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Many people around the world are not aware that Italy has some of the best street food. Italian food is usually synonymous with extravagant meals having multiple courses. However, if you taste Italian street food, you’ll change your perception. On the streets of Italy, you’ll find vendors that have mastered the art of making fast and delicious food...

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Italy is the gift that keeps on giving to gastronomes worldwide. Along with the evergreen staples, there seems to be an endless parade of products or plates that are discovered in Italy and brought abroad not as fads but as additions to the existing cannon. A new present for American palates is a succulent cylinder of pork known as porchetta that i...

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Steve Wilkos figures he has a prime spot for a new restaurant. Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is scheduled to open at 110 W. Main St., Suite 125, in the Carmel Arts & Design District in late February or, at the latest, the first day of spring. “We’re super excited about it. It should be great right off the Monon Trail,” said Wilkos, whose stor...

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Despite the crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, Grana Padano PDO is confirmed as the most consumed PDO product in the world and continues to grow (estimated 2020 production: +2%). The lower consumption in the Ho. Re. Ca. sector has been offset by the sales growth in the mass market retail, both in Italy and abroad – especially in the EU. Fro...

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Parsippany can boast of having several outstanding Italian restaurants. Notable among them, the extremely popular, Zagat rated Eccola Italian Bistro. Situated in a small strip mall located right off Route 46 west, nestled between a bank and an Indian Market, Eccola has been in business since 1990, making it a staple among the area’s finer restauran...

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Goodbye, King Kullen; hello, Uncle Giuseppe's. The specialty grocer, based in Farmingdale, recently opened a North Babylon store in a space occupied for decades by King Kullen. The 39,241-square-foot store, at 1170 Deer Park Ave. in Sunset Plaza, was first set to open next spring or summer but opened Dec. 15 to take advantage of the Christmas seaso...

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Minuti Coffee, with 12 locations open in Texas, isn’t going to overtake Starbucks and its nearly 15,000 U.S. stores anytime soon, but the brand isn’t afraid to go up against the Seattle-based coffee behemoth. “We’ll open up right next door to a Starbucks because we take customers away from them,” said Charles Dechiro, Minuti Coffee’s executive VP o...

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A destination for authentic pizza, pasta, paninis and other Italian specialties has joined Easton’s rich culinary scene. Mario’s Italian Eatery, selling unique Italian-imported groceries alongside freshly prepared Italian dishes, opened in mid-December at 669 N. 13th St., Suite A-102, in the Simon Silk Mill. The 22-seat business, co-owned by fr...

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A new pizzeria has taken over the old La Côte space in Jersey City! Tino’s Artisan Pizza Co. has officially opened at 199 Warren Street in the historic Paulus Hook, following the French-themed eatery’s closure earlier this year. This location is Tino’s fourth location. The other three are situated in North Kingston, Ocean Grove, and Madison, NJ. It...

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From unfailing crowd favorites like cannolis to the unpronounceable sfogliatelle, Italian cuisine includes some of the most infamous sweet treats. New Jersey is home to millions of Italians, including my family, and we take our food seriously. Dessert is no exception, especially around the holidays. But not all treats are created equal. While there...

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