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by Dani Anguiano   Hot Italian is bringing the heat to Davis with a new restaurant opening in late fall in the Davis Commons, next to Mikuni and Whole Foods.   The Davis location of the popular pizza and panini bar, which is scheduled to open in late November or early December, will be slightly smaller than its midtown Sacramento and...

We're looking forward to trying out a new Italian restaurant in Foggy Bottom opened by Al Tiramisu Owner-Chef Luigi Diotaiuti. Aperto takes over the space apertoformerly occupied by Primi Piatti, which closed after 30 years. In Luigi's words, "'Aperto' is named after the Italian word for 'open'.   Featuring an open kitchen, a comfortable atm...

On February 4th, 2015 Lorenzo Scarpone will enter the Wines of Italy Hall of Fame, but who exactly is Lorenzo Scarpone? Lorenzo is many things: a leading advocate of Slow Food, a wine and food specialist extraordinaire, and an import/export Guru.   I had the pleasure of speaking with him at the San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, considered...

Taralli are like the potato chips of southern Italy, according to the chef Rocky Maselli, who runs the A16 restaurants in the Bay Area. "You get them at gas stations but also at fancy hotels," Mr. Maselli said. "They're just the ultimate bar snack."   They are crisp, melting rounds of dough made with just flour, water, olive oil for taste an...

Piero Selvaggio is a local legend in the industry, a life long restaurateur who first started working in restaurants at the age of 17. Since then, he's opened multiple concepts, many of which were the first of their kind, but he'll always be known for Valentino, the revolutionary trattoria that has since become a fine dining establishment known thr...

Ferrarini USA, Importer of Record in San Fernando, Calif., is recalling approximately 15,118 pounds of salami products that were not presented for import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Import reinspection by FSIS is required before an imported product is eligible to en...

by Elisabetta Russo "Bruno Serato is a wonderful helper, he works at a restaurant called the White House." "He is a loving, caring man, who helps people in need. He loves kids and also gives them food." "Bruno Serato is a chef, who cooks the best pasta ever!" "I met him because he helped me and my family." "Bruno Serato cooks spagh...

Last night, the historic town of Amatrice, 65 miles from Rome, was hit by a devastating earthquake. The neighboring towns of Accumoli, Arquata, and Pescara del Tronto, among others, were also struck. As of now, 247 people appear to have died, while 368 were injured.   Here at Foodiamo, on the other side of the ocean, we felt like we had to c...

by Andrew Bagley   Approximately 65-70 guests gathered at the Convivio Center in Little Italy on Thursday, May 9 to witness the culinary awards ceremony of the Ospitalità Italiana – Seal of Authenticity, referred to as "Marchio Q".   Conferred under the auspices of the Italian government, the "Q" Seal of Authenticity golden plate hono...

It's getting much more difficult to find old-school Italian-American restaurants, coast to coast. Sadly, over the past few decades, even Mulberry Street in New York's iconic Little Italy has devolved into a saccharine tourist trap for unwitting visitors.   When two up-and-coming chefs, Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone, opened Torrisi Italian S...

Panera is about to announce a radical plan for all artificial additives in the food it sells: junk 'em. Amid growing consumer concern about the ingredients in foods purchased in restaurants and grocery stores, one of the nation's most successful fast-casual dining chains on Tuesday will announce plans to dump all artificial additives from its food...

Join us Sunday June 28th in partnership with Enoteca La Storia Wine bar in los gatos for a fundraiser in Little Italy San Jose for the Italian Museum & Cultural center. You can purchase tickets on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/giro-ditalia-winetasting-by-enoteca-la-storia-tickets-17366060354 or you can mail a check made out to "Little Ita...