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The first time I ate at The Boot, the very first thing I ordered was the fried mozzarella. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: Seriously? Mozzarella sticks? Any foodie worth his Maldon salt knows they're on a restaurant menu for one of two reasons – to soak up booze or to keep the kids happy while the grownups eat real food. And he calls himsel...

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"Alto" delivered with humor, panache and great heart at its North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (NCGLFF) debut at the Carolina Theatre. It's easy to see why the film by writer and director Mikki del Monico, has, so far, garnered five film festival awards, including the NCGLFF Jury Award for Best Women's Feature.   At first, the...

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What's been a bit of a revolving door of pizza is getting a solid pie candidate. Andy Favilla, co-owner of Favilla's New York Pizza, and his cousin Sal Ferrara, will open a sister restaurant to Favilla's West Asheville pizzeria in early April. And, according to Favilla, he could have more restaurants on the way.   The new eatery, Favilla's...

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by Greg Cox   North Raleigh has been the beneficiary of the Barresi family's hospitality since a young Vincenzo Barresi opened Vincent's in 1990, giving it the same name as the restaurant his grandfather had opened in 1929 in New York's Little Italy. Barresi's father, familiarly called "Pop," has long been known for handing out cookies to ch...

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By Elizabeth Shestak   In coming up with a name for their newest venture, Matt Kelly and Josh DeCarolis of Mateo Bar de Tapas tossed around many monikers before they knew they hit the right one. "Talking, coming up with a name – that's how you come up with its true identity," Matt says.   Mothers & Sons, an Italian trattoria,...

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by Rick Bonnell   The Charlotte Hornets agreed to trade the No. 22 pick in Thursday's NBA draft to the Sacramento Kings in return for veteran shooting guard Marco Belinelli, an informed source said. The deal cannot be formally completed until next month, when the NBA's new salary cap kicks in. But the two teams agreed that the Hornets w...

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by Catherine Carlock   Quanto Basta, an almost 5,000-square-foot Italian eatery, wine bar and market created by Spring House executive chef Tim Grandinetti, is coming to Winston-Salem's downtown. Fourth-generation restaurateur Tim Grandinetti will be the restaurant's chef and co-owner with business partner Lynn Murphy. Exclamations of...

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A metal detector find by an Italian man with an interest in World War II will reunite a Wendell native with the dog tags he lost while serving overseas more than 70 years ago.   Jury Galli searches beach areas near his home in Pisa, about 50 miles west of Florence on the northwest coast of Italy, for artifacts from the war. He has found seve...

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by Steve DeVane Staff   Tell us about your place: Adam Valenti's family moved to Moore County from Long Island, New York, in 1987. His father opened a restaurant in Vass but sold it six years later. He saw the need for quality Italian food in the area, so he bought some land about a half mile away and built Valenti's in 1996.   The re...

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Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk and Vice Mayor Marinella Franzetti of Verbania, Italy, signed agreements Sept. 23, to become official international sister cities. The signing ceremony took place in City Hall in Verbania, with about 50 people attending.   Representatives from Hendersonville Sister Cities board of directors and official...

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