Twisted Olive to open late this year in Green
By Kathy Antoniotti GREEN: Gervasi Vineyard's newest project, which is expected to open in late 2014, has a new name, logo and official Facebook page. General manager Scot Swaldo, son of owner Ted Swaldo, announced Wednesday that remodeling is well underway for the Twisted Olive Italian American Kitchen, located in Green's Southgate/Boettler Park,...
Hip diner, Italian restaurant to open soon in Ferndale
by Melody Baetens The folks behind the beer-centric restaurant One Eyed Betty's are getting ready to open two new concepts in Ferndale: Pop's for Italian, and the Daily Dinette. Located at 280 W. Nine Mile in the former Buffalo Wild Wings, Pop's for Italian will serve certified Neapolitan pizza and Italian dishes. In the back...
Olive Garden In Chicago Delayed: Italian Chain's First City Restaurant Not Coming Until Next Spring
Carb-loaders of Chicago, we've got some bad news. Though work on the city's first outpost of Olive Garden was initially set to begin over the summer, the project has been delayed, DNAinfo Chicago reports. As a result, Chicagoans will have to wait until at least next spring to enjoy the "ample portions and relaxed ambiance" for which the n...
Arthur Avenue offers classic Italian-American dishes
by Molly Abraham First there was Au Cochon, with its steak frites and zinc-topped bar, and now, right next door in downtown Birmingham comes its sibling, Arthur Avenue, with an Italian direction. Italian-American, that is. Arthur Avenue does not try to pretend that it is presenting refined Italian fare. This is meatball, saus...
Chicago's TOP Italian Restaurants Under One Roof @ Truly Italian!
Curious to what you're going to experience next Wednesday and Thursday? We have an exciting lineupof seminars, cooking classes, and products selected exclusively to you at Truly Italian. Who will be there? Coco Pazzo is bringing Truly Italian their top-rated Tuscan style Italian dishes. John Coletta from Chicago's own Quartino w...
A Slice of Sunny Sicily
by Tom Okal 1900. Ellis Island, New York. A line of immigrants forms. They are weary and wary. They wait. The homes they've left behind are miles away in sunny Southern Italy--Sicily, Abruzzo, Campania, Calabria. They bring their culture. Their work ethic. Their kitchen traditions. They will start their new lives in our Eastern cities. The...
L'Enogastronomia Italiana alla fiera FMI Connect 2016 di Chicago
Dal 20 al 23 giugno l'Agenzia ICE sarà presente a Chicago dove ha organizzat la partecipazione collettiva italiana alla FMI Connect 2016, in collaborazione con le Fiere di Parma, Milano e Verona. Obiettivo della partecipazione è quello di rafforzare il made in Italy negli Stati Uniti ed incrementare ulteriormente le vendite in un'area che rapp...
The Buzz: Parma to open Monday in Grand Chute
Parma is a new locally owned Italian farm-to-table restaurant that makes its debut Monday at 3775 W. College Ave. in Grand Chute. The building it took near U.S. 41 was originally built as an O'Charley's restaurant. Parma's owner, Marc Waltzer, purchased the building last fall. Between the real estate and renovation, he said it was a multim...
Cooking school and restaurant opens in Glenview
As Renato Presta took some classes last spring at a Glenview cooking school, the "closing soon" sign on the door bothered him. Presta took two series of classes at the Viking Cooking School, 1140 N. Milwaukee Ave. He was sad to see it go, but was soon planning to take over the space. Not only would he continue the classes, but he'd also open an It...
Italian Grandmother Food Lands at Chicago Restaurant Ceres' Table
When one thinks of Italian food, one envisions comfort, hospitality, and rich, soulful dishes prepared by family members or saucy chefs. More so than many cuisines, Italian food is associated with hearty family fare, served in heaping portions often by sassy grandmothers. Since not all of us have a sassy Italian grandmother, Ceres' Table d...
Giuseppe's still offering everything Italian
Authentic Italian recipes remain in the spotlight at Giuseppe's Restaurant in Schererville. The restaurant, which was established in 2011, is located in a small strip mall on Eagle Ridge Drive, which is hidden away one block from Indianapolis Boulevard. "Our niche is we're giving a high quality of food at a reasonable price," said own...
Bella Piatti offers elegant takes on Italian dishes
by Molly Abraham Three years into its run under proprietors Nino and Liz Cutraro, Bella Piatti, the jewel box of a restaurant in the heart of downtown Birmingham, is establishing itself as one of the places to go in Metro Detroit. xecutive chef Francesco Apollonia's small kitchen turns out authentic Italian fare for a capacity crowd...