Italian Cultural Foundation Continues Tradition of Sharing Food
The Italian Cultural Foundation recently decided to donate bags of food bought by the proceeds of their Annual St. Joe's Dinner. For Robert Odorizzi, the Treasurer of the Foundation, giving food is a family tradition. "A very nice thing that was always said about our family was, they said, your great grandmother was a very giving person," said...
Italian restaurant opens in Conewago Township
by Melody Asper Hanover's newest restaurant may seem like an old friend to anyone who was raised or worked in the Maryland area within the last three decades. Illiano's J&P Restaurant, 1154 West Elm Ave., Hanover, is the fifth in a line of thriving restaurants owned by Mike Illiano. The new restaurant and pizzeria which opened...
Italia al primo posto per export Extravergine in Usa
Meno posti di lavoro, meno pasti fuori casa. La crisi economica ha cambiato le abitudini alimentari degli americani; nuove tendenze e stili di vita stanno orientando i consumi che incidono sull'industria alimentare. Gli americani mangiano sempre più spesso a casa e per questo motivo si fanno sempre più scelte di acquisto e si comprano più prodotti...
Munch goes to Old School Italian Sandwich Shop
By Dan Gigler With the starting gun set to pop off on the annual five-week sprint to Christmas along with the orgy of consumerism that accompanies it, here's a pro tip, if you find yourself in the vicinity of the Waterfront with hunger pangs after a day of trampling strangers in pursuit of one of those ludicrous Swagway hoverboards (People...
This Italian duo ditched restaurants for pastamaking, and it’s paying off
Matteo Catalani rattles off cooking instructions like a doctor prescribing medicine. It's a Sunday afternoon at Union Market in Northeast, where Catalani operates a fresh pasta stand called Cucina Al Volo. The name means "kitchen on the fly" in Italian, appropriate considering its co-owner hardly stands still. He scrubs skillets. He plunge...
Olio: Usa blocca extra vergine Made in Italy per pesticida
Da diverse settimane 10mila quintali di olio extra vergine di alta qualità italiana sono bloccati alla dogana degli Stati Uniti perché sono state rinvenute tracce di un pesticida autorizzato in Europa ma non oltre oceano. A lanciare l'allarme è il Consorzio nazionale degli olivicoltori, che ha scritto ai ministri dell'Agricoltura e della Salute, in...
Mangia Hoboken! The Hoboken Food & Culture Tour - January 17, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Hoboken Tours celebrates the sixth year of Mangia Hoboken! The Hoboken Food & Culture Tour. "We offer a weekly walking tour that offers residents and visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the world class food establishments that highlight Hoboken's Italian heritage." said Tour Director, Avi Ohring, "The tour focuses on smaller family ow...
New Jersey Wine School Brings the Italian Wine Scholar Study & Certification Program to Jersey City, NJ, USA
New Jersey Wine School is thrilled to announce the launch of this new wine course and offer you the opportunity to master Italian wines while obtaining a specialized wine certification. The Italian Wine Scholar Study and Certification program provides up-to-date, extensive and precise information on the diverse wines and wine regions of It...
A Ban on Many Italian Pork Products Will Be Relaxed
The United States Department of Agriculture will relax a decades-long ban on the importation of many Italian cured-pork meat products from some regions of Italy starting May 28, including sought-after staples such as salami. On Friday, the department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services announced that an in-country assessment had determin...
Little Nonna's drops some (meat)balls, scores with cannoli
Little Nonna's was barely three nights old when chef and co-owner Marcie Turney - her kitchen crew already digging deep into their "gravy pot" - realized just how deceptive her challenge was. The adorable little storefront space, trimmed with an old-time striped awning and lace curtains, certainly looks manageable enough, the open kitchen...
Brigantessa adds depth to the city's Italian food scene
In the beginning, Brigantessa was going to be all about pizza. Of course. What new moneymaking restaurant ambition in Philly these days does not begin with a wood-fired oven and a peel-ful of molten mozzarella dreams? And given chef Joe Cicala's stellar track record at Le Virtù, it's worth paying attention to what emerges from the flaming...
Is Jersey-Italian food an endangered species?
by Kelly-Jane Cotter Back in the day, you couldn't drive two blocks in any town in New Jersey without hitting a decent Italian place. Not just pizzerias, but actual Italian restaurants. Family-owned, unpretentious Jersey-Italian restaurants that took pride in recipes handed down from Nonna and Pop. And, yeah, they still exist...