Italian Station opening downtown March 14
Italian Station, a Europe-themed coffee bar and casual eatery, announced it will open March 14 at 620 Caroline St. in downtown Fredericksburg. The business is the newest project by Vinny Vitale, the owner of Vinny’s Italian Grill & Pizzaria and Basilico Italian Market/New York Deli, and will be run by business partner and general manager Anita Cros...
Pocono Brewing Company to reopen
The Pocono Brewing Company, also known as PBC, is coming back. And it may feature beers like Big Pocono and Grey Towers. The restaurant is reopening sometime in April under the new management of its owners after closing a year ago. It will spotlight Italian-American food offerings and a variety of on-site brewed beers in a family atmosphere. Silvio...
Jose Garces' new Italian restaurant is a simple success on its own terms
When it comes to new restaurants from star chefs, the first course - expectations - will inevitably be reckoned with before we even take a bite. So here was my first thought at 24 Wood-Fired Fare before I even took a sip of See the Joy, a gimlet rimmed with smoky paprika, or nibbled on those meatballs bobbing in gravy: Why did Jose Garces open a pi...
New Italian-themed EATalian to open at former Strapazza's site in Towson
Signage at 12 Allegheny Ave. shows that a new restaurant, EATalian Bistro, is "coming soon" to downtown Towson. The last restaurant in the space, Strapazza, also an Italian-themed restaurant, closed suddenly in April. A note still left on the door reads "thanks for 25 years of support." Signs at EATalian Bistro, which stretches for several storefro...
White House Sub Shop enjoys its 70-year history in A.C. and looks forward to future
So many area restaurants claim to be “legendary,” but it takes more than just lasting a long time to earn that title. At the top of the heap of truly legendary places sits the White House Sub Shop. Celebrating its 70 years of existence at the corner of Mississippi and Arctic avenues in Atlantic City, the White House isn’t just legendary, it’s a his...
The Red Hen – Eat your heart out Italy
A friend and I were grabbing drinks one day and decided we needed something to soak up the alcohol… I mean, have a nice dinner. I was complaining about how DC does not have decent Italian food when my friend grabbed my arm and said with a sense of urgency that we HAD to go to the Red Hen. Therefore, I obliged. The Red Hen is on the outskirts of DC...
Festival directors fear state funding cuts but aren't new to them
Fairs and festivals across our state could take a big hit if lawmakers cut over $4 million in state funding. That's on the table right now, but what's also there is the governor's goal to support fairs and festivals by doubling the tourism budget. The directors of some local festivals say they would have to downsize a lot if they lose their largest...
Yorktown eatery Centrale focuses on hospitality
Roberto Bellissimo, owner of recently-opened Centrale Italian Kitchen and Bar, said he's been a sous chef at New York City’s famed Le Cirque and worked for a group of restaurants with locations at 9th Avenue's Chelsea Market and in Europe, among other things. But, in talking about Centrale's hospitality, he draws on memories of his grandfather deli...
Catelli Duo raises curtain on worthy second act in Moorestown
When it was announced that Marc Vetri would close the Moorestown Mall location of his Broad Street restaurant, Osteria, pasta fans scarcely had a moment to fret that their appetites for Bucatini all’Ama-triciana would go unfulfilled. A second location of Catelli Duo was set to open in the space. Finally, last fall, that second helping arrived. The...
Italian Restaurant and Bar Opening in Herndon Soon
A brand new Italian restaurant and pub is opening in Herndon soon, and they're looking for staff. A recent Craigslist posting by Spazio Italian Kitchen & Bar, which will be located at 13005 Worldgate Drive, seeks hosts and hostesses at the restaurant. Spazio recently said on their Facebook page that they are hoping to open in mid-February. "We've d...
What's Joey Baldino up to in South Philly?
Joey Baldino's day job is chef-owner of Zeppoli in Collingswood, which sits high on most best-Italian-restaurant lists in the region. But for the last two years, he's been working under the radar on a passion project near his boyhood home in South Philadelphia. Joey's family ran the Filippo Palizzi Social Club since the early 1950s, and when his un...
Orofino Italian Restaurant: An All American Story (via Sicily, Italy)
Downtown Fredericksburg has many foodie stories. They're stories of families in the kitchen, making their dreams come true meal by meal. Danilo Orofino, owner of Orofino Italian Restaurant(link is external) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is no different. His story is sweeter with his thick Sicilian accent and smell of fresh pasta and pastries in the...