Ferraro’s ‘faboo’ - Four Seasons Resort Maui’s oceanfront and al fresco bar e ristorante unparalleled
Ferraro's Bar e Ristorante is simply "faboo," or "fabulous." I say, run, don't walk to this award-winning Italian restaurant perched on an oceanfront bluff above Wailea Beach. Every single bite on a recent visit was off the charts in taste, presentation, texture and aroma — and although I dined there a few weeks ago — I can't quit raving a...
Family owned Nora's some of the best Italian in Vegas
by Marco D'Angelo If you have been in Las Vegas for any amount of time chances are you've eaten at Nora's Italian Cuisine. When I moved here eight years ago this was one of the first Italian restaurants I tried. It is a family-owned operation that was started by Nora and Gino Mauro. The success has grown over the years. In fact, i...
Tratto: A Bianco Restaurant Without Pizza? Not To Worry
If you take even a passing interest in Arizona's culinary scene, you know the name Chris Bianco, the self-made pizzaiolo and restaurateur whose handicraft and devotion to quality ingredients has singlehandedly made Phoenix, of all places, synonymous with world-class pizza. Bianco's pizza has been lauded as one of the best in the country by...
Gabriele Bertaccini of iL Tocco Food: "Life Is About Beautiful Things"
Gabriele Bertaccini looks more like an Italian clothing model than a hardworking, über successful chef. But if you get him talking about cooking, dining, and Italian cuisine, it becomes immediately clear that he's much more than just a handsome face and an exceptionally well-tailored suit. He waxes poetic about the beauty of sunsets, the s...
Italian Family Pizza Moves To First Hill
By Genesee Martin Italian Family Pizza has moved to First Hill after four years operating downtown, opening up across from Pacific Medical Center at 1028 Madison St. The First Hill spot is one large room, with brick along one wall and wood on the other. Large windows form the corner entrance, which lets out into the dining area. T...
Venetian's new Italian restaurant focuses on seafood
Vegas is all about culinary diversity these days, but the Venetian/Palazzo complex literally has a dozen Italian restaurants. And it works, especially when you realize how many conventioneers want to hang out on a faux patio in the faux St. Mark's Square noshing on pizza and pasta. The newest offering, Miami's Mercato Della Pescheria, sits...
Italian American Club of Maui to Host Flatbread Pizza Paia Fundraiser Night
The Italian American Club of Maui will be hosting a fundraiser on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Flatbread Pizza in Paia. Enjoy small or large pizzas from 5-10 pm (either dine-in or take-out) and help support the scholarship fund for the Italian American Club of Maui. Please mark your calendars and don't miss the best wood-fired pizza on Maui...
Clique Hospitality Opening Two Venues in Las Vegas
Clique will open Bottiglia Ristroante and Enoteca on April 20, a restaurant focused on its herb-friendly Italian cuisine, robust wine selection, and breathtaking ambiance. The kitchen, helmed by acclaimed chef Brian Massie, will pride itself on savory and approachable cuisine, from crisp salads and antipastos, to fresh seafood and open-range meats....
Former UNLV student opens Italian restaurant
A new restaurant is opening on Friday with some homegrown connections. Plantone's Italian Market off Durango Drive and Warm Springs Road is getting a lot of buzz for its fresh food and local focus. Glenn Plantone graduated from UNLV in 1983. His career has taken him from restaurant management to real estate, but his dream was to open...
Building Seattle's 'Little Italy:' Luigi DeNunzio to open third Italian restaurant in Pioneer Square
One of Pioneer Square's most prominent vacancies is about to be filled by one of the historic neighborhood's most colorful characters and boosters. Restaurateur Luigi DeNunzio is putting the finishing touches on Che Sara Sara at First Avenue South and South Main Street. That's the corner of the Grand Central Building last occupied by Megan Mary Ol...
The So-Called Retirement of Tony Caputo
Most of you probably didn't notice that Utah food giant Tony Caputo officially retired this weekend. It's not really Tony's style to do anything this quietly—he tends towards open-voiced honesty and bluntness. And most of you won't even notice the retirement, since he'll still be in the downtown store he founded on most Saturdays, at least thr...
Pellegrini Foundation: Celebrating the legend of an American buongustaio
By Rita Cipalla The list of honorees reads like a who's who among Seattle's culinary elite: Armandino Batali of Salumi; food marketer Jon Rowley; Frank Isernio, founder of Isernio's Sausage; restaurateur Tom Douglas and his wife Jackie Cross; and most recently, Charles and Rose Ann Finkel, legendary brewmeisters and founders of Pike Brewing Compan...