A change behind the scenes for iconic Italian Market stands
by Emma Jacobs One of Philadelphia's most distinctive places will see a change behind the scenes on Jan. 1. Control of the Italian Market's iconic fruit and vegetable stands will move from the city to the neighborhood merchant association. "Everybody eats," observed Leo Pracopio, who has worked at Hollywood Meat Market since 1983. &n...
Dino's brings specialty Italian to Asbury
Growing up, Dino LaSasso would never bring peanut butter and jelly or flavorless cold cut sandwiches to school for lunch. His mother, Patricia Bender, a former restaurant owner and chef, would make her three children veal cutlet sandwiches for lunch instead. "I just assumed everybody had food like that," LaSasso said. After he was shocked...
Mount Vernon's longtime Lincoln Lounge reopening
A longtime Mount Vernon restaurant that closed last year after 65 years and then reopened briefly is expected to reopen again Oct. 18. The Lincoln Lounge, also known as Solano's, operated for 65 years at 209 Stevens Ave. before closing May 2015. "We're going to continue the legacy and bring back what it was," said Federico Gugliemo, w...
Italy Ranks No. 1 on America’s 2013 Travel Wish List
NEW YORK, December 27, 2012 -- Fly.com™, the world's easiest-to-use airfare search engine, today announced the findings of its inaugural New Year Travel Resolutions Survey, which identifies America's most desired destinations for the new year. At the top of America's "wish list" is Italy, closely followed by Australia. They are joined in the top f...
N.J.'s best Italian restaurant: It's cash only at small Hoboken eatery big on charm
Sharon Yandoli - she of the distinct accent that sounds straight out of Brooklyn but is all Jersey City, where's she from - met her future husband at what was then Hoboken Pizzeria. She had just watched "The Usual Suspects'' at the local movie theater - slept right through it, she remembers - and stopped at the restaurant, where Angelo "Bu...
Philly's last grape merchant is having a barrel of fun (and winemakers love him)
On Sunday morning, three hours before the kickoff of the season opener, Eagles fans surrounding Lincoln Financial were sending up sweet barbecue smoke from their tailgating parties. Meanwhile, two blocks east of the stadium, men and women driving SUVs and pickup trucks were fighting their way through game day traffic to reach the site of anoth...
Carmello’s in Manassas wins Best of Virginia award
Carmello's is owned by long-time Manassas resident, Alice Pires, a Portuguese immigrant, who established the local landmark in 1987. The family-owned restaurant's seasonal menus serve a wide variety of American cuisine with Portuguese and Mediterranean influence. Carmello's uses local sources for ingredients. The dishes are complemented by fre...
New doughnut shop and Italian restaurant open in Virginia Beach
By Judy Cowling For those still in shock over the closing of the Starbucks at the foot of the Lesner Bridge, weep no more. Sugar Shack Donuts & Coffee opened Dec. 2 and is ready to satisfy your caffeine, hang spot and sweet tooth fixes. The interior has been updated with multicolor wood planking, ceramic wood-look tile floors and bric...
A Shy Italian Shines
Though the origins of coffee hail from the Yemenite peninsula (in MOkha city), it only spread throughout Italy, starting from Venice, in the XVIth century, then in theUnited States, a hundred years later, with the opening of a Cafè in Boston. First question coming up is why the coffee we taste in Italy is literaly different from the one made in US...
Il Bacco Toscano seduce ancora gli States
Il primo amore non si scorda mai. E infatti gli Stati Uniti continuano a dimostrare il loro apprezzamento per i Vini toscani a Denominazione d'Origine Protetta. Vini che dal 2010 hanno cominciato a riconquistare le quote di mercato perse tra la fine del 2008 e il 2009, arrivando oggi a livelli superiori a quelli pre-crisi. Da gennaio a ottobre 201...
Marathon feast by way of Abruzzo
by Domenica Marchetti Hahri Shin was the first to arrive, at noon, a full hour before the scheduled start of the feast. He came outfitted for the occasion, wearing a bright-red Adidas track suit with white headband, and carrying a bottle of Rolaids. The occasion was the third annual Panarda, a nine-hour, 40-course banquet at Le Virtu, the...
Pastosa Ravioli celebrates first year in Cranford and 50 years of quality and tradition
Pastosa Ravioli, the third generation, family-owned and operated Italian specialty food company widely recognized as the source of New York's finest ravioli, fresh pasta and Italian specialties will mark its first year anniversary in Cranford with a two-month community celebration. Located at 200 South Ave. East in Cranford, this is the 10...