Italian specialty store, Penne From Heaven to open new location this weekend
A new Italian specialty store is coming to the Linglestown area. Penne From Heaven announced on its Facebook page that it will open at 1019 N. Mountain Road in Lower Paxton Township on Saturday at 9 a.m. The store will have ravioli, cheesecakes, cookies, pastries, bread, imported products from Italy and other items for sale. A representative from P...
North Italia to Open This Month in Reston Town Center
North Italia, a national chain which makes pizzas made from scratch, is opening in Reston Town Center this month. The 6,400-square-foot location will be the first in Northern Virginia. It is located at 11898 Market Street and will open on Wednesday, July 31. The restaurant is hosting a job fair at the Reston location this week on tomorrow (July 3),...
Sinatra, De Niro, LaMotta, Marciano, Humperdinck, Holmes and Cooney… What Do They All Have In Common? Giglio’s Chicago – Restaurant Review
What do Frank Sinatra, Robert De Niro, Jake LaMotta, Rocky Marciano, Engelbert Humperdinck, Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney all have in common? They adorn the walls of Bobby Hitz’s new restaurant Giglio’s Chicago at 825 S. State Street in Chicago Illinois. Hitz 56, a born and bred Chicago guy whose half Italian and German, has brought his magic touch...
Retrobottega Opens in Adams Morgan With Rabbit Cacciatora and Fried Snacks
Retrobottega co-owner Rolando Frias advises you not to skip the rabbit cacciatora served with tomatoes, green olives, mushrooms, and roasted potatoes on your first visit to the Adams Morgan newcomer that quietly opened over the weekend. The Italian restaurant replaces what was once Libertine and then Rosario at 2435 18th St. NW. He and co-owner Mat...
Captain of His Own Ship: Felina Reviewed
It’s not normal for us to review a restaurant within three months of its opening. We like to give a new restaurant time to breathe and figure itself out. But when a star of the New Jersey food scene opens a new restaurant, it’s hard to sit around and wait. Felina is Anthony Bucco’s first starring role as restaurant co-owner as well as executive che...
Touch of Italy Rehoboth features a brand-new look and vibe, but with the same great menu and mouthwatering products
Touch of Italy is known throughout Delaware’s Cape Region, Ocean City, Md. and Wilmington for authentic Italian ingredients imported from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx! But this Delaware landmark is a lot more than that: Touch of Italy has expanded to offer the Italian Marketplace featuring hard-to-find imported items and one-stop-shopping where guest...
Brooklyn’s Caffe Buon Gusto Opening Hoboken Location
A New York City-based eatery known for their cozy candlelit spaces is hoping there is room for one more Italian restaurant in Frank Sinatra’s hometown, as they are opening their first New Jersey location along the main street of the Mile Square City. Caffe Buon Gusto has been serving hungry New Yorkers for three decades at 151 Montague Street in Br...
Pesce Ristorante, new seafood restaurant open in Washington Township
A new seafood restaurant that recently opened in Washington Township will be having a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday. The new seafood restaurant, Pesce Ristorante, opened its doors on May 10. Their social media describes the restaurant’s menu as coastal region Italian cooking, offering hand-crafted dishes and features food sourced from local far...
New Italian spot DaMò Pasta Lab debuts in Washington Square
Hungry? A new neighborhood Italian spot has you covered. Located at 105 S. 12th St. in Washington Square, the new arrival is called DaMò Pasta Lab. DaMò Pasta Lab is a fast-casual homemade pasta bar offering menu items like gnocchi loaded with tomatoes, onions, basil and buffalo mozzarella, or a beef and pork lasagna topped with bechamel sauce. The...
Lebanon bologna is having a moment — in Pittsburgh
We’re at a crossroads in which every major city has welcomed with open arms corporate-owned concepts that introduce us to dishes-from-elsewhere, whether it’s Japanese ramen, Hawaiian poke, Nashville hot chicken, Texas barbecue or Mexi-Cali tacos. Aside from what this is doing to the restaurant landscape, it’s worth asking whether any of these dishe...
Doppio Albero brings Italian to DoubleTree Hotel
Last month, the former Pullman Plaza Hotel officially reopened as a DoubleTree by Hilton and introduced a new pub called Bootleggers. The newly remodeled hotel has another new restaurant. Located in the former banquet room is a new Italian restaurant named Doppio Albero. The restaurant (whose name is Italian for "Double Tree") offers guests a varie...
Video crew from Italy's Gelato University gets the scoop on Pittsburgh
A video crew from Italy has stopped in Pittsburgh as part of a series on American frozen-dessert artisans and landmarks titled “Some Like It Cold — USA Mission.” The seven-member crew, working for Carpigiani Gelato University near Bologna, Italy, spent a long Tuesday shooting at Mercurio’s Pizza and Gelato’s new second location in Fox Chapel. Mercu...