HOT CHEF: Michael Angelo’s in Fairfield lives up to this epic name - and reputation
Let’s face it: this chef’s name, Michael Angelo, has a lot to live up to, but Foodies: he does it with flying colors. Instead of painting or sculpting in marble, like the famous artist Michaelangelo , this Jersey born Michael Angelo is creating works of edible art, and let me tell you: book a reservation for his spot in Fairfield now. Mich...
Lots to love about Amore on Spring Street
Amore means "love" in Italian and that's the name and the goal of Spring Street's newest bakery and cafe. Owned by Sal and Joanne Martino, the couple is bringing Sussex County a taste of the homeland with fresh, homemade baked goods and light cuisine. Sal Martino's parents own Vincenzo Martino's Market and Restaurant in Hackensack, a...
Zozo's Italian Restaurant and Bar Opening In River Vale
A new restaurant will open soon where Vale Bar & Bar used to be. Zozo's Restaurant will offer Italian food and a selection of offerings from the bar to compliment the food, Boozyburbs.com reported. The inside of the restaurant will not change and should remain the same as when Vale Bar & Grill was there when it opens in about...
Buona Pasqua
March is such a busy month and has 3 of my favorite holidays in it; St. Joseph's day, Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. For a foodie like me, these wonderful holidays all together can only mean one thing- more time at the gym so I can eat all of the delicious dishes that come with each of these holidays. I get most excited to make the Italian Ham Pie...
Bill of Fare: Francisco's on the River serves hearty Italian fare
At this time of year, a rear dining room with a blazing fireplace is still the favorite choice of many diners at Francisco's on the River, just north of Washington Crossing, Pa. But in warm weather the front dining room and outside tables, which look toward the Delaware River, are preferred at this attractive BYOB in a country setting that...
Curious Grape Closes, Italian Restaurant to Open Soon
The Curious Grape, the wine bar and shop in Shirlington, closed Saturday night, but a new restaurant will be taking its place shortly. Coming in to the location on 2900 S. Quincy Street will be Osteria da Nino Cucina Italiana & Bar, an Italian restaurant that plans to start its soft opening on Thursday, its owners told ARLnow.com today. &...
A first look at Sabrina's Cafe in Collingswood
by Brandon Baker Fourteen years after the opening of the original Sabrina's Cafe at 910 Christian St., husband-and-wife owners Robert and Raquel are taking their winning brunch and dinner formula over the bridge to Collingswood, Camden County. Robert De Abreu, 47, told PhillyVoice the duo had been approached to bring their restaurant to C...
Giuliana and Bill Rancic Are in Negotiations on a Washington Site for RPM Italian
The sixth season of the Style Network reality television show Giuliana and Bill debuted in July, and an early episode includes a trip to Washington, DC, to scout spots for a forthcoming location of RPM Italian, the starring couple's Chicago-based restaurant. For those unfamiliar with red-carpet coverage, celebrity news, or reality televisi...
Contemporary Italian cuisine comes to Caldwell
The eclectic mix of restaurants along Bloomfield Avenue can now count Di Sopra, which looks to offer fine Italian fare, among the many dining options. The restaurant, located on the second floor of 373 Bloomfield Ave, is co-owned by partners John Giuffre and Michael Greene. The duo brings promises of classic Italian dishes remixed with moderni...
Bibiana Osteria Enoteca's Chef Jake Addeo on His Passion for Italian Cuisine
Patrons may not get the chance to meet the mastermind behind Washington DC's upscale Italian restaurant, Bibiana Osteria Enoteca, but all should take comfort in knowing that executive chef Jake Addeo knows a thing or two about Italian cooking. Why? He grew up in an Italian-American home with a mother who turned every family event into a pa...
Little Nonna's upscales Italian immigrant fare in a way even your grandmother could love
Perhaps it's because the dining room is so dark or because they're so perfectly cast, the lights are the first thing you see when pressing into Little Nonna's. Draped from one faux-pine-paneled wall to another at jaunty angles, the strings of glowing bulbs give the space a vibe of a backyard serenade, a Catholic school carnival, a South Philly stre...
Wine and Dine
By Bianca Sienra Simplicity has its charms, and sometimes the weary restaurant reviewer, having gorged for months on fine and fancy foods, wants nothing more than to succumb to simple pleasures. At such times, I crave a place where there are no wildly inventive dishes or highly touted exotica on the menu, no hipster digs lined wit...