Bravo! Italian Cucina Open in New Harbourside Place in Jupiter
Jupiter recently welcomed the addition of a new Italian eatery, one of several restaurants to open in the city's new upscale Harbourside Place shopping center. Bravo! Cucina Italiana opened October 11, the same day as the plaza development's official debut; it is the third Bravo! location in Florida. The restaurant will provide an Italian touch to...
OTC & Wynwood Brewing Dinner; Italian-American Cook
OTC and Wynwood Brewing Company must really like each other because they are already teaming up for another event. They won't be taking over the taps this time around, but WBC will be pairing up with OTC's chef Jacob Anaya for a three-course meal featuring the brewery's latests brews. The March 8 dinner, which is priced at $65 per person, starts at...
Temple Terrace restaurant promises diners a taste of Italy
In Mayor Frank Chillura's opinion, the restaurant that opened March 10 in the Temple Terrace City Center is exactly the type of eatery the town needs. With his wife, Angela; his 13-year-old son, Steven; and friend Carl Averi-Cooper in tow, Chillura stopped in for lunch on a recent Tuesday afternoon at Bacco and Venere, 8787 N. 56th St., ad...
Buca di Beppo Signs Home Delivery Deal with GoWaiter.com
Buca di Beppo, an authentic Italian restaurant with family-style dishes, has reached a restaurant delivery agreement with GoWaiter.com, a national restaurant delivery franchise system. GoWaiter will provide marketing and delivery of Buca di Beppo's famous family-style luscious Italian meals directly to people's own dining room tables. The service...
New York's Numero 28 Pizzeria arrives in South Beach
by Laine Doss Although pizza was invented in Italy, its American capital is New York City (sorry, Chicago). Until recently, transplanted New Yorkers in Miami have either had to fly home for a couple of slices or deal with the Miami versions that lacked the tang and oregano of a good sauce or the bite of a proper crust. Recently, h...
Desire for quicker, casual Italian fare propels Cibo by Stefano’s
by Joe Perry In Italian, the word cibo means food. On Celebration Boulevard, Cibo by Stefano's means classic Italian fare in a casual and quick setting. "It's a super consolidated version of Stefano's," explained Ryan Toniolo, the 28-year-old general manager. "We just want it to be fast and convenient for people." His pa...
Pronto Cafe: An Italian Seaside Eatery in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
by Nicole Danna If you were to close your eyes and imagine a neighborhood café with a touch of Italian, you'd probably conjure something a lot like Pronto Café in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. The room would be given an informal layout with a lunch-counter bar, exposed brick, weathered wood decor, and, of course, an artisan pizza oven. Locals wo...
Authentic Italian restaurant gets crazy in Memphis
by Meagan NicholsA new Cordova restaurant is about to bridge the gap between the Bluff City and the boot of Europe, thanks to a few of Italy's native sons. Crazy Italians Restaurant, located at 1250 N. Germantown Parkway, suite 105, will hold its grand opening Monday, Oct. 19. Giampaolo Ongaro and Daniele Zucca are the co-owners and "...
Travinia Italian Kitchen opens near the Fillmore
by Michael Klein The name is Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar and the wine list includes about 60 wines by the glass, but therein lies the rub. The liquor license for the contemporary restaurant - set up in the old Ajax Metal Works building next to the Fillmore in Fishtown and just across Delaware Avenue from the SugarHouse Cas...
Old school Italian at Chianti's Ristorante Italiano
In a few months, Chianti's Ristorante Italiano will open in the location formerly occupied by Suriya Thai. Brian McCarley, owner of Chianti's, also owns The Other Side Bistro in Bonita Springs, which opened March 2014. "When I was a kid, it was called The Pizza Inn," McCarley recalls about his new restaurant's location. McCarley and...
Pasta is handmade to order at this South Beach spot
By Sara Liss The who: Chef Wendy Cacciatori, from Bologna, Italy, helms Via Emilia 9 — a pint-sized South Beach spot that specializes in hearty home cooking and pastas made daily. The space: The two year-old restaurant recently underwent a complete revamp with a redesign that includes an open kitchen, an expanded market with Italian goods...
Louie Bossi's Ristorante, Bar & Pizzeria Opening in Fort Lauderdale
by Nicole Danna Around these parts, there's a lot of trepidation when it comes to finding good Italian food. Even the tourists don't expect to find decent pizza this far south -- and without a neighborhood of trattorias called Little Italy. Despite the misconceptions surrounding our state's ability to churn out good pies and pasta, re...