By Dulcy Hooper The t-shirts worn by the staff provide an answer to the question before the question can even be asked: Who, or what, is Goomba? ". . . Close Friend, Pal, Companion." As suggested by the name, Quattro Goomba's winery in Aldie was formed by four (quattro) close friends (goomba in Italian)—David and Carole Camden and Jay a...
"Back in the day," says Michael Lombardo, "different days meant different jobs." Monday might be wash day; Tuesday was set aside for baking. In the Lombardo household, he says, that tradition extended to food as well. "Growing up, Sundays and Wednesdays" were pasta nights. These days, he's around pasta every day, as co-owner...
by Mary Ann Barton Love Italian food? Listen up: A new Italian restaurant is slated for Mosaic District, the stylish neighborhood near Vienna in Merrifield, according to a report Tuesday by Washington Business Journal. The newspaper reports that Boston chef Michael Schlow has set his sites on Mosaic after Alta Strada, owned by Sch...
The U.S. is eventually offering exceptional opportunities for Italian wineries. The increase of prices is evident at restaurants and anywhere else, and sales they are even more promising as they come after the 2012 global wine production shrank of 6.1%, when it reached its lowest point since 1975. In restaurants all over the United States...
Carluccio’s—a chain of Italian restaurants and markets bearing the name of its famous British founder, which are located in the United Kingdom and Middle East—will open a new location at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda. The Washington Business Journal reported the location will be the chain’s second in the U.S. and among more than 80 loc...
The Center for Italian & Italian American Culture & The Cagliari Club of NY invite you to an evening of delicious food and great entertainment! Come to Trumpets Jazz Club & Restaurant, 6 Depot Square, Montclair, for a Cultural Encounter! MONDAY, MAY 11TH COOKING CLASS — 6:00 PM. Prepare malloreddus(typical...
December 14, 2015 - Monday 6:30 PM - Sonesta Hotel - 1800 Market Street - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dom Giordano and Talk Radio 1210 present The 7th Annual Feast of the Seven Fishes Monday, December 14, 2015 6:30PM - 10PM National Person of the Year: Taya Kyle (wife of American Sniper Chris Kyle) The Feast of the Seven Fi...
New businesses and restaurants are popping up all over the Beckley area. Little Sicily is now open in Beckley. Before Little Sicily moved in, a Mediterranean restaurant was in the same location. Little Sicily specializes in traditional Italian cuisine and New York style pizza. Owner Mohamed Farghaly invites everyone to stop by and enjoy a fresh It...
by Cecilia Levine Walk into Fair Lawn's "A Family Affair Deli" and you'll get just that — and lots more. "Momma" Angela is up front at the register, Ed Sr. is working the books and Eddie Jr. is working everything in between. The Tisi family opened its Broadway eatery in 1995 and hasn't served anything but "the good stuff" ever si...
Luigi's Pizza and Pasta of Glenside is pleased to announce our 2014 Pro Football Playoffs Special. To help you get through the stress and rigors of watching the pre-game shows, the game itself and the post-game shows Luigi's will discount 10 % of your order when you use the Coupon Code SUPER. This offer runs from January 7th, 2014 until 9 PM, Febru...
Reisterstown's very own Ristorante Firenze is among five establishments in the running for favorite new restaurant in Maryland for 2016. The public is encouraged to weigh in to shape the Restaurant Association of Maryland's annual rankings, and online voting is open until March 30. Vote here. Brothers Larry and Brian Leonardi, who own...
By Anne Neborak Nicole D'Angelo of Springfield and Chef Mike Orfanelli of Drexel Hill love to cook. For owner, D'Angelo her dream has always been to open a restaurant. Orfanelli helped his grandmother and father cook as a young child. He went on to follow his dream earning a culinary degree from the Art Institute. Both have Italia...