All-Purpose Opens in Shaw with Italian-American Eats
Two Bloomingdale powerhouses–the Red Hen and neighboring pub Boundary Stone–have teamed up for Shaw's hottest new restaurant: All-Purpose. Chef Michael Friedman tapped into his Jersey/Italian-American roots for the 90-seat eatery, whose menu centers around pizzas, house-made charcuterie, and riffs on red sauce classics like eggplant parm and sweetb...
Sports bar coming to former Velleggia's in Little Italy
A chain restaurant that recently opened two locations in Maryland will soon open in Baltimore's Little Italy. Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar is getting ready to debut a 7,701-square-foot eatery early next year in the long-closed former Velleggia's Restaurant at Pratt and Albermarle streets. Boston's is a chain that offers a menu of pizz...
New Jersey's oldest pizzeria still sizzles
by Sarah Griesemer A 2-year-old boy wears a white apron, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. He is perched atop a chair, too small to reach the counter without it. His small hands are starting to shape a soft round of pizza dough, an action he doesn't yet know he will repeat for the next 66 years. That little boy is Nick A...
Lidia Bastianich cooks up tale for children
It feels nothing short of a miracle for a child today to reach adolescence with a healthy relationship to food. Childhood obesity statistics are in a constant swirl around them. Food allergies — their own or their peers' — lurk menacingly in the background. Adults warn of the many perils of sugary treats, even as we mark their favorite occasions —...
Watch Frank Bruni Talk Italian Food With Michael White, Mario Carbone, and Kate Krader
by Hillary Dixler Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni subbed in for Charlie Rose last week. He invited New York City chefs Michael White (Marea, Osteria Morini) and Mario Carbone (Carbone, Torrisi Italian Specialties) to join him in conversation with Food & Wine's restaurant editor Kate Krader to tackle the question: Wh...
Deal watch: River line offers free flights to Italy
River line Uniworld is offering free flights to Italy to customers who book select cruises in the country by the end of the month. The line's new "Fly Free" promotion is good on several April departures of its 13-day Splendors of Northern Italy, Venice, Florence & Rome itinerary. Launched earlier this year, the new Uniworld itinerary combines...
“Pie” is the most popular attraction at Girasole’s restaurant in Shadyside
By Chuck Sypula There are tons of reasons you might go to Girasole's Italian restaurant. You can go for the savory, southern-Italian sauces or the freshly made pastas. You can go for the creative and beautifully presented meat and fish dishes, or the unpretentious but worldly wine offerings. And some go just for that distinct...
Aprire un'enoteca negli States
Parallelamente all'import di vino italiano negli States, vanno diffondendosi sempre di più anche le enoteche guidate da giovani sommelier italiani. Per farsi un'idea si può contattare l'associazione di categoria: http://www.aisitalia.it/
Taste of Italy in New Orleans
American Italian Cultural Center. Saturday, October 10, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (CDT). New Orleans, LA Experience a "Taste of Italy" in the Piazza d'Italia and American Italian Cultural Center! Enjoy Italian food, music, art, an Italian immigrant experience and more in celebration of National Italian Heritage Month. Attire is dress...
Mangia mangia! Diotaiuti opens Aperto in Northwest
There's a bold new spot for power lunching in Northwest, and it's fitting that celebrity chef Luigi Diotaiuti is there to be your guide. Mr. Diotaiuti, whose fortunate clients have included George Clooney, Hillary Clinton, Harrison Ford and John F. Kerry, has opened Aperto to be the companion piece to his other District Italian bistro, Al Tiramisu,...
Made in Hoboken: Two Italian family businesses still do it the old-fashioned way
The factories of Hoboken's industrial past may be a distant memory, but there are still places where products are Hoboken made. Keeping tradition alive, Fiore's Deli House of Quality has made its creamy mozzarella, and Dom's Bakery Grand, its crusty Italian bread, the same way for decades. At Fiore's, the day's special is always the homema...
Palladino's on Passyunk closes to lighten things up
by Michael Klein Palladino's on Passyunk is closed for renovations, as chef-owner Luke Palladino wants to - in his words - "evolve" the sleek Italian chop specialist into less of a special-occasion destination and more of a community gathering place. Palladino's (1934 E. Passyunk) is due to reopen Friday, Sept. 9, just before the Eagles'...