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This year, Quattro Mani is all about Chicago! From chefs to producers to community members, this new take on an old classic is a series of cultural events happening on on Tuesdays in La Pizza & La Pasta. Introducing Quattro Mani: From Chicago For Chicago! Why "quattro mani"? Because "four hands" are better than two! All year long, our newest dinn...

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Italian immigrants may have brought pizza to the United States, but the country’s most beloved topping, pepperoni, is an entirely American concept. Peperoni (with a single “p”) means a large pepper in Italian. Pepperoni (double “p”) means... absolutely nothing. What Americans call pepperoni might be called salame piccante, a generic term meaning “s...

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Giovanni Tromba means no disrespect to any of the 11 other restaurants he has opened since moving to the U.S. from his native Italy in the late 1960s. But No. 12 — also known as The Mad Rose in downtown Ventura — is the farm-to-table place he has always dreamed of having. "Fresh food, made with ingredients that just came out of the ground. That was...

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The ideal Italian pizza, be it Neapolitan or Roman, has a crisp crust flecked with dark spots — marks left by a blazing hot oven. The dough is fluffy, moist and stretchy, and the toppings are piping hot. A pizzeria's brick oven pops these out to perfection, but intrepid home cooks attempting to re-create Italian-style pizzas have more than likely d...

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My love affair with gelato began almost two decades ago. I was 23, backpacking alone in Italy, and got lost trying to find my way back to my hotel in Venice. After an hour circling the labyrinthine streets, I spotted a sign for a gelateria at the end of an alleyway. Ducking out of the sun, I tasted my first-ever gelato — a creamy, fresh cantaloupe...

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In spite of the tightening of duties, the return to protectionism, the rejection of free trade agreements, and Brexit at the gates Italy’s food exports in this (almost) first half of 2018 continue to run, growing by 3.5% compared to 2017. However, given that at the moment we are still in a phase of ‘threats’ and not ‘obstacles’, we must not fool ou...

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Houston’s own Russo’s New York Pizzeria, the only authentic New York-style, Italian restaurant and pizzeria franchise concept, is now open in Pearland. The location, which officially opened Monday, July 16, invites Pearland residents, commuters and visitors to savor the unmistakable tastes and ambiance of the chef-created, chef-inspired and chef-dr...

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The Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival kicks off this week in Wheeling, but some of the major preparations are happening across the river. In fact, one of the festival's favorite foods is made at the Sons of Italy in Bellaire, where they finished Tuesday making more than 3,000 pounds of sausage. “We prepare 3 weeks in advance,” Sons of Italy...

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Un’inaugurazione in grande stile è attesa per giovedì 26 luglio ore 19.00 a Grand Hotel Villa Igiea di Palermo per l’apertura ufficiale della nuova Boutique Gustoso. Al taglio del nastro parteciperanno, l’Assessore regionale all’Agricoltura dott. Edgardo Bandiera, l’On. Alessandro Aricò, il Prof. Paolo Inglese Direttore del Sistema Museale di Atene...

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While New Yorkers continue to boast about their oh-so-special Italian restaurants, Portland has built itself a remarkably robust Italian food scene, from wood-fired pizzas to handmade pastas. Beyond the typical red sauce fare, Portland has captured the Italian dedication to exceptional ingredients, from local artisan polenta at the legendary Nostra...

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