Project Phoenix: Pulling Mozzarella with Robbie Tutlewski of Pane Bianco
By Heather Hoch It's pretty much a rite of passage in Phoenix to get a mozzarella, tomato, and basil sandwich from Pane Bianco. Chris Bianco's little sandwich shop on Central Avenue between Indian School and Camelback roads offers only three sandwiches every day, after all, and that's one of them. While the aromatic basil and juicy local...
Salute, A Southern Italian Restaurant, Set To Open In Red Rock Resort
Buon cibo, buon vino, buoni amici. English translation: Good food, good wine, good friends. Welcome to Salute, an authentic Italian-inspired restaurant set to open this Fall in Las Vegas' Red Rock Resort. Helmed by acclaimed international chef Luciano Sautto, Salute (which literally means "to health" in Italian) will feature dishes pa...
Authentic Italian Cuisine By Chef Marc
During my travels, it always amazes me that certain restaurants stand above others. Parma Pastavino and Deli, located on 759 Washington Blvd. in Las Vegas, is one of those eateries where families love to sit back in one of their comfortable lounge chairs and partake in some very tasty cuisine. It's almost like relaxing in your living room. I didn'...
Chef Norbert Niederkofler
Chef Norbert Niederkofler Ristorante St. Hubertus - Trentino-Alto AdigeApril 28-May 1, 2013 Renowned Italian chef Norbert Niederkofler will be arte italia's special guest for four culinary classes, April 28-May 1, 2013. From his kitchen at Ristorante St. Hubertus in the Rosa Alpina Hotel & Spa in San Cassiano, Chef Niederkofler is intern...
Take a Tour Inside Bellino Trattoria Siciliana, Now Open
by Danielle Centoni The old Fratelli space, a Pearl District constant for 15 years, sports a new vintage-urban look thanks to its new tenant, Bellino Trattoria Siciliana, which opens tonight. Chris Setser of Surface Brokers and Shannon Ponciano of Ponciano Design renovated and redesigned the 2,200-square-foot space, giving it a mo...
Vino Italian Tapas & Wine Bar to reopen in Restaurant Row in Honolulu
by Darin Moriki It has been a little less than two weeks since the last meals were served up at Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas and Vino Italian Tapas & Wine Bar before the doors closed at the two DK Restaurant locations in Honolulu's Waterfront Plaza. But it may not be too long before at least one of the two restaurants reopen. R...
New Italian Restaurant Bianconi Offers Upscale Surf and Turf
By James Bartlett After more than a decade at Via Veneto in Santa Monica, Fabrizio Bianconi has come to Beverly Grove and put down his own roots on Third Street with an eponymous restaurant. The large space is split into separate rooms with different styles and tones. There's the casual sofa lounge, which rests under rough brick arches an...
Honolulu Italian restaurant Bruno's Forno closing, seeks new owner
Bruno's Forno owner Zoran Milanovic was a dedicated customer when Bruno Iezzi himself recruited Milanovic to take over the small Italian restaurant in Honolulu's Chinatown last year. Now, Milanovic is searching for another Bruno's Forno heir before he closes the shop at the end of the month. Milanovic, a portfolio manager at CitiGroup in Dalla...
Restaurant review: At Sicilia Mia, fine Italian dining feels right at home in Millcreek
At Sicilia Mia, the Mirenda family has once again brought great Italian food to an unsuspecting neighborhood in the Salt Lake Valley. Chef Franco Mirenda, who is well known from Sole Mio in Sandy and the former Amici, gathers his Sicilian family together at Sicilia Mia in Millcreek and produces well-executed takes on old family recipes in...
The D's Andiamo Steakhouse is a true throwback gem
No matter how much Las Vegas changes and evolves, there will always be demand for the retro experience, places you can go and things you can see that hearken back to the days when Sinatra or Elvis was onstage—a taste of vintage Vegas. As time goes on, it's only natural that such throwback venues will become more rare. That's what makes Andiamo so s...
Longtime local chef Marc Sgrizzi's new Italian restaurant eclipses expectations
by Brock Radke Marc's World Cuisine. Mezzo. Parma. Novecento. Chef and restaurateur Marc Sgrizzi has moved all over the western half of the Las Vegas Valley in the 15-plus years he's been cooking food and doing business here. His local body of work has been marked with ambition, whether he's mixing global influences into his stead...
What are Portland's best Italian restaurants? Nominate your favorites
What do you think of when you think of Italian cuisine? Is it a classic pasta from Nonna? A good cioppino from Gino's? Something a bit Americanized, like Manicotti alla Jersey from Accanto? The lasagna Bolognese at Bar Mingo? A beautiful Neapolitan pizza or one of the new pastas at Nostrana? Or Piazza Italia? The possibilities are indeed numer...