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Prato, a small city in Tuscany just north of the capital of Italy, is home to delicious baked specialties such as the cantucci.   This traditional cookie is one of the many treats you could smell baking right here in Jersey City at the newly opened Prato Bakery.   Read more   Source: http://www.nj.com/    

by Michael Klein   Time Out - the listicle-heavy city entertainment guide - has named two local restaurants to its roster of the 20 best Italian restaurants in the United States. At Number 1 is Vetri, Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin's boutique at 1312 Spruce St.   The editors rave: "What can be said about Marc Vetri's hall-of...

Skip cooking and order some Italian food through Sunday, Oct. 23 and help support Rutherford High School Project Graduation 2017. Ferazzoli's Italian Kitchen in Rutherford is donating 20 percent of all sales to the Class of 2017's graduation nighttime event. The offer is good for anything ordered and includes dine in, take out or delivery...

Un buon bicchiere di vino non è solo un innegabile piacere, ma anche l'importante tassello di un settore economico che solo negli Stati Uniti produce 1,1 milioni di posti di lavoro e contribuisce con 162 miliardi l'anno all'economia nazionale. Con questi presupposti Mike Thompson, membro del Congresso statunitense, e l'ambasciatore italiano Claudio...

by Tim Carman   Nathan Anda decided years ago that he wanted the Red Apron in Penn Quarter to focus on tigelles, the flatbread common to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, where locals slice open the muffin-like rounds and fill them with a lard-heavy pesto. What Anda didn't realize is that he would need those many months of R&D to devel...

by Sery Kim   Adding an Italian-fused menu to 14th Street's popular brunch offerings, the rustic interior at Lupo Verde (1401 T St. NW) weaves a comforting atmosphere with equally comforting food.   Covering a range of offerings from Antipasti to Le Uova, the standout brunch item for me was the Uova in Camicia. The boldness of the San...

Join award-winning food historian and TV personality Francine Segan in a lively presentation on the important contributions Italy has made, and continues to make, to chocolate. Hear about Italy's sweet chocolate history beginning with how Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered it on his final trip to the New World.   Part of a seri...

Carlo's Bakery, the Hoboken-based enterprise made famous in the reality TV show "Cake Boss," will be opening a bake shop in town. "Morristown really is a family town. It represents everything we are about at the bakery," said Buddy Valastro, owner of Carlo's Bakery. "I've been to Morristown many times and have always thought it would be a perfect...

By Ally Litten   Over the years, many local businesses have come and gone in Morgantown. Things are constantly changing, but for the past 20 years, one restaurant has consistently thrived. Located on the Mileground, Jersey Subs offers an authentic New Jersey deli experience.   Originally from Frenchtown, New Jersey, Jersey Subs o...

The city of Altoona is welcoming two new restaurants across the street from each other on Adventureland Drive. Jethro's BBQ and Splash owner Bruce Gerleman opened Jethroni Pepperoni, a new Italian restaurant March 21 at the old Pizza Hut location on the corner of Adventureland Drive and NE Hubbell Avenue.   "We've been looking to do an...

On Tuesday, April 26th Touch Of Italy Opened up their Bakery in Lewes to culinary students at Delaware Technical College in Dover, DE. They were able to see first hand how the bakery runs and operates on a daily basis.   The Bakery makes all breads, Italian cookies, pastries, Mozzarella, Cakes, and much more. The students quickly realized th...

Mugs' Italian Bistro, a Little Italy staple for seven decades, will reopen under a new chef and owner this summer — and he's bringing back the phone booth. Todd Sheppeard is reopening the space at 300 S. Exeter St. and targeting a July 3 debut, pending city permits and inspections.   The reopening will revive a longtime neighborhood cor...