Traffic on already busy Route 66 may soon be slowed by the overwhelming scent of fresh desserts, breads and coffee wafting from Mozzicato DePasquale Bakery when it opens on Washington Street in early January. The bakery is beloved around the region for sweet Italian confections: pasta ciotti, cannoli, biscotti, bigné shells filled with sweet ricott...

Whether you're looking for a full Italian meal, pizza takeout, or just a slice of cake Fratelli's in Barboursville has something for just about almost everyone. The small Italian restaurant in Barboursville was established in June 2015, opening in the former home of Tascali's. Fratelli's is of a number of restaurants owned in the Tri-State owned by...

When: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Intercultural Center Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th & O Streets NW, Washington, DC 20057 - Organized by : Georgetown Italian Research Institute - Entrance : Free On the occasion of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Georgetown University Italian Research...

Amici Italian Café franchisees Jonathan (Bob) Ewing and Jon Joiner were named Restaurateur of the Year by the Georgia Restaurant Association at a recent awards show. According to a news release, the two were lauded for beating the odds and starting their franchise during the economic downturn in 2009. Ewing and Joiner started working at Amici as di...

And I don’t know about about you, but it takes me a little while to finish a steak that size. That’s just what I did. And I soaked up each bite with the Marsala sauce, which is basically a red wine/mushroom/beef stock concoction. A saucy 16 oz ribeye topped with mushrooms, sauteed onions and roasted peppers is my modus operandi. But when it’s serve...

Valentina Solfrini is an award-winning recipe developer and writer.  She grew up in the Italian countryside before moving to New York City to study design, where she quickly found her health reacting to the new city in a less-than-ideal way. As she says, “When you grow up in the countryside, you get privileges that you do not realize are privileges...

Amidst the various holiday festivities throughout the month of December, Fairmont’s rich Italian history truly gets the spotlight during The Feast of the Seven Fishes. The two-day event kicks off with a cooking school, The Festival Cucina, on Dec. 8. On Dec. 9, authentic Italian cuisine, artisan stalls and live music will turn Monroe Street into a...

It’s finally here. Eataly—fronted by Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich, along with Bastianich’s son, Joe, and founder Oscar Farinetti—is a sprawling, 67,000-square-foot ode to Italian cuisine that opens three floors and multiple concepts within the Westfield Century City mall today. Part market, part restaurant, part food hall, part desserterie, pa...

When: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 From 11:00 am To 1:00 pm - Where: Eataly - 43 E Ohio Street - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura In collaboration with : Eataly Chicago - Entrance : Free Learn how to make hand-made pasta the authentic way Italian people do in Emilia-Romagna! A promotional tasting of the pasta will follow. Presented on th...

After years of trying to win over lunch and dinner crowds, Starbucks is preparing to open its first stand-alone Italian restaurant. The company is teaming up with Princi, a small chain of 24-hour bakeries in Milan and London, to offer customers freshly made items including focaccia sandwiches, margherita pizzas and tiramisu. The first stage of the...