Made by Memphians: Franco's Italian Kitchen
Franco Contaldo knows there’s an easy way to ruin a good Italian dish. “People use too much garlic,” he said. “You want to taste it, but you don’t want it to overpower everything else.” When he makes pesto, he doesn’t even put garlic in it. Before you think him a madman, give his Pesto Delicato recipe at the end of this article a try, and have a lo...
‘It’s a family dream’: Traditional Italian Cafe now opened in Carolina Forest
La Dolci Mania is a cafe first and foremost. Located in Carolina Forest next to the Ollie’s, the cafe opened this month. It’s currently serving sandwiches, some traditional baked goods and desserts, and starting next week — soups. While it does not have the full offerings of a bakery, everything is made in house with several products coming from It...
5 Crazy Gelatos To Try At The Miami Gelato Fest This Weekend (PHOTOS)
The Gelato Festival America is taking place this Saturday and you can experience all-you-can-eat gelato at the event. The Gelato Festival America is a competition hosted by Miami, where different contestants bring different flavors of gelato to compete for the ultimate prize. Each contestant at the Gelato Festival America has already won the gold m...
Taste Of The Town: Cecconi’s Brings A Piece Of Tuscany To South Beach
As the South Beach Wine and Food Festival celebrates its 18th year on Miami Beach this week, the Thursday night special “Barilla’s Italian Bites on the Beach” is back and hosted again by top chef, author, and TV personality Giada De Laurentiis. CBS4’s Lisa Petrillo caught up Giada during last year’s event, asking her why she thinks this event is so...
In Lake Worth, a new Italian restaurant serves pastas in big portions
Nearly everyone has a pizza-and-pasta restaurant nearby, and now that includes Tuscany Italian. The new restaurant moved in off Boat Club Road near Lake Worth High School, serving the usual wide choice of pizzas but also adding a few surprises. Tuscany is the first Tarrant County outpost for a restaurant family with locations from Duncanville to Ro...
865Eats: Emilia Italian Restaurant
“Italian food is very traditional, very classic, it's also something that requires a lot of hands on attention,” said Matt Gallaher, owner of Emilia Italian. Whether it's romance, family gatherings, or celebration, Emilia courts customers with handmade Italian. “Anytime we get guests in for their first visit, we try to steer them near pasta,” Galla...
This new restaurant offers a tasty bit of Italy in the heart of Anna Maria Island
Chef Vinny Esposito’s passion for Italian cuisine runs deep. Esposito, 67, opened Vinny’s Italian Kitchen at 5337 Gulf Drive, Suite 500, one week ago. He still remembers the tastes from his childhood and the flavors that came out of his grandmother Maria’s kitchen in Naples, Italy. It’s those tastes, and those from his Italian-American family in Ne...
From Naples to Hall: Meet the man who holds a small pizza chain together
After the dough has risen and the sauce has been made, Giuseppe Scotto builds a pizza, sometimes adding pepperoni and other toppings, always adding whole-milk mozzarella cheese. The owner of Napoli’s Pizza with three locations across Hall County eats a slice or two every day, and it’s because of the way he grew up that he’s been able to keep his bu...
Enjoy a 5-Course Wine Dinner at Famiglia Italian American Cuisine
For those that love their wine with a side of incredible Italian food, head over to Famiglia Italian American Cuisine located at 740 West Firetower Road in Winterville. They serve fresh Italian-American cuisine in a warm and inviting atmosphere. “Famiglia” means family in Italian and that family flavor comes through from beginning to end with every...
Gnocchi Love Story: They met over Italian comfort food and now create it together at the 1-year-old Dal Plin inside Miami’s St. Roch Market
Massimo Tundo didn’t feel like going out that night in November 2003. A friend had to push hard to get him to join a dinner party at a restaurant in Piacenza, Italy. Massimo sat across from a woman with short red hair, warm eyes and something about her that kept them talking all night. Elisabetta Callegaro, who was working as a chef on a sailboat,...
Fino's is coming back: Iris Restaurant Group buys the beloved Memphis Italian deli
The beloved Fino's restaurant will return to Memphis in April. Kelly English and the Iris Restaurant Group (Restaurant Iris, The Second Line, Magnolia House, Iris Etc.) have purchased the Fino’s brand from former owners. Fino’s will open back up and operate at the original location on the ground level of the Gilmore apartments (corner of McLean and...
Catullo’s Italian Restaurant
The waiting is finally over, the much-anticipated brick and mortar Catullo’s Italian Restaurant is here, and I have to tell you if it is even possible the food is better than ever. I was invited to the friends and family night pre-opening, so I was giddy with anticipation, it had been way too long since I have eaten their food so to say I was ready...