Guy Fieri to open first Italian restaurant in Columbus this spring at Scioto Downs
Columbus-born celebrity chef Guy Fieri, who already is planning a two-day food festival in his hometown this June, also will open an Italian restaurant this spring at Eldorado Scioto Downs. "The first meal I ever had was in Columbus…I was born here!” Fieri said in a news release this morning from Scioto Downs. “So, it’s a true homecoming to bring...
Stefani Restaurant Group to Open Stefani’s Bottega Italiana January 30th
Stefani Restaurant Group is opening its newest concept Stefani’s Bottega Italiana on January 30. Located at 6075 N. Milwaukee Avenue, the specialty quick-service Italian shop and pasta lab will feature authentic pasta dishes, Roman pizza, and Italian (schiacciata) sandwiches, as well as take-home items like fresh handmade and house made pasta and s...
Now Open: Geraci's Full-Service Italian Restaurant in Willoughby
A little more than two months after announcing the project, Geraci's is ready to open the doors to its latest venture: a full-service Italian restaurant in the heart of Willoughby. The home-grown pizzeria had been testing the waters, so to speak, with a slice shop in the same area, which debuted at The Yard on 3rd in 2022 and enjoyed two seasons th...
Al-Posto Italian Ristorante In Hyde Park Is Italian Food Heaven
Fans of the recently closed Dear on Hyde Park square have something to rejoice about: Turns out the closing earlier this year was simply a rebrand. Happily, the space hasn’t changed much. It still has the vaulted ceilings as well as the actual bank vault turned private dining room (this was a bank before Teller’s, Dear, and Al-Posto). The front doo...
Pioneers of pizza satisfied the appetite of Tuscarawas County residents
Fortunate is the pizza lover who lives in Tuscarawas County. For decades, area residents have had ready access to some of the best pizza around, thanks to the Italian immigrants who came here in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, bringing with them recipes from their home country. Paul and Mary Penso opened the first pizza shop in Tuscarawas C...
Delizioso! Detroit is Home to the Best Pizza Place in Michigan
It's no secret that Michigan is a food lover's dream. When it comes to a great spot to indulge in anything delicious, Michigan's got you covered with a wide variety of culinary delights and amazing restaurants to satisfy anyone's particular taste. Although every state has its "special" dish synonymous with who they are like Maine and lobster, or Lo...
Buon Natale: Have Yourself a Merry Little Italian-Style Christmas
Every Christmas, I make a stop at Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Market in Elmwood Park. I walk through the aisles of shining fruit and veg, ogling the tempting sausages and cheeses, getting way more exotic olives than we probably need, and picking through what is probably the area’s largest selection of holiday panettone. I adore the place. And that adorat...
New Fiori/True BBQ combines high-end traditional Italian cuisine with barbecue whiskey bar in Munster
The new Fiori/True BBQ serves traditional Italian cuisine crafted with top-shelf ingredients, such as lamb from Elysian Fields, a farm owned by the legendary James Beard Award-winning chef Thomas Keller. Keller has penned several cookbooks and owns acclaimed restaurants like The French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon and Ad Hoc. Progressive Dining Group b...
A Romantic Outpost of a New York City Italian Restaurant Arrives in River North
An East Coast hospitality group will kick off its ambitious three-restaurant plan for the Windy City this week with the debut of its first restaurant in Downtown Chicago. Olio e Più, an expansive trattoria and enoteca featuring Italy’s many regional cuisines, debuts Wednesday at 445 N. Dearborn Street in River North, aiming to win over local diners...
Taste of Chicago: Italian Beef in Grand Rapids
Italian beef sandwiches are the past, the present, and the future. While this iconic dish has been a household name in Chicago for nearly a century, the popularity exploded with the success of The Bear, a Hulu show centered on an Italian beef shop. Even before the show, fans of the sandwich were frequently passionate enough to spread the love by op...
Lake Orion’s Palazzo di Bocce Offers Bocce Fun and Italian Eats
If you had to guess the second most played game in the world, chances are you wouldn’t come up with bocce. But an 81-year-old former contractor, who also happens to be a U.S. national bocce champion, knows its appeal, especially when it comes to building community. Located just off Lapeer Road in Lake Orion, Palazzo di Bocce is an upscale Italian r...
A Modern Italian Restaurant Debuts Where Cactus Bar & Grill Stood For Three Decades
Cactus Bar & Grill stood in the South Loop financial district for more than three decades before the pandemic forced the neighborhood institution to close in 2020. Now, a veteran Chicago chef hopes to tempt visitors with comforting piles of delicate orecchiette and plump raviolo stuffed with pecorino and guanciale. Cristian Mendoza and Petros Papat...