Italian eatery La Roccia debuts in Lincoln Park
A new bar and Italian restaurant, offering pizza and more, has opened up shop in the neighborhood. The new arrival to Lincoln Park, called La Roccia, is located at 1909 N. Lincoln Ave. in the old Bricks Pizza spot. Featuring red-and-white-checkered tablecloths and exposed brick walls, the new restaurant is in a cozy, underground space.Pasta dishes...
Mama T's Italian Steakhouse in Huntingburg continues Sicilian family dining traditions
Huntingburg is a cute little town about an hour to our northeast, where shoppers browse for antiques and gifts on historic Fourth Street. Also on Fourth Street, locals and visitors alike flock to Mama T’s Italian Steakhouse for a dinner of pasta, lasagna, meat and seafood specials from the grill, homemade desserts and more. Chef and owner Brandon A...
3-Foot-Long Pizzas Could Make this River North Italian Restaurant Different
In a neighborhood full of Italian options, chef Joe Farina is giving River North another with Victory Italian, a spinoff of his South Loop restaurant, Armand’s Victory Tap. Farina’s new restaurant opens on Monday at 434 W. Ontario Street. The former Rosebud chef described it as a neighborhood restaurant that gives River North a refreshing change of...
Mino's Italian in Winnetka tries to make dinner an experience
When Eric Fosse and Glenn Deutsch teamed up to open Mino's Italian in Winnetka, they decided to create a restaurant they wanted to eat at. "We built this based on what we wanted," said Deutsch, a Winnetka resident. "We didn't mold this into what we thought would possibly satisfy every person. We found out a lot of people wanted that as well." Since...
Danny Boys Italian Eatery Review: All about the pizza
The great thing about pizza is that even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good. So, when a pizza is genuinely delicious, like the offerings at Danny Boys Italian Eatery, it’s something you want to eat again and again. This review wasn’t my first experience with Danny Boys—the Frank Sinatra themed restaurant has six locations around Northeast Ohio a...
You don't want to miss the deli opening at Turchetti's Salumeria in Fountain Square
After two years of quietly producing impeccable charcuterie behind locked doors and hawking those meats and sandwiches at the Garfield Park Farmers Market, Turchetti’s Salumeria in Fountain Square finally opens its shop to the public. Starting Aug. 24, the part butchery, part café, 1106 Prospect St., will serve food and sell some of its cured meats...
Melillo’s Tavern chef brings New York recipes to Lowellville palates
For chef John Torrento, there is no way but the old way. Torrento is the chef at the 104-year-old Melillo’s Tavern in central Lowellville, and like the restaurant’s authentic tin ceilings and century-old Italian wood paneling, his methods and recipes are a throwback to the days when the phrase “hand-made” was an assumption rather than a selling poi...
Antonio’s Cucina Italiana has been serving authentic Old-World fare since 1964
When speaking of Italian dining, done usually with much reverence, the name Antonio’s Cucina Italiana … as of this year is now at five localities … is many times said with much appeal because of the place it holds in conversations about truly authentic ethnic dining. Because Italian cuisine is without doubt among the leaders when talk revolves arou...
This Chicago Eatery Serves Italian Jewish Food
Remember the play “My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy”? Matt Saccaro’s living a version of it. But instead of therapy, he’s celebrating both sides of his family with a hot new Chicago restaurant. Frunchroom, which recently opened in the northwest Portage Park neighborhood, is Saccaro’s take on the Jewish and Italian delis o...
Pizza academy opens in Lisle
The North American Pizza & Culinary Academy in Lisle celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 11. THE NAPCA offers culinary classes to students of all skill levels, including a five-day program that will allow students to earn the designation of Certified Pizzaiolo. A part of the prestigious Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli in V...
Johnny's Italian Steakhouse to open August 27
Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse announced the Aug. 27 opening of its newest restaurant located at 1220 South Grand Ave. in Sun Prairie – marking the second Madison-area Johnny’s location. Nestled in the growing development of Prairie Lakes, Johnny’s offers guests a high-end dining experience with decadent dishes, timeless tunes and a stylish 1940s ambi...
Pinzas, an Italian Pizza Style Chicago’s Never Seen, Arrive Wednesday in Lincoln Park
Chicago is a pizza town with stunning variety that’s allowed for pizza museums and pizza tours, and a new Lincoln Park Italian restaurant wants to add to the city’s landscape. Casati’s Pizza Vino opens on Wednesday at the northwest corner of Fullerton and Clark where Emilio’s Tapas and Standard Market Grill fed locals a few blocks away from the bea...