NEWS FROM : GREAT LAKES  

When: Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 6:00 PM (Open doors) - Where: Marygrove Conservancy and Liberal Arts Theater, 8425 W. McNichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221 -  Register here! Marquis Eugenio, in love with Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook, convinces Felice and Pasquale, two penniless friends, to play the part of his aristocratic relatives in Gemma’s...

Ralph “Hack” Pasqurella was born in Melrose Park in 1917 to Gaetano and Gabriella Chiero Pasqurella, who immigrated to the U.S. as teens. His father came from Melizzano in Campania and his mother from Trivigno in Basilicata. Pasqurella’s father died during the 1918 flu epidemic while his mother was pregnant with their second child. She eventually r...

That Little Italian Kitchen has opened its second location. The highly anticipated Maisano's Little Italian Kitchen is set to open Wednesday at 7831 Cleveland Ave. NW in Plain Township. The grand unveiling also is a controlled opening exclusively for patrons with reservations. Reservations may be made by calling 330-409-7200, with service hours fro...

Columbus was once home to the largest Spaghetti Warehouse location in the U.S. Found just outside Downtown proper on West Broad Street, the expansive institution was a dark and cozy adventureland of eclectic finds. (More evidence of that here.) There was a trolley car, a barber chair, a fortune-telling machine…and a big parking lot. After 45 years...

Join Emerson Bowyer, Searle Curator, Painting and Sculpture of Europe, for an after-hours look at Canova: Sketching in Clay, the first exhibition to focus on Italian sculptor Antonio Canova’s lesser-known but unforgettable work in clay. The show reveals how the most famous 18th-century sculptor developed his ideas—from the first brilliant spark of...

When Fadi Daoud took over the former Blu (and Moxie) space in Beachwood to open Hecks, he also got the keys to the adjoining property that previously housed Cut 151 (and Red). The plan all along was to import his Italian concept, Antica, which has been cruising along in Avon since the summer of 2021. Come late-February/early-March, that plan will h...

DiBella’s Subs is opening its third Columbus-area location in Worthington on Feb. 28. The Worthington location is the 15th that the Italian-style subs restaurant has opened in the state. It's located at 7105 North High St. and will be open Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The restaurant will celebrate its grand opening on Feb. 28. The f...

Growing up in Detroit, Noah Zamler learned to make pasta beside his mother and grandmother. Now, Zamler is living out his childhood dream as co-owner and head chef of Terra e Mare (Land and Sea), an Italian restaurant that opened at 404 S. Wells St. in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood, Block Club Chicago reported. Zamler partnered for the venture...

A powerhouse restaurant group that has recently opened some of the North Shore’s most acclaimed dining establishments will soon be bringing scenes from an Italian restaurant to downtown Highland Park — alongside a sizable serving of grant funding from the city. Highland Park’s City Council during its Monday, Jan. 29 meeting approved an economic inc...

It’s been another long day! I did a cooking segment on WGN TV this morning, which meant I had to prep it last night until about 2 a.m.! Yes, cooking segment! I prepared a recipe of what I call “Sunday Dinner Lasagna Rolls,” topped with my Bolognese Sauce. I gotta say, it was pretty darn good, for a rock ‘n roller! I would not call myself a chef, as...

Open February 16 to July 28, 2024. Union Terminal - 1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH. A volcano awakens. A city vanishes. On August 24, 79 A.D., the city of Pompeii was frozen in time by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. But what nature destroyed, it also preserved. Through 150 artifacts, POMPEII: The Exhibition tells the tale of a city...

Jaden Akins sank seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points to help Michigan State coach Tom Izzo notch his 700th career victory with an 81-62 romp over Michigan on Tuesday night. “Seven hundred wins at the same school means a lot,” Izzo said. Many former players, including Steve Smith and Mateen Cleaves, celebrated on the court after the...