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by Laura Ingles   They say in America that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Turns out that's pretty universal. "Her love for food started with a love for her husband, because the restaurant owner was her husband," says Caterina Martini, translating for seventh-generation Italian chef Roberta Vivetta Cintelli. "She starte...

by Susan Bloom   Arriving in the U.S. from the town of Monte di Procida just outside of Naples in 1970, Antonio Durazzo started as a longshoreman in Brooklyn. But not for long. He soon moved to Freehold Township, where he opened his own eatery, Attilio's Restaurant & Pizza, in 1972.   The following year he was joined in the b...

Cafesano, a casual Italian and Mediterranean Bistro in Northern Virginia, has successfully opened a second, larger location in Dulles, VA with help from Long Range Systems' Table Tracker system.   Cafesano has used the Table Tracker system for nearly a decade in their original Reston, VA location as a way to increase efficiency during their...

In occasione della conferenza stampa di apertura della prima tappa di Vinitaly International USA 2013, John Gillespie, presidente del Wine Market Council, ha presentato i risultati dell'Annual Survey of Imported Wine Consumption Trends in the USA, realizzata dall'istituto Wine Opinions, sui trend americani di consumo di vino.I dati della ricerca ev...

by Marissa Hermanson Chef Mike Isabella's name isn't foreign to foodies. The D.C.-based chef and cookbook author has starred on a little TV show on Bravo called "Top Chef." And now, his food is right here in Richmond.   Isabella's Italian-inspired restaurant, the first of which opened in Washington's Chinatown neighborhood in 2011, serves u...

Il Morellino di Scansano DOCG, tipico vino della Maremma toscana, vola a New York e Washington per un tour ricco di eventi e degustazioni dedicato agli appassionati d'oltreoceano.

Casa Luca (1099 New York Avenue NW) is the middle child of Fabio Trabocchi's restaurants. Opened between Fiola and last year's Fiola Mare, Casa Luca is styled more like a traditional osteria and focused on rustic Italian food. Trabocchi's family is from Le Marche, in Northern Italy, on the Adriatic sea. That region's cuisine is often lighter and f...

Many Northern or Central New Jersey Italian-Americans can trace their roots to the province of Naples and the surrounding area. This would explain why I didn't grow up eating this very "New Jersey Italian" dish. My grandparents were from regions further south. However over the years many people growing up in Italian households in New Jersey we...

It's officlal. Cafe 2825 in Atlantic City is N.J.'s best Italian restaurant. The restaurant, at 2825 Atlantic Ave., topped nine other finalists in our N.J.'s best Italian restaurant showdown.   Cafe 2825, with its cozy, 52-seat dining room and compact bar, was one of the smallest restaurants of the 40 we visited in our semifinal round....

One of these days, and it will happen, there will be a chill to the air. When that happens, and as your favorite beach chair and sunblock go into hibernation, head to LaScala's Fire in Marlton.   The restaurant, located in the spot Harry & David left empty at The Promenade at Sagemore, is like a mini-getaway to South Beach, Italian-...

By Becky Krystal A lot of what you need to know about Sfoglina is inside one small room. By day, the window-lined space overlooking Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness is a pasta room, where staff at Fabio and Maria Trabocchi's fourth Washington restaurant, opening Tuesday, will churn out its signature strands and shapes. By night, it will serve a...

by Chad Umble   Capricio's Italian Grill & Kitchen has opened outside Lancaster near Rockvale Outlets. The 1,800-square-foot restaurant at 2481 Lincoln Highway East is taking a space formerly occupied by Jake's Wayback Burger. It has seating for around 40.   The menu at Capricio's features pizza, subs and wraps as well as pas...