Family-run Italian restaurant celebrates four decades in Myrtle Beach
Bringing authentic Italian cuisine to the Grand Strand since 1985, Villa Romana is celebrating 40 years of business. The restaurant is a family business, owned by husband and wife, Fran and Rinaldo Montrosse. It’s located in downtown Myrtle Beach, but when you walk through the doors, it’s as if you are in Rome, where Rinaldo is from. And it’s his m...
'Stronger than ever': How SC's oldest restaurant introduced Columbia to Italian food 85 years ago
Location, location, location. They say it can make or break a restaurant. For Villa Tronco, location has been as much a part of the story as its iconic dishes. The Italian staple has been at the same location for all 85 years of its existence and been in the family all that time. South Carolina's oldest operating restaurant did not start off servin...
A new Italian gem is coming to St. Petersburg, FL
Tampa Bay’s acclaimed Chef Chris Ponte is gearing up to unveil OLIVIA, a chic modern Italian restaurant, set to welcome diners on January 21st. Nestled on the ground floor of the stunning Ascent tower, located at 225 1st Avenue North, this dining destination spans an impressive 5,550 square feet and promises to bring a slice of Italy to downtown St...
World Famous Italian Pizza-Making Class Is Now in Miami
Pizza aficionados and aspiring chefs in Miami can now learn the art of authentic Italian pizza-making without leaving the Magic City. Scuola Italiana Pizzaioli, the prestigious Venice-based pizza academy, opens its first Miami campus (and very first East Coast location) at 4421 NW Seventh Ave. on Monday, January 20. The new school aims to train loc...
Discover Italy’s Hidden Grapes at Naples’ Ambrosi & Sons
Just inside the door of Naples Italian specialty foods store Ambrosi & Sons is a prismatic map of Italy’s familiar boot. Flecks of orange represent the foggy northern vineyards where nebbiolo grapes are grown for vintages of Piedmontese Barolo and Barbaresco. Further south, patches of purple outline the rolling hills of Chianti, heavy with sangiove...
Sarasota’s best new restaurant serves up delicious Italian food in a cozy setting
While saddened that downtown Sarasota lost Made Restaurant last month, I'm thrilled the city's most famous dining district recently welcomed Trattoria Bella Napoli, just a half-mile stroll down Main Street. For those not fluent in Italian, the restaurant's name roughly translates to "Beautiful Naples Eatery," and it's the latest and greatest place...
Sparrow Italia is an upscale Italian steakhouse that redefines luxury
Miami's vibrant Wynwood district welcomes its latest culinary gem Sparrow Italia, an upscale Italian steakhouse that's redefining luxury dining in the neighborhood. The restaurant features a dramatic sunken dining room that creates an immediate impression, setting the stage for an unforgettable dining experience. "What we love is when guests arrive...
South Carolina pizzaiolo to compete in World Pizza Championship in Italy
The owner of a popular West Ashley pizza restaurant is about to embark on a journey that could change his life. Michael Pitera, owner of Pizza A Modo Mio, has been selected to compete in one of the largest pizza competitions in the world, all the way in Rimini, Italy. Pitera is set to be a proud member of the 2025 US Pizza Team, a group of culinary...
Zuccarelli's Restaurant fundraiser raises $15K for 3 fallen Palm Beach County deputies
Zuccarelli's Italian Restaurant and Bar, along with the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association (PBA), held a Sunday fundraiser for the families of the three fallen Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies killed in November. The tragedy took place on Nov. 17 when Deputy Sheriff Ralph "Butch" Waller, Deputy Ignacio "Dan" Diaz, and Corporal Luis...
Villa Tronco celebrates 85 years
In Columbia, SC, Villa Tronco is celebrating an anniversary in 2025. The local favorite has been a cornerstone of Italian American dining, offering guests a taste of authentic cuisine and rich local history since 1940. For those of you not proficient at math, this means Villa Tronco will celebrate 85 years in business soon after the New Year arrive...
Review of Porcini Restaurant in Louisville, KY
Nestled in the heart of Louisville at 2730 Frankfort Ave, Porcini offers a dining experience that captures the essence of Italian cuisine while integrating elements of steak and seafood. This casual elegant establishment, with its refined atmosphere and carefully curated menu, has rightfully earned its place among the city’s most cherished dining s...
This new Coral Gables restaurant is for Italian-food lovers who crave more than just pasta
Miami has its pick of Italian restaurants. There’s the one that doubles as a supper club, the one from a very famous European chef, the one with impossible reservations and then the numerous local outposts of popular New York and L.A. spots—plus the myriad of neighborhood joints that preceded them all. And now, there’s MIKA, the one that specialize...