Italian Wine Dinner at the Frog and the Peach
On Friday, May 2, 7:00 p.m., the Frog and the Peach, 29 Dennis Street at Hiram Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey, will host a special Italian wine dinner featuring the extraordinary vintages of Dalla Terra Imports. Dalla Terra is the importer for many of the best Italian wines available in the United States. Amelia DiMarco, US Import Director, wil...
Italian Food at an Irish Pub? Culture Shock Has Never Been More Delicious
By Ptah Gabrie Fishtown is a fluid neighborhood whose residents cover many different American classes. One thing that bonds all of us together in this ever-changing landscape is food. So how do you establish a restaurant in a neighborhood with shifting demographics? It's simple. Start with the freshest ingredients available to you. ...
Slice of Italy in Dallastown: Try the stromboli and a cannoli
by Rebecca Hanlon Walking into Slice of Italy feels like you've just arrived at a friend's home. Seat yourself at one of the green tables and get ready to fill your belly with whatever homemade Italian treats you desire. With more than 25 years of experience in York and Lancaster county restaurants, Peter Ferrante jumped at the chance...
Four Corners: Vace Italian Deli
By Travis Mitchell Located on Cleveland Park's main strip, Vace Italian Deli (3315 Connecticut Avenue NW) is part deli, part pizzeria, and part Italian market. Open since 1976, the small storefront is the ideal spot to grab a slice of pizza or stock up on homemade pasta. There's also a location in Bethesda (4705 Miller Avenue), though this story p...
Italian Jams and Sauces From a Family Trove
By Suzanne Zimmer Lowery When Dominique Debroux came to America from Torino, in Northern Italy as an infant, her mother, AnnaMaria, brought along a trove of family recipes dating to Dominique's great grandfather's days as a chef to royalty. Now 51 and the mother of 9-year-old Gaia, Debroux has turned that trove into AnnaMaria's Foods, a C...
Fettuccine Alfredo, spaghetti & meat balls e il gusto del mangiar glocal
di Riccardo Giumelli Provate a chiedere ad un italiano, normalmente residente in Italia, se conosce le "fettuccine Alfredo" (fettuccine con burro e parmigiano, http://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Fettuccine-Alfredo.html). Noterete, nella maggioranza dei casi, un'espressione di perplessità e smarrimento seguita da un deciso: No! Oppure chiedete se ha...
The wines of Toscana, Italy with Mark Luna in Washington
Tuscany is without doubt one of those wine regions that give some of the most important reds in the World. It is a region full of tradition, but in continuous evolution since the introduction of international grape varietals and the use of the French barrels that became common in the seventies. Beginning in the 80's and through the 90's th...
On the Table: At Alla Famiglia you'll find mega meatballs and a 28-ounce veal chop
By Melissa McCart Where else can you get a meatball bigger than a softball? At Alla Famiglia, it arrives in a red sea of marinara, stuffed with mozzarella then covered with a blanket of provolone and garnished with a dash of chopped parsley. It's pillowy soft but still comes with a giant steak knife. When you see a plate like this,...
Osteria Morini review: Elevated eating on the water
Osteria Morini was a pioneer when it settled along the Capitol Riverfront two years ago, and the New York import continues to chart an admirable course, now delivering one of the most satisfying Italian scores in the city. The first nicety you notice is a view of the Anacostia from the glass-walled dining room. The second observation, if y...
Seafood-Centric Casolare Opens in Glover Park
Restauratuer Michael Schlow adds to Glover Park's culinary game with Casolare, a 156-seat coastal Italian restaurant opening Monday in the recently revamped Kimpton hotel. This is the fifth DC eatery for the Boston-based chef, who began his Washington expansion with Tico, and most recently debuted fellow Italian ventures Alta Strada and Conosci in...
Vinny's focuses on fresh flavors, family in Ocean City
by Hannah Carroll Two things are very important to Vincent Sebastian; his family and his pizza. Naturally, his downtown Ocean City restaurant,Vinny's Italian Pizza & Grill, pays homage to both. The menu features authentic pies, pasta, subs and salads made from old family recipes and the highest quality ingredients, such as im...
USA chiama Italia e le sue eccellenze enogastronomiche rispondono: San Pellegrino, Frescobaldi, Donnafugata, Masi, Alma, Massimo Bottura, Ambasciatori del Made in Italy nel 2013 Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti” del Ministero degli Esteri
USA chiama Italia e le sue eccellenze enogastronomiche rispondono: il Belpaese, la terra dal clima mite, famosa in tutto il mondo per la sua storia, la tradizione, i suoi valori che vivono tra passato e contemporaneità e poi la sua "ars vivendi", il tanto amato, soprattutto nel mondo, italian style, sarà rappresentato negli Stati Uniti da sei eccel...