Mambo Italiano! A Taste of Sicily in Colts Neck
Just in time for the holidays, Colts Neck just got tastier! Mambo Italiano is open at 340 Highway 34. If you're looking for a new local sandwich shop or a go-to restaurant to hit during your lunch break, you should stop by Mambo Italiano, offering classic Italian foods like fresh prosciutto and burrata, serving Italian-style sandwiches made from f...
Italian-style cafe and bar makes debut on MLK North
La dolce vita has arrived in St. Pete. 9th Street Coffee & Bar is now open at 2930 Dr. MLK Jr. Street North, offering “Italian style” coffee, wine, pasta and more. The cozy cafe made its debut last week, open daily for both morning and evening service. We’ve yet to visit 9th Street Coffee & Bar ourselves, but the establishment promises a wide range...
Lo Sfizio Brings Italian Street Food to Parsippany
The name Lo Sfizio comes from a popular term used in Naples, Italy. Sfizio refers to a whim or fancy, something one can’t resist nor help but desire. This is the feeling the restaurant wishes to evoke as they serve authentic Italian street food to patrons. The 1,800-square foot Lo Sfizio seats about 50 diners. “We wanted to bring a new flavor to Pa...
Vento's Pizza in Pittsburgh is back
In February, family-owned Vento's Pizza in East Liberty made its last pie after its owner, Al Vento Jr., called it quits after some 67 years in business. Vento's was a community staple not just for food. Starting in the 1970s, it became a hub for "Franco's Italian Army" after the fan club was started by Al Vento Sr. and other members of the Italian...
What The Feast Of The Seven Fishes Means To Me
Growing up, I thought everyone was Italian. Like innocent until proven guilty, you were Italian until proven otherwise. My 10-year-old brain couldn’t comprehend that Italy wasn’t the only other country to exist and people had different traditions than we did. New Jersey Italian is its own kind of culture. If you drop us in Italy, our accents would...
Nutley's Culinary Renaissance Continues with Opening of Violante's
Mangia! The wait is over - Violante's is open on Franklin Ave, Nutley. Violante's made a name for themselves serving families in the south end of Bloomfield since 1969. Officially called 'Violante's Meat Market,' the business was also an Italian Specialty Store and caterer. Flash forward a few decades and the original business found itself having t...
The Creative Collegeville Italian Bakery
The Collegeville Italian Bakery is a very popular and well known spot amongst most Collegeville residents and students at Ursinus College. The bakery takes pride in its connection to both the Ursinus College community and Philadelphia sports teams by sharing their love through their menu items like the “Joel Embiid shake” and through social media p...
A popular celebrity TV host brings humanitarian work to East Falls
Why on earth would a celebrity TV star from Italy wind up living in Northwest Philadelphia? One can't help but ask that question of Simonetta Lein, who was born and raised in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Northern Italy. In Italy, Lein was a very well-known TV personality, TV host, model and businesswoman. But her fame stretched beyond Italy:...
Founder of Cafe Milano – “the White House restaurant” - awarded in Milan
Franco Nuschese, founder and owner of Cafe Milano in Washington, received the “Ambrogino d’oro” award from the mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala today. For more than thirty years, Nuschese, originally from the South of Italy, has worked in his cafe in Georgetown, one of the most iconic neighbourhoods of Washington. The cafe has never been a simple Itali...
Nipotina in South Philly: Offers Italian Classic Sandwiches
Located in the heart of South Philly, Nipotina is not just your average sandwich shop. With a dedication to preserving the authenticity and flavors of Italian cuisine, owner Marlo Dilks brings a taste of his Italian roots to every bite. Drawing inspiration from his childhood memories of Italian grandmothers cooking up savory meatballs and cutlets,...
Holy Cannoli! Epic, Foot-Long Dessert Is Just One Holiday Highlight at Lyndhurst Pastry Shop
The Lanzerottis—Italian-American dessert royalty—run Lyndhurst Pastry Shop, which celebrated its 75th anniversary this year. For generations, their welcoming, old-school bakery has supplied lovingly crafted cannoli, cookies, biscotti, cakes and holiday treats to loyal customers in Bergen County and far beyond. For Lyndhurst Pastry Shop regulars, an...
Caffe Bottega Brings Corner of Italy to Leesburg
A little corner of Italy was added to Leesburg over the summer when David Mata-Bruni opened Caffe Bottega Italiana with his parents Luis and Vicenta Mata along of Fort Evans Road. The sandwich shop and food market features items that are almost all exclusively imported from Italy. Mata-Bruni sources them from a New York-based importing company, whe...