Vegas home with faux Italian street in backyard lists for $6.5M
Mamma Mia, this knockoff European block is a real site! For anyone who has wanted to immortalize that holiday in Italy, but lacked the vision to create it, this wild new listing may be a dream come true. Located within the gated Las Vegas community of the Ridges, this 9,700-plus-square-foot mansion boasts a unique surprise outside. And you don’t ne...
The Best Italian Food Near the Grand Canyon
If you are looking for a good food option near the Grand Canyon, and you have a hankering for Italian food, there is one place you need to try. It is a restaurant where they cook pizza and pasta. What is the name? We Cook Pizza and Pasta, known by locals simply as We Cook. Limited Options in the Grand CanyonI live in Tusayan, Arizona, just a few mi...
Italian Festival of Arizona - Phoenix
The 8th Annual iconic Italian Festival™️ happens Saturday & Sunday, March 4th & 5th, 2023, Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix. Come and experience a true cultural event. The food, the music, the beverages, the entertainment will all be available in one location. Italy comes to downtown Phoenix. TICKETS ARE 50% OFF - LIMITED TIME Cooking demonstrat...
Fabio on Fire: Wood-fired pizza and Italian cuisine
Fabio on Fire is an authentic Italian restaurant. This charming restaurant and bakery is home to some of the best wood-fired pizza on the west side. Owner Fabio Ceschetti is from Italy and the recipes he uses are from his grandparents and mother. The restaurant quickly gained notoriety for its wood-fired pizza and handmade pasta dishes. “People lov...
Second annual Valentine’s Dinner Drive-thru at Casa Italiana brings Amoré per Tutti!
Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) falls on a Tuesday this year, so you may be casting about for a low stress option to celebrate your love, while still maintaining a restful “weeknight routine.” Burien’s Casa Italiana Italian Cultural Center has you covered. What began as a pandemic safety option was so popular that their drive-through dinner returns this...
Popular Italian Restaurant Opens Italian-BBQ Food Truck
A lot has been happening in the food truck world here in Tucson. Whether it is the continued swirl of legality issues surrounding The Pit’s presence, or the new food truck setup going up in early February around the Tanque Verde Swap Meet, food trucks have been more in the news now than they have, well, probably ever in Tucson. And now, a new food...
Tucson Italian: Learning the language while embracing the cuisine of Tavolino
Italian was spoken in my family as I grew up but by the adults only. They spoke Italian to communicate “grown-up issues.” You know, all that stuff that we kids “shouldn’t know about.” Plus, speaking Italian was a hangover from the Old Country and while my parents were proud of their heritage, they were first-generation Americans who wanted the nex...
'I live and breathe Italian food': Phoenix chef earns top honor for celebrating his culture
During the Regional Arizona Gala on Jan. 28, the National Italian American Foundation honored Joe Maggiore and the Maggiore Group, which owns and operates Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Sicilian Baker, The Mexicano and two new restaurant concepts opening soon in metro Phoenix. Founded in 1975, NIAF is a nonprofit organization based in Wash...
Gloria Pieretti’s $1.25 Million Scholarship Endowment Stems from Her Love of Education
With an extended family history of grandparents, parents and a sibling embracing learning, it isn’t surprising that Gloria Pieretti helped educate many people during her lifetime. Now, thanks to Gloria, many future Western Nevada College students will be educated through a $1.25 million endowment in her name as part of the existing Testolin Pierett...
Famous Italian Restaurant in Gilbert That Offers Exceptional Dining Experience
What could be better than having a nicely decorated Italian restaurant in your city where you can relax with friends and loved ones and enjoy a dining experience that makes you feel like you’re in a place like Florence? Thanks to great restaurants like Brio Italian Grille, you don’t have to travel to Italy to enjoy your favorite Italian food. Thei...
Mici Italian restaurant opens in Queen Creek
Mici Italian (Mici), a fast-growing, family-owned, fast casual chain based out of Denver, Colo. has opened its second Arizona location in Queen Creek. Bringing its brand of fresh, family-focused Italian food and joining the successful location in Gilbert, at 5498 S. Power Road, the new Queen Creek restaurant is located east of the Queen Creek Botan...
Eataly Las Vegas creates a next-level marketplace on the Las Veags strip
It began with a sketch of an idea on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and quickly expanded into an Italian cuisine empire with its latest (and perhaps greatest) outpost so far: Eataly Las Vegas. Two restaurants, three bars designed with dining in mind, a marketplace, a dozen counters offering delicacies to go and wine, and an 11-seat Chef’s Tab...