Cheese expert at DeLallo's Italian Marketplace in Jeannette shares a taste of his tricks
Regina Hale and her husband Mark had never eaten fresh mozzarella until they moved to Jeannette. While they waited for their deli order at DeLallo's Italian Marketplace, they sampled some of the fresh cheese that Don Grosser was making in the back of the store, like he has for nearly 30 years. “It was very different, but it was good,” Regina Hale,...
New Neapolitan pizza place, Izzy's, opens in Edgewater
If there's anything we in North Jersey love, it's pizza. So good news: a new Neapolitan pizza joint has made its way this month to The Promenade in Edgewater. BYO restaurant Izzy's Pizzeria is owned by longtime restaurateurs Dimitri Vlahakis (Motorino Pizza, Esperanto and La Gamelle in New York City and Peter Hajiyerou (Greek Taverna in Edgewater)....
United celebrates 20 years in Italy, announces year-round New York/Newark-Rome service
As United celebrates 20 years of service to Italy, the airline today announced it will be offering customers year-round nonstop service between New York/Newark and Rome. Expanding its current summer seasonal daily schedule, United will now also offer the service from November 2017 through to March 2018 – operating between three times a week and dai...
Mt. Carmel Festival is Coming to Berkeley Heights July 12-15
Mt. Carmel Festival and Fireworks Extravaganza is days away and excitement is brewing for what is a main highlight and summertime tradition in Berkeley Heights. The four night festival kicks off on Wednesday, July 12 and runs through Saturday, July 15. Local residents and guests can expect nothing short of a good time at the Feast of Our Lady of Mo...
Friday: Little Italy Open Air Film Festival: “Moonstruck”
Pop icon and Twitter mom/poet Cher’s Oscar-winning performance in “Moonstruck” as a very, very Italian-American widow from a very, very Italian-American family is as big and memorable as, well, her hair. After losing her husband, Loretta Castorini is done with love, settling for the first drab fellow to get down on one knee (well, after she insists...
Christopher Macchio Resorts appearance benefits Schultz-Hill Foundation
International singing star Christopher Macchio will make a return appearance to Atlantic City, in the show ‘A Man and His Music,’ at 8 p.m. at July 15 in the Superstar Theater at Resorts Casino Hotel. Proceeds will benefit the Schultz-Hill Foundation, whose mission is to provide music and arts education programs for students and seniors in Atlanti...
New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association Announces 2017 Industry Award Recipients: Raoul & Carlo Momo Win “Restaurateur of the Year”
The New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association (NJRHA) will honor the state’s best and brightest on November 27, 2017 at the 37th Annual Awards Gala held at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City. Highlights of the Gala will include Raoul and Carlo Momo receiving this year’s “Restaurateur of the Year Award” as well as Wade Avondoglio’s ac...
Highmark’s Italian StrEAT Festival
Join the Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation for Highmark’s Italian StrEAT Festival, taking place in Pittsburgh, July 8-9. The festival, which is sponsored by NIAF, will include streets of Italian food vendors, eating contests, stage performances, cooking demonstrations, bocce and more! For more information, go to: https://www.hig...
Fred Rotondaro had a knack for friendship across DC divides
Washington's Catholic community lost one of its great personalities this week when Fred Rotondaro died at his home after a battle with brain cancer. He was 78. Fred is survived by his wife, Kathy; his children, Cara and Vinnie (Vinnie wrote for NCR for a time); three grandchildren; his sister Mary; and several nieces and nephews. He also left behin...
The Epic Outdoor Food Fest In Pittsburgh You Simply Cannot Miss
Summer means the arrival of the festival season. From community festivals to church fairs, Pittsburgh promises something to do just about every day during the steaming summer months. Perhaps the most recognizable outdoor food fest in Pittsburgh, Bloomfield Little Italy Days is also a celebration of all things Italian. Soak up the sights, sounds, an...
Honorary Mayor Vendetti ‘committed’ to Central Delaware
Dr. Dina Vendetti came to Dover in 2000 from York, Pa. to answer St. John’s Lutheran Church’s call for a principal to lead a kindergarten through eighth-grade facility to add to its existing preschool. Seventeen years later, she’s built a program that serves 55 students and has become a celebrated figure in central Delaware’s business leader atmosp...
Scalessa's Italian Kitchen offers classic dishes, convivial setting
I'm not sure on my own if I would have stumbled upon Scalessa's Old School Italian Kitchen, a newish Italian eatery deep in the heart of Wilmington's Forty Acres neighborhood. It's parked on a mostly residential area at the corner of Shallcross Avenue and North Lincoln Street in a brick building, painted gray, that dates back to the 1920s. Some may...