as The Mad Rose in downtown Ventura — is the farm-to-table place he has always dreamed of having. "Fresh food, made with ingredients that just came out of the ground. That was...
Italian eats: Here are Newport Beach's top 5 options for pizza
Need more pizza in your life? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top pizza spots in Newport Beach, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to satisfy your cravings. 1. The Original Sgt Pepperonis Pizza Store. Topping the list is the Beatles-themed The Original Sgt Pepperonis Pizza Store. Located at 230...
Story of Friendship Behind New Nado Republic Restaurant
It was their passion for bike racing in Europe that brought them together and created a bond of friendship reminiscent of brothers. Both from Italy, David Arato and Sandro Lattenero left their home country 15 years ago and went their separate ways, David landing in Seattle and Sandro finding his place in Thailand. They have now reunited to create a...
Owner of Montrose Italian eatery, wine bar cooks up expansion to Oak Forest/Garden Oaks area
A 20-year-old Italian eatery is expanding beyond its Montrose location to a new development project in the Oak Forest/Garden Oaks area. Camerata in the Oaks will be a sister concept to Camerata at Paulie’s, according to a press release. Paul Petronella, who also owns Paulie’s and is a partial owner of Okra Charity Saloon, is partnering with Chris...
Ferrari Nights
Ready to raise a glass and toast to summer with a glass of bubbly? Starting on July 13, join us for Ferrari Nights! Every Friday at our rooftop lounge, chill out with a live DJ and special Ferrari Trento DOC sparkling wine and cocktails. Escape the ordinary Friday evening, and head to our Terra rooftop lounge where you can hang out under the stars...
Scenic Lupo Marino opens on uneven footing at the Wharf
Another month, another new place to eat at the ever-expanding Wharf. The latest flavor is Italian, courtesy of restaurateur Med Lahlou, who aims to diversify his District portfolio, including the freshly minted Lupo Verde Osteria in the Palisades, by serving pizza and Italian street food at the appropriately named Lupo Marino. Initial impression: K...
This is the largest tasting event of Italian wines in the South Bay
For the ninth year, Redwood City’s Donato Enoteca is hosting its grand wine and food celebration featuring 100 different Italian wines. Enoteca100 Estate features some of Italy’s best Barolo, Brunello and refreshing rose wines paired with Executive Chef Donato Scotti’s regional Italian cuisine focused on simple, local and fresh ingredients. Think s...
Introducing Savory Gelato
As the weather gets warmer, dive into a new kind of gelato: savory! That's right. After weeks of experimenting, our expert pastry chefs have created a new menu of gelati salati, taking inspiration from Italian classics ranging from cacio e pepe to caprese. In other words: you'll never have to choose between your favorite Italian dish (or drink!) an...
Brace. Little Italy Food Hall Debuts Soon with Six Restaurants
San Diego’s highly anticipated Little Italy Food Hall makes its debut inside the Piazza della Famiglia on Thursday, July 12, at 3 p.m. San Diego-based hospitality group Grain & Grit Collective — an extension of Sweet 100 that helped develop and expand local brands including Carnitas’ Snack Shack and Broken Yolk Café — gathered a collection of six r...
Gelato Festa (Need we say more?)
Ready for all your gelato dreams to come true? On Saturday, July 14, we're hosting our first-ever Gelato Festa. Come join this sweet event to discover our variety of creamy artisanal Italian gelato and all the ways you can pair it. From 2-5 p.m., explore our marketplace which will feature stations spread across the entire store offering frozen fav...