The Best Italian Ice Is Frozen in Time
by David Bienenstock On a long, hot summer day precisely one hundred years ago, Caterina Di Cosmo grew nostalgic for her hometown in Italy. She decided to try beating the heat by recreating the granitas (granular blends of sugar, ice, and flavoring) she so fondly remembered from her childhood back in the old country. Made not...
Leonardo LoCascio Selections (LLS), a Member of The Winebow Group, is Appointed Exclusive U.S. Importer of Il Marroneto
Leonardo LoCascio Selections (LLS), a member of The Winebow Group and America's leading importer of premium Italian wines, has announced that it is the exclusive U.S. importer of Il Marroneto, the highly acclaimed Brunello producer led by owner and winemaker Alessandro Mori. Il Marroneto joins a portfolio that represents more than 50 wineries throu...
Diners flock to V&M Italian Bistro
On a frigid Friday evening, a milling crowd gathers outside the front door of Vincenza & Margherita Italian Bistro. Inside, couples, standing in the foyer or camping on couches near the hostess stand, juggle glasses of red wine in one hand and bulky winter coats in another. Every stool is occupied at the lively bar where a bartender sprinkles a...
Informal Dining: Martino's Market in Hackensack
by Elisa Ung Italian, with verve. I was barely through my first plate from the $15 all-you-can-eat buffet at Martino's Market in Hackensack and already the questions were piled up in my head: How did this chicken Parmigiana become so tender? Who made this sausage that brims with fennel seeds in every bite? What gave this ordi...
Bill and Giuliana Rancic bring modern Italian to D.C. with new restaurant
For the uninitiated, Bill and Giuliana Rancic rose to fame in the advent of reality television -- Bill won Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" and Giuliana was an anchor on E! News for nearly a decade. They met during an interview, and the rest was history. As a couple, they starred in "Giuliana and Bill," but off-camera they successfully were heating...
The Italian Place Sets Opening Date in Alexandria
The Italian Place, a new gourmet market and eatery, plans to open its doors Thursday, Sept. 8 in Alexandria, the business has announced. The business will be open starting at 10 a.m. The eatery will offer fresh-made sub sandwiches, gourmet salads, imported pastas and olive oils, Illy coffee and Italian soda, Italian wines, gift baskets and...
Restaurant review: Viaggio in Wayne
By Elisa Ung Drop everything, head to Wayne's new Italian spot, Viaggio, and order the chicken. Yes, the chicken. Yes, this is a rare and ringing endorsement of what is the most notoriously boring dish in most restaurants. And no, it's not Parmigiana or Francese. Those Italian-American favorites happen to be banned from the premises of Viaggio, a...
The Italian Store plans second location
If one is good, two is better. Devoted fans of The Italian Store would surely agree. ARLNow.com reports that popular Arlington delicatessen The Italian Store -- which has thrived in the Lyon Village neighborhood for more than three decades -- plans a second location in Westover. The new location, at 5839 Washington Blvd., will be about twice the s...
Beyond the cheesesteak: Philadelphia’s food scene
Tourists associate the City of Brotherly Love with its most famous sandwich – the cheesesteak, created by South Philly hot dog vendor Pat Olivieri for his taxi driver clientele in 1930. But regional food choices in Philadelphia extend well beyond Pat's or Geno's, provolone or cheese whiz, with or without fried onions. Landmark delis, marke...
Roselli's: Crafting Authentic Italian Cuisine Since 1969
Since 1969, Roselli's Food Specialties have been producing authentic, high quality pre-made Italian cuisine based on their traditional family recipes. The Italian food purveyors have grown from producing spaghetti sauces for local restaurants and individuals to launching an ecommerce website with expanded delivery options for their extensive line o...
Chelsea Market’s Buon’Italia Sets Sights on Jersey City
It's not just residents moving to Jersey City, companies are moving across the Hudson in droves. This week a report came out that four companies are moving over 1,200 jobs to Hudson County. And those are just the big ones that make headlines, many smaller companies are relocating here too. One such company is Buon'Italia, an Italian food i...
Marlton owner masters art of brick oven pizza
by Samantha Raphelson Pizza. It is a symbol of Italian culture that has flourished since its journey to America. But unlike in Italy, we Americans have turned the traditional dish into fast food, stopping ourselves from enjoying the cheesy treat fully. Chef Frank Masso hopes to change the way Americans approach mealtime by s...