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You know Gibson's, the steak guys. Or, as you'll soon know them, the pasta guys. Basically, as long as you know them, you should be fine. Because after sitting pretty since 2005, Gibson's is about to debut their first new Chicago restaurant, Gibson's Italia. Have a look around, won't you... They're not messing around with three floors of riverfront...

MAGNOLIA Tozzi’s Restaurant was established in 1914, but I didn’t get there until last week. Magnolia is off the beaten path for sure, a village of 977 residents located southeast of Canton on the Stark-Carroll county line. But for this kind of dining experience, the drive definitely is worth it. Located at 144 N. Main St., Tozzi’s has a welcoming...

Piada Italian Street Food, which offers customizable, seasonal cuisine inspired by Italian street food, opens Tuesday in Cuyahoga Falls, according to the restaurant's Facebook page. Piada's Cuyahoga Falls location is its seventh in Northeast Ohio. The fast-casual chain offers three main entree options: pasta bowls, chopped salads and wrap-style pia...

Portillo’s made official on Monday morning what has been reported for months: The Chicagoland fast-casual restaurant is coming to Peoria. The company made the announcement in a full-page advertisement in the Journal Star as well as a news release confirming the site of the location at 4412 N. Rockwood Drive. The chain, known for its Chicago-style h...

How does that saying go, “If you’re eating well, you’re eating Italian”? For us, no truer words were ever spoken. Few can resist the temptation of ripe tomatoes, a multitude of meats, flavorful pasta and endless cheese! We were definitely not among those “few” last weekend. After a busy Saturday morning, we decided we were in need of a hearty, carb...

Firriato’s Nero D’Avola Chiaramonte is a big, powerful wine with lots of rich layers. It’s made from the Nero D’Avola grape, which is grown primarily in Sicily. You’ll want to give it time in the glass. I had this beauty with grilled yellow peppers, zucchini and Sicilian sausage from DeVitis Italian Market. It was the perfect match as the grilled m...

Chef Art Pour Restaurant Group, owners of Burntwood Tavern, is planning to launch Rosina's Italian in 2018. Rosina's will be at 6140 Som Center Road in the former Pacos Tacos, which also was owned by the restaurant group. Target opening is "early 2018," the company said. The menu is expected to include "farm to table Italian dishes" including seafo...

Fausto and Emilio Ferrari were part of a steady migration of Italians who came from Fuscaldo, a small town in the southern province of Calabria, to Cincinnati (Here's a story about it). It was common for Fuscaldese to work in Cincinnati's tailoring shops, or to become barbers. Barbering is what the Ferrari brothers went into. Fausto came first and...

Little Italy in Chicago will always be found along the surviving colorful red, white and green storefronts on Taylor Street on the Near Southwest Side of Chicago. While the neighborhood is now often known as University Village, the Italian-born immigrants who once lived there should not be forgotten. Nor should the other Little Italys around the ci...

Slow Food International is an organization that promotes traditional food production, including fair prices to farmers, solid environmental practices, heritage breeds of livestock and heirloom vegetable varieties. It began in Italy, but there is a strong U.S. presence with local chapters in many cities, including Milwaukee and Madison. Every other...

The city of Columbus has its first pesto king. Greater Columbus Sisters Cities International, with the Columbus Italian Festival, hosted the inaugural Columbus Pesto Championship on Sunday and Marcello Canova, an Ohio State professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was chosen from 10 local finalists as the city's premiere pesto maker.    S...

Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse in Chicago has been known for its quality USDA prime beef and the perfection of its ice-cold martinis since it opened its doors on Rush Street in 1989. Gibsons Restaurant Group, which has nine concepts (Lux Bar, Quartino, Hugo's Frog Bar) in 14 different locations, is the only restaurant group in the country to have its own...