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A backdrop of canals, outdoor dining, authentic Italian food and classic and contemporary Italian entertainment create a Venetian ambiance in Scottsdale during the annual Italian festival.   In its third year, the Italian Festival of Arizona will take place on March 19 and 20 at the Scottsdale Waterfront. The event is organized by the I...

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The 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open was packed well before 11:30 a.m., but that's when the fans who got there early enough to grab seats got their money's worth. Italian golfer Francesco Molinari's tee shot with a pitching wedge landed on the green, then gently rolled into the cup for a hole-in-one.   Read more   Sourc...

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Downtown Phoenix has a new spot for pastas, salads, and steaks in Mancuso's restaurant, now open at the Collier Center. The Italian restaurant comes from the Mancuso family, who have owned and operated several restaurants around the Valley since the 1960s.   Mancuso's, which is located at 201 East Washington Street, takes over the space most...

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Sanfratello's Pizza, a family-style restaurant that originated in Chicago in the 1960's, is expanding to the Valley. On January 17, 2015, Sanfratello's will open its first Arizona location, a take-out and delivery at 857 Warner Rd. in Gilbert, AZ.   Sanfratello's is well-known for their signature product, a thin crust "party cut" (square cut...

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Way back in the 20th century, before smartphones, iPods and Facebook, Tuscan-born Franco Fazzuoli introduced Valley diners to an unknown foreign cuisine: Italian. Prior to Franco's arrival, what passed for "Italian" fare in this town was actually Italian-American: fried mozzarella sticks, spaghetti and meatballs, veal parmigiana and sauce-drenched...

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In this crazy busy world, sometimes there is nothing better than a big, soothing bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. You know the kind, where the sauce has chunks of real tomato and bits of fresh basil leaf; the al dente noodles curl around the fork; and there is no stinting on the meatballs, dense and beefy and glistening in more sauce. A shower of f...

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You've got to be joking, right? It sounds like a preposterous claim, and will certainly garner a a dismissive snicker from hard-core pizza enthusiasts in Boston's North End, New York City, and Chicago.   But Phoenix's Pizzeria Bianco, tucked away in a corner adjacent to Heritage Square, has received accolades as the country's best pizza...

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You are invited to join us in celebrating the life of Paolo Soleri. We set aside 3 days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) around Fall Equinox for this celebration. There will be "An Evening at Cosanti" in Paradise Valley on Friday, "A Day at Arcosanti" on Saturday and "High Noon at the Soleri Bridge" in Downtown Scottsdale on Sunday. There will be add...

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By Mary Minor Davis   When Vito and Rose Croce came to the United States from Italy, both at the age of 15, they had no idea they would end up in Tucson, owning and operating an authentic bakery and Italian restaurant. The former Milwaukee couple came to Tucson 30 years ago and opened a bakery that would offer authentic Italian fare. &...

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by Terence Murnin   In a turn of events that can only be explained by the stars aligning or perhaps, poetic justice, "Whisked Away" is the name of the bakery shop where Arizona Culinary Institute's December 2014 Student of the Month, Laura Callan, decided to pursue her dream in the culinary arts.   "A woman had opened this cool bakery...

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