New Italian market and food hall to open in downtown St. Pete
A vacant commercial space in St. Pete's Grand Central District will become a new high-end Italian market and dining hall. Julius Nasso, founder of The Big City Group and Big City Hospitality, has announced plans for the new concept, San Valentino Italian Market, which will debut later this year at 2063 1st Avenue South. The 12,082-square-foot bui...
Mangia e Bevi: Italian food is done right at this Cocoa Beach eatery | Restaurant review
We hadn’t been to Mangia e Bevi Pizzeria Napoletana, with its puffy pizzas and its lovely meat and cheese trays, since well before it added sandwiches, pasta dishes and a new dining room. We should have headed to Cocoa Beach sooner. As always, it has that long, narrow main room dominated by its ovens, with those Italo-stylish movie posters and a ra...
Antonio Cerrato Launches 450Gradi, a New Culinary Venture in Coral Gables, Miami
In an exciting development for Italian cuisine enthusiasts, Antonio Cerrato, a seasoned chef and entrepreneur, has officially opened 450Gradi, his newest Italian restaurant, in Coral Gables, Miami. This venture significantly expands Cerrato's culinary influence across America, blending traditional Italian flavors with innovative global techniques. ...
Toscano brings “un-authentic” Italian food to Revelry Brewing
After about a year without a food truck, the folks at Revelry Brewing decided to build out the downtown brewery’s kitchen space and bring in a local chef. Michael Toscano said when Revelry reached out, he was “pumped” to join forces and create da Toscano Fugazzi, now open daily. The owner of downtown’s Le Farfalle and da Toscano Porchetta Shop, To...
The story behind Belmont's newest Italian restaurant
Belmont’s new upscale Italian restaurant is open for business, and taking reservations. Marrelli’s Italian Restaurant has taken up residence at 33 Glenway St. in what was once Heirloom Restaurant. Linda and Scott Murphy, the owners of what is now Heirloom Catering and Honeycomb Cafe, announced last year that Heirloom Restaurant would be turned int...
New Italian eatery opens this month on St. Armands
A two-story Italian restaurant will be opening soon on St. Armands Circle. Called 15 South by Napulè, the eatery is owned by restaurateur Alessandro Di Ferdinando, who also owns Napulè on Tamiami Trail near Gulf Gate and used to own Made in Italy of Venice. A grand opening at the St. Armands eatery is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 27, whil...
Chef Michael Toscano Drops ‘Unauthentic Italian’ Bar Bites at Charleston’s Revelry Brewing
What is “fugazzi”? According to Charleston-based chef Micheal Toscano (and Matthew McConaughey’s character in Wolf of Wall Street), it means “phony” or “fake.” Toscano, who also owns Le Farfalle (15 Beaufain Street) and Da Toscano Porchetta Shop (109 President Street), recently opened Da Toscano Fugazzi at Revelry Brewing Co. (10 Conroy Street). “I...
Bruno’s Brooklyn-style pizzeria restaurant launches in Naples
A new Brooklyn-style pizzeria and Italian restaurant with roots in Naples, Italy, launched this spring in Naples, Florida. The new local venue has been a lifetime in the making for Mike Bruno, who opened Bruno’s Italian House & Pizzeria in late March in Tanglewood Marketplace, the center anchored by Outback Steakhouse and Snyderman’s Shoes on U.S...
Festival of Made in Italy in Miami: Italy is third for exports to the U.S.
Italian food and beverage continues to climb the world rankings, and it comes out on top in the U.S. where Italy, behind Mexico and Canada, is the third country from which the U.S. imports the most food and beverage products, and it is precisely to Italian excellence that the fifth edition of the "Authentic Italian Food & Wine Festival" event will...
A little bit of Italy in Rocky Ridge: Napoli Pizza opens in Rocky Ridge Plaza
The Birmingham metro area has lost a lot of Italian restaurants over the years, but a new one in Rocky Ridge is conjuring up memories of long-gone places such as LaVoy’s in Homewood, Romeo’s on Southside or Sal’s Italian across town in Roebuck. Napoli Italian Restaurant & Pizza opened its doors in October in the former location of Johnny Brusco’s N...
Standing the test of time: Beloved Palm Coast restaurant to celebrate 20 years
This popular pizzeria hit its 20-year milestone in Palm Coast today and to celebrate, it's offering perks for guests to enjoy. Joe’s New York Pizza and Pasta, the oldest of Palm Coast’s pizzerias, is celebrating double decades. The family-owned and -operated eatery was brought to life in 2004 by Michael Bennici and Joe Bennici Jr., two brothers wit...
Gusto owner plans to open family-style Italian restaurant this summer in South Jacksonville
Tonino Di Bella, owner of the Gusto restaurants in Jacksonville Beach and St. Augustine, plans to open another Italian restaurant in June or July, this time in South Jacksonville. The family-style Ciao Trattoria Italiana will be at 4076 Belfort Road in the former Leci’s Italian Cafe between Gate Parkway and Butler Boulevard. It will serve lunch an...
