by Kate Kolenda   What makes a great Italian restaurant? For some it may be the antipasti, while for others it's the quality of the wines and pastas that's the sure-fire test. Holding up one dish is dangerous. Octopus? Lasagna? Cacio e pepe? Which one dish should be the barometer of a great Italian restaurant?   The steps we took to c...

Giovanni Di Palma, The restaurateur and creator of Antico Pizza Napoletana in Atlanta, has experienced rapid, exponential growth and now he wants to expand. Pizza is in Giovanni's DNA and Zagat, the No.1 guide to discovering the best and most notable restaurants, called Antico Pizza the best in the country.   To add to the Neapolitan ex...

Ieri pomeriggio Cristina, blogger di i-NewYork e PR manager di Eataly USA, mi ha invitato nuovamente alla riapertura della Nutelleria di Eataly e questa volta resterà aperta "per sempre". Il video qui sopra è della prima apertura, di circa un anno fa.   Il negozio è stato poi chiuso per mesi durante i lavori per creare il nuovo wine sto...

by Bret Thorn   When it comes to ethnic food in America, no other cuisine is as popular as Italian food, according to a recent report by the National Restaurant Association.   Sixty-one percent of the 1,000 people surveyed by the NRA said they eat Italian food at least once a month, and 26 percent said they eat it a few times a year....

There's a certain reverence for tradition in the preparation of Italian cuisine, and it would take a bold and brave chef to even consider challenging some of the cardinal rules of the Italian kitchen. I guess that makes Daniela Borella one of Southern Arizona's boldest and bravest.Born and raised in the Italian Riviera town of Imperia, Borella was...

by Sam Dangremond   The recently debuted Sant Ambroeus Coffee Bar at Sotheby's, housed on the top floor of the auction house's world headquarters in New York, is among the most beautiful places to fuel up on caffeine we've seen in quite some time.   The coffee bar, which is open to the public, features an outdoor terrace with views of...

by Michael Klein Vincenzo Barone - who owns Barone's Tuscan Grill in Moorestown, N.J., and is part of the South Jersey restaurant family (brother Giovanni, father Guido) behind the long-running Villa Barone in Collingswood, N.J. - longed for the oldtime method of coal-fired pizza-making, "before it took a wrong turn and became a corporate business...

By Shonda Talerico Dudlicek Dining at Tina's Italian Café and Bake Shop is like dining at a Sicilian kitchen table. Plates are set atop handmade crocheted tablecloths, which are protected under plastic. They were made by Tina's mother, who can't speak a word of English but won't let that stop her from telling stories about her family's life b...

Doppio riconoscimento per l'olio dop salernitano al "Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition'" premio internazionale che vede competere, ogni anno, centinaia di oli provenienti da Argentina, Australia, Cile, Francia, Grecia, Italia, Giappone, Marocco, Nuova Zelanda, Perù, Portogallo, Arabia Saudita, Slovenia, Sud Africa, Spagna...

Club ItaloAmericano of Green Bay is hosting the tenth annual WisItalia Awards Banquet. The banquet will be at the Black & Tan Grille of Green Bay located in the Historic Bellin Building, 130 East Walnut Street.       Club members and guests will gather at 5:45 pm at the Nicolet Bank parking lot for a 'Passeggiata' (Italian fo...