Do you love Italian food? Of course you do, but you probably don't love it as much as Joe Faro, the Owner and 'Chief Food Taster' at the sprawling Tuscan Kitchen in Burlington. "Tuscan Kitchen is an artisan Italian experience. We are taking scratch Italian specialties, and we are celebrating those with our guests."   Faro's passion for...

By Melissa Kravitz   Here's why Eataly is so big: It's full of secrets. The 50,000-square-foot Italian food emporium serves around 15,000 visitors on weekdays and up to 25,000 visitors on weekends -- and that's not counting holidays! While you may have eaten your way through Eataly -- check out the Wednesday morning tours for the full...

Please join us in wishing a happy 10th anniversary to public television show Brindiamo!, created by NOIAW member Ornella Fado. Brindiamo! shares the culture, lifestyle and cuisine of Italy in the U.S. with its viewers.   This October, in honor of its 10th anniversary and Italian Heritage Month, the show will host the Brindiamo! Restaurant We...

October 31, 2015. Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (weekly on Saturdays for 52 times). Old West Church - 131 Cambridge Street - Boston, Massachusetts 02114. Immerse yourself in the food and culture of one of Boston's most colorful neighborhoods, Little Italy, and sample some of the best Italian food in Boston. Hear the stories be...

It's been said that McDonald's is not in the restaurant business but the real estate business. And since they are (were?) the most recognizable, famous, and successful restaurant business in America, this may not be a bad model to consider.   Longtime restaurateur Josh Thoma (Smack Shack) seems to have gotten the memo, though he's applying i...

By Mary Wade Burnside   Scott Sears and Larry Puccio grew up a few doors from each other in Fairmont with a tradition of big Italian Sunday family dinners and food fresh from the garden. "I've always joked about this," Sears said. "I don't think I had eaten anything from a grocery store as far as bread or vegetables until I was 10. &nb...

Ever since I can remember, pasta has been il mio preferito. In fact, I've always told my children that when I die, I'd like to be placed in a coffin filled with vermicelli, and lowered into a vat of my mother's famous Italian meat sauce to soak for eternity.   That's obviously a joke as I don't have any children, but if I did, I would certai...

La Camera di Commercio americana ha consegnato all'imprenditore il prestigioso «Transatlantic Award»Il patron del Pastificio: «Qui ci abbiamo impiegato 7 anni, là 11 mesi, in Italia siamo vittime di una burocrazia idiota»«Quello che ho fatto in sette anni qui a Verona a San Giovanni Lupatoto, sono riuscito a farlo in undici mesi negli Stati Uniti.....

by Erin Brereton   If you thought River North was at capacity for Italian restaurants with the openings of Siena Tavern from "Top Chef" fan favorite Fabio Viviani and Bill and Giuliana Rancic's RPM Italian, think again. The recent debut of Centro and J. Rocco's Italian Table & Bar proves that this bustling neighborhood isn't yet at capac...

Alex Italian restaurant, focused on authentic Italian cuisine, appointed Riccardo Bilotta as its new executive chef, in the hope that his culinary achievements will bring a new dimension to the already renowned restaurant. Originally from Trieste, Italy, Chef Riccardo Bilotta brings over 13 years of experience gained while cooking at some of Europ...