Grandi Vini with Joe Bastianich: An Intimate Wine Dinner at Baffo Ristorante Enoteca - November 10, 2014
Save the Date: On Monday, November 10, dine with Joe Bastianich and take a tour of some of the greatest Italian wines with the famed restaurateur, Eataly partner, author, and TV personality at Eataly's fine dining restaurant, Baffo. Savor a selection of 5 distinguished Italian vini in rare large formats and older vintages, complemented by...
Italian student’s art leaves mark at Armada High School
Italian student Francesco Re Li Calzi has made his mark on America, a permanent display of school spirt for his adopted hometown. Re Li Calzi, a senior at Armada High School, is a foreign exchange student from Catania, Italy. "I wanted to come to America just to, first for English, because I didn't talk very well," Re Li Calzi said. "It i...
Monteverde is a pasta palace in the West Loop
by Michael Nagrant What does a reality TV chef from Houston who started out cooking Creole cuisine know about Italian food? It turns out a lot. In fact, you could say Sarah Grueneberg, executive chef and partner of Monteverde, a new restaurant and pastificio (a fancy name for a pasta or macaroni factory) in Chicago's West Loop, is a m...
Cleetus Friedman Lands at Caffè Baci
By Penny Pollack & Carly Boers In last week's post about the Fountainhead Group's new executive chef, we gave you the vague "has decided to depart in pursuit of another project" in regard to the group's rock star executive chef, Cleetus Friedman. Clearly this would not sate Cleetus fans' hunger. We're happy to report that there's official news...
Cucina Italian Restaurant in Kohler is part of cocktail renaissance
The Cucina Italian Restaurant, located at the Shops of Woodlake in Kohler, is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. Their menu – which includes wood fired pizzas, pasta and entrees cooked on a wood-fired grill with oak, ash and maple woods – has been updated to better reflect the fresh, regional cuisines of Italy. They've added a "raw bar" whic...
Arugula in amaro? Italian trip inspires Chicagoans' locally sourced spirit
By Lisa Futterman Sometimes when two people love each other, they get together and make an amaro out of arugula. Italian-style amari, those classic bittersweet digestive liqueurs, have been cropping up on cocktail menus. Served neat to be sipped after dinner or shaken and stirred into all sorts of cocktails, amaro is an of-the-moment spirit. ...
Traditional Italian food being served at Lorain Italian American Veterans Post
The Italian American Veterans Post #1 Ladies Auxiliary will host the monthly spaghetti dinner, cialis serving authentic Italian spaghetti from 5 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 12. The dinner cost is $7 for adults, $6.50 for senior citizens, and $4 for children younger than 7. All proceeds benefit the veterans of the IAV Post #1. Also, from 11 a.m....
An Italian Piazza in Metro Detroit
Whole Foods is great and Trader Joe's has clever old-timey drawings on their flyers but I grew up toddling behind my parents at places like Arcuri's Cheese World, the European Pantry and a small Hungarian bakery that may or may not have had an official name. Sure, my hometown had an A&P and two mid-size family markets called Pupo's and...
Traditional Gemoline Italian drop cookie easy to make
Drop cookies, like the traditional Gemoline Italian cookie, are made from a soft dough that is dropped by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet. During baking, the mounds of dough spread and flatten. Sharing her drop cookie recipe for Gemoline is Marie Bonaminio. This past year has been one long line of kudos for Bonaminio, longtim...
New BarTucci Restaurant Keeps Little Italy on Harlem Tradition Alive
by Kyla Gardner Gino Bartucci is hoping for a Little Italy on Harlem Avenue revival, and there's no one more qualified to start it. The 30-year-old River North resident was born in Dunning — in the apartment above his newest restaurant venture, "BarTucci." His parents, both born and raised in Italy, built the building at 3426...
A La Carte: Shepardo's moves from east side to Vinegar Hill Mall
By Natalie Morris When Shepardo's Italian Villa closes at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, it will be for the last time at 1066 E. Ash St. after just shy of three decades at the address. The restaurant reopens Friday at 620 S. First St. in the former Baur's Steakhouse site in Vinegar Hill Mall. "I know we've got some big shoes to fill," co-owner Joe Bador...
Berwyn-based Buona celebrates 35 years in business
By Aimee Barrows Owning and operating an independent family restaurant company for 35 years is no small feat, and Joe Buonavolanto Jr. couldn't be prouder of his family's Berwyn-based chain, Buona, for achieving this important milestone. "How many family-owned restaurants have been around for 35 years?" said Buonavolanto Jr., 52....