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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Are you trying to get back into the swing while fighting the post-holiday blues? Me too. Let's play catch-up with a piece of restaurant news. In case you missed it, Bella Coast Italian Kitchen & Market has opened at 2530 Concord Pike in Wilmington. Dinner service began in December. On Monday, the 150-seat eatery began serving lunch. H...
Primo Hoagies, a New Jersey chain known for its Italian-style sandwiches and seeded bread, is opening in Columbia on Tuesday. And the franchisees behind the new store want to open more in the area. Mike Gioioso, a MacKenzie Retail LLC broker behind the Columbia deal, said the franchisee, who MacKenzie isn't naming, is now looking for two other loc...
How it started: Viaggio's executive chef, Robbie Felice, spent his childhood in Sussex, hanging out in his father's restaurants. As a teenager, he worked in the family businesses and other local eateries, starting out as a dishwasher. Felice then decided to become a chef and enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America, and landed an inte...
The trend in Italian fare in New Orleans is toward the cuisine of northern Italy. New spots offer up not the rich red "gravy" of the South, but softer, more elegant dishes composed of handmade pastas, cured salumi and al dente risotto with shaved truffles. Still, the Crescent City has long loved red sauce, and that's evident in many local...
Easter often is associated with the candy aisle, and its tempting display of rainbow-hued jelly beans, foil-wrapped chocolate eggs and bright-yellow marshmallow Peeps. For an 85-year-old cheese company in Verona, the 40-day Lenten season is punctuated not by sweets but by an unusual cheese product that for two days each week leading up to...
Santisi Imports is pleased to announce the opening of their online store. In addition to their brick and mortar location in Easton, PA, they're bringing their Specialty Italian food offerings to the entire country. For people that don't live in the Northeast near New York City and Philadelphia, they can now order everything from Juniper Balsamic to...
Lo chef ricercatore Luca Zanchetti è stato scelto ed ingaggiato dalla dirigenza dei locali "Girasole" di Philadelfia e Atlantic City come chef promotore di cultura enogastronomica, in questo anno 2013 dedicato proprio alla cultura italiana in USA. Nel corso dell'anno 2013, in tutti gli stati americani, i due paesi, Italia & Usa, come in una so...