Auricchio Buys Cheese Importer Ambriola
Auricchio SpA has acquired New Jersey-based cheese importer the Ambriola Co., buying a distribution channel. Ambriola, headquartered in West Caldwell, New Jersey, imports and distributes specialty Italian cheese and prosciutto di parma. The company is the sole importer of both Auricchio provolone and Locatelli brand cheese, which are made...
Italian Cultural Foundation Chicken Barbecue
On Sunday, June 28, 2015, from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM, the Italian Cultural Foundation of South Jersey is sponsoring the 24th annual Italian Day at the Bruno Melini Park on Central Avenue in Minotola. The price of the chicken barbecued meal is $10. It comes with corn, salad, and grilled peppers. Other food such as sausage sandwiches, meatball sandwi...
Elizabeth's Torna A Sorrento Ristorante: No gimmicks, just authentic Jersey
Torna A Sorrento is a sturdy, no-nonsense brick structure on a corner lot. It's easy to miss as you drive by, and it doesn't bother offering a website of customer testimonials, or a Twitter feed for selfies. The walls of the tiny foyer are decorated with a haphazard, childlike collage of glossed and polished seashells, and the hostess stat...
Italy’s food safety system: beyond misinformation and false myths: a workshop on the certification processes and quality control of Italian food products
The Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Commission in New York, presents the workshop "Italy's food safety system: beyond misinformation and false myths." The event will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008, and will focus...
Italian restaurant Gusto DiVino Trattoria opens in Seaford
A new family-run spot in Seaford, Gusto DiVino Trattoria, has opened in what had been Mulberry Street. Originally from Montenegro, Mike Glavatovic is the owner, and his nephew, Dona Djonbalaj, is managing the front of the house. Glavatovic has worked in restaurants in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Westchester for the last 25 years. Read...
Rosemarino d’Italia in Alexandria: The next iteration of Italian American cooking?
By Tim Carman Rosemarino d'Italia, an intimate Italian outpost in Del Ray, panders to a popular American bias: Fresh pasta always outperforms the dried stuff. As far as prejudices go, it's a reasonable one. I mean, if freshly made dough works better for Mexican tortillas, it should do the same for Italian noodles, right? Besides, accordin...
Rosati's Pizza works in key Rock River location in Newville
by Joan Neeno Last fall, it was pretty slow on both sides of the Highway 59 bridge that spans the Rock River at unincorporated Newville. A fire had closed down the much-loved Anchor Inn on the river's north side. On the south side, the latest incarnation of Fin's/Dockside/Shipwreck had come and gone. These days, at leas...
Michael Schlow to open second Italian restaurant in Glover Park
By Tim Carman Michael Schlow didn't want to introduce Casolare this way: just months after the Boston-based chef and restaurateur launched Alta Strada, his casual trattoria in City Vista. But he didn't have much choice. The former Savoy Suites Hotel, where his new coastal Italian concept will be housed, has encountered numerous construction delays...
Mastering the making of mozzarella
By Melissa McCart Over the past few years, more home cooks and restaurant chefs have been making mozzarella from curd, such as chef Matt Porco at Mezzo Downtown and Stephen Felder at Stagioni on the South Side.There's a theater to the process, and it speaks to diners' desire for as-fresh-as-it-gets fare. But not all mozzarella is equal. A...
L’Italia a tavola: estesa a tutto il mondo l’iniziativa Dante Alighieri – Gambero Rosso
Visto il successo dell'iniziativa, la Dante Alighieri ha deciso di estendere agli italiani ovunque residenti "L'Italia a tavola", ricerca che la Dante promuove insieme alla prestigiosa casa editrice "Gambero Rosso". La ricerca, all'inizio destinata ai cittadini residenti in Argentina, Bolivia, Brasile, Cile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perù, Urug...
Piedmonte's Giorgio Rivetti visits Scranton with La Spinetta and more
by David Falchek Last week, Italian winemaker Giorgio Rivetti spent two days in Scranton officiating at a candlelight winemaker's dinner at the Country Club of Scranton and a presentation for the Electric City Chapter of the American Wine Society. The opportunity to meet the vintner and experience the wines of his La Spinetta and...
‘Sopranos’ star goes back to his Italian roots
Best known for playing the role of FBI Agent Skip Lipari in HBO's "The Sopranos," Louis Lombardi is going back to his Italian roots by launching his own gourmet Italian food line, Lombardi's. The line, which will make its debut the first week of September, includes pastas, sauces, olive oils and olives imported directly from Italy. ...