Lupo Verde to open Feb. 20 with pizza, pasta and a cheese shop
One thing that sets Lupo Verde apart from a crowded market of Italian restaurants on 14th Street? It's the only Italian eatery in the neighborhood that has a cheese and charcuterie shop, along with an extensive to-go menu. When the handsome neighborhood spot opens Feb. 11 Feb. 20, it will highlight the cuisine of southern Italy, with pizza, pasta...
Say ciao to Gallo's Italian Fine Foods
If you're looking for a taste of Florence, Naples, Rome and Venice without shelling out thousands of dollars in airfare, consider stopping by Gallo's Italian Fine Foods Meats & Deli in Lower Milford Township. The business, selling homemade Italian meats, pasta, salads and more, opened Dec. 18 at 1463 Limeport Pike. The building is...
Life In The Italian Lane
Georgetowner and il Canale owner Joe Farruggio is profiled in a full page article this month (April, 2016) in the social magazine Washington Life. The article is titled "Flour, Salt & Passion." Joe is hobnobbing in the publication with the best. President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Sophie...
Washington D.C.'s Famous Chef Fabio Trabocchi Shares His Favorite Places to Eat in the District
Fabio Trabocchi is a name you've likely heard before—the Italian-born chef, who studied at the Istituto Alberghiero Panzine in Senigallia, honed his technique in five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants around Europe, like Ristorante Gualtiero Marchesi, Byblos in Rimini, and London's Floriana and Grissini, before coming to the States to op...
From Amarone families, the best Italian wines at NIAF Gala in Washington
Valpolicella wines produced by "Amarone Families" will have a leading role on the tables of the many events planned for this weekend in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 39th NIAF (National Italian American Foundation) Anniversary. NIAF is the main Italian Americans organization. The NIAF yearly meeting ( October 23 – 26), it is not just a...
Munch goes to Cucina Vitale and 1905 Eatery
By Dan Gigler Whether the reason was as simple as changing palates, the ubiquity of chains serving lousy lasagna or the paranoia of a growing worldview of carbohydrates as a societal evil on par with the "Whip/Nae Nae" song, good ol' red sauce Italian joints briefly became passé with the dining-out set. Locally, some of the old gu...
Massimo Bottura presenta negli Usa la Settimana della cucina italiana nel mondo
È arrivato dalla "la valle del cibo" a Washington per presentare la prima Settimana della cucina italiana nel mondo: Massimo Bottura, re dell'Osteria Francescana di Modena che lo scorso giugno è stata incoronata miglior ristorante al mondo, si dice molto felice di essere negli Stati Uniti a lanciare questi sette giorni di eventi (1300 eventi in 105...
Finding a Superior way to make vegan Italian at the market
by Vance Lehmkuhl The Italian Market just marked a century in business, and it didn't get there by catering to dietary fads. The vendors' hallmark in this area around 9th Street between Washington Avenue and Christian Street is patient, high-quality craftsmanship, developed over time. Originally established by old-world cheesemake...
Nunzio’s Dolce Vita brings ‘true flavors from Italy’ to Morristown
Born in Sicily and moving to Brooklyn with his family at the age of 10, Nunzio Cassara never forgot the taste of his native cuisine. "My grandmother and mother were great cooks and when I was 14 my parents opened an Italian-American restaurant, which I helped out at through high school," said the 52-year-old Cassara, who has resided in Jeffers...
Villa Italian Kitchen to Celebrate National Pizza Month with 5th Annual Free Slice Day October 14th
Villa Enterprises, multi-brand restaurant operator and franchisor celebrating 50 years in business, will celebrate National Pizza Month this October, when they host their fifth annual Have a Slice Day pizza giveaway, offering new and existing Facebook fans a free slice of pizza on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014. Beginning today, pizza-loving...
Recipes From America’s Italian Communities – Part 2
In 1882 a group of 11 Italians came to the United States from Roseto, Italy and found work in an area of Pennsylvania that later become known as the town of Roseto. Relatives of these immigrants followed and settled in the same area. By the early 1900s the town was flourishing and a near exact replica of the Roseto, Italy they had left behind. And...
Zeppoli in Collingswood a food temple without the pretense
By Teresa Politano Lest you aren't already smitten with Joey Baldino, wait until you hear this exclusive announcement from the renowned chef of Zeppoli, which was recently named one of the best Italian restaurants in the country. Time Out has put Zeppoli on its top-20 list. And you, like us, are undoubtedly curious what Baldi...