'O Munaciello Brings a Slice of Authentic Neapolitan Pizza to Miami
Florence, Italy favorite 'O Munaciello has officially set up shop here in the Magic City at 6425 Biscayne Blvd. Marking the first outpost for the Neapolitan-style pizzeria, it features a variety of Italian dishes mainly cooked in the handmade brick oven, which of course, is also imported from Italy. At the helm of ‘O Munaciello Miami's kitchen is p...
A legacy of pizza: Longtime friends bring Italian cuisine to the ‘Boro
It all started with a boat. Joseph Cortese, founder of Little Italy Pizzeria, made the journey to America along with many other Italian immigrants in the 1960s. Cortese immigrated to the country when he was 10 years old. He could not speak English when he arrived, so he started working as a dishwasher at a pizza restaurant. After turning 18, he own...
It's always Sonny at this old-school slice of Philadelphia
Since 1958, the Nigro family has been baking fresh bread, simmering red sauce and cranking out cheese steaks and other subs from a small storefront in Hollywood. You step into Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies — hoagies is misspelled deliberately — and you feel like you’re entering a time warp, a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting. There’s a small cou...
Virgola wine bar coming to South Asheville
A wine bar known for private-label wine, charcuterie and cold seafood is coming to the Biltmore Village area. Virgola wine bar started its life in a 6-foot-wide New York City alleyway. The dimly lit diminutive space inspired Zagat to call the setup "charming," while Serious Eats said Virgola "is the kind of wine bar you selfishly don't want to tell...
Restaurant Review: Little Italy, Big Taste at Cafe Barbosso
If you have to book a big table for a family reunion, Café Barbosso is the place for you. The noise you make catching up on each other’s lives won’t make a dent in the boisterous din already going on. There’s the TV at the bar, clumps of people ordering pizza having a rousing time, folks getting up to check out the art for sale on the walls, or cha...
Italian restaurant, rooftop bar coming to new development in downtown Huntsville
A new hospitality development will be coming to downtown Huntsville next year. The Original Public House and Beauregard’s owner, Rahul Arora is working with Chef Lee Gregory, Old Town Beer Exchange Managing Partner Matt Fowler and his Director of Operations Missy Davis to launch a new 15,000-square-foot development project where the old CityScapes...
Revamping a business concept leads to a successful ‘family’ tradition at Wilmington’s Cousins Deli
Do your childhood memories include playing under the dining room table while grandma whipped up something tasty in the kitchen so that the family could feast on the many courses throughout a Sunday afternoon? Then the Italian-style dinner at Cousins Deli in downtown Wilmington is a must. Since he began opening his doors after regular business hours...
From Brooklyn to Philly to Morrone's
Nothing about this Winn-Dixie anchored plaza says osso bucco and risotto. Not the Happy Tobacco shop, not JJ Nails, not the MetroPCS store outlined in neon and LED lights. When I pulled into the Foxmoor Shopping Center on Bayshore Road in North Fort Myers I thought maybe I’d find a Subway (it’s at the west end) or a liquor store (it’s at the east e...
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Debuts First Midwest Location
The south Florida-based concept, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, is hotter than most others in the category—literally. With signature coal fired pizzas, oven roasted chicken wings and coal fired roasted pork ribs, all cooked at 800 degrees, the brand has capitalized on its “well-done” coal fired taste to create loyal fans and entice new ones. Since its...
With Mazzi Cucina, a Fiorentino Abandons Miami Beach for North Dade
North Miami Beach's 36-seat Mazzi Cucina has the veneer of a hidden gem. It sits in a strip mall near the former location of Yakko-San that today houses favorites such as the Vietnamese spot PhoMi2Go, Filipino restaurant Lutong Pinoy, and Lettuce & Tomato, which is run by a former Epicure chef. The place is decorated with knickknacks that describe...
Fresh approach: Fired Up Pizza brings own spin on Mediterranean cuisine to Lehigh
When Lisa and Kelly Odish opened Fired Up Pizza & Ethnic Cuisine in November, they were looking for a new adventure in a warmer climate. The Odishs had been running a restaurant by the same name in Michigan since 2010, boasting a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars on the website Tripadvisor. But their desire for a change of scenery led them to transplant...
Antico Pizza comes to South Beach
Giovanni Di Palma, famed pizza maker and owner of the celebrity favorite restaurant group in Atlanta that includes Antico Pizza Napoletana, Gio’s Chicken, Bar Amalfi and Gio’s Caffee is bringing the centerpiece of his empire to Miami Beach’s Art Deco District. The opening of Antico Pizza, at 1058 Collins Avenue, in the space that used to house hi...