Eat Neapolitan Pizza Tonight at Inferno in Gaithersburg
by Meredith Bethune Gaitherburg gets a new pizza place with the opening of Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana. Chef and owner Tony Conte, formerly of Jean Georges in New York and the Oval Room, will fire up the wood-burning oven tonight. Although Conte is well-known for his high-end cooking, he got his start making pizza in his hometown of...
New Italian Ice Shop Opening On Bryn Mawr In Early June
Consider the Sarros family's participation in a Lakeview street festival this weekend to be a preview of what will soon be regular fare at Tina's Italian Ice, a new, not-yet-opened store at 1050 W. Bryn Mawr in Edgewater. The 850-square-foot store should open within the first 10 days of June and replaces what had been a florist shop. It's...
Made in Italy in USA vale oltre 400 mln di Euro
Nel 2012 l'Italia ha esportato negli USA 133 mila tonnellate di oli vergini di oliva per un valore di 403 milioni di Euro su un totale di circa 1,3 miliardi di Euro di export in tutto il mondo. Vale a dire che un terzo di tutto l'export di olio extra vergine di oliva targato made in Italy vola verso gli USA che restano il primo mercato di riferimen...
Famous Luigi’s will close its doors on Saturday night after more than 70 years in D.C.
By Tim Carman When Katherine Burk left a photo exhibit downtown in search of lunch Thursday afternoon, she suggested to her husband and two friends that they stop at Famous Luigi's. Burk was feeling nostalgic: At age 15, she had her first date at the old RKO Keith's theater, where the Old Ebbitt Grill now sits, and followed up a screening...
South Philadelphia's Italian Market Celebrates 100th Anniversary
By Alicia Vitarelli It's Italian-American heritage month and in historic Philadelphia, there's a lot to toast to. You've probably seen the signs in the Italian market that say - "Cent'Anni" - as what's affectionately called 9th street celebrates a century of culture and tradition. Each step on 9th street comes with a st...
Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke
About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits and vegetables, and even drink wine with meals, a large and rigorous new study has found. The findings, published on The New England Journal of Medicine...
Mary Ann Sorrentino: Italian-Americans have a love affair with their ancestral land
The love affair between Italy and the world brings more than 45 million travelers to the boot each year. Among them are thousands of Italian-Americans, generations removed from immigrant forebears, who come to bask in Italy's warmth and seduction — and, often, to find lost pieces of themselves.The unequaled beauty of Italy's cities and countryside...
Celebrity Chef Michael Symon To Open an Italian Restaurant At Borgata
ABC's The Chew star Michael Symon will soon be opening an Italian restaurant at Atlantic City. The 46 year old restaurateur, author, and James Beard awardee who was born in Cleveland has partnered with Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City to open his first Italian restaurant. Symon hasn't thought of a name for the restaurant yet, bu...
Carmello's Named Best of Virginia for Italian Cuisine
Carmello's of Historic Manassas, Virginia, was named Best of Virginia for Italian cuisine in the recent issue of Virginia Living Magazine. Carmello's is owned by long-time Historic Manassas resident, Alice Pires. Their seasonal menus serve a wide variety of American cuisine with Portuguese and Mediterranean influence. Carmello's sources lo...
New Italian Restaurant Opens its Doors in Herndon
By Dan Taylor Brama Italian Cuisine is officially open and hosting diners at its restaurant on Elden Street in Herndon. The owners of Brama held a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 28, with Herndon Mayor Lisa Merkel presiding over the festivities, along with other guests from the Herndon Dulles Chamber of Commerce. &n...
Planning Commission approves rezoning for Italian Market apartment project
by Jared Brey The Planning Commission voted on Tuesday to recommend a bill that would allow a 70-unit apartment complex to rise at 9th Street and Washington Avenue in the Italian Market. The project, a five-story ditty with 18,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and two levels of underground parking, was presented to P...
Sgro Family to Open Gesino’s Specialty Italian Food in Lancaster, PA
Pasta & Vino is excited to announce the opening of a brick and mortar gourmet Italian food store, Gesino's Specialty Italian Food, in Lancaster, PA., in November! Italian gourmet food lovers will be able to shop for the same authentic pastas, espressos, jams and marmalades that Pasta & Vino carries, in a 3,200-square-foot industrial buildin...