Hidden Gems: Quality Foods Gourmet Market, a space of Italian splendor
Quality Foods Market might now sound like one of the best dang Italian restaurants in the region, but this subtly named market and restaurant delivers flavor in spades. There’s a reason it has near perfect 5-star reviews on OpenTable, and earned one of the top Diners Choice slots in the Tampa metro area. You can visit the market and restaurant at 1...
Celebrate the Flavors of Abruzzo in Miami during a Restaurant Week Dedicated to the Renowned Wines of Abruzzo, Italy
The Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo is proud to present an exciting gastronomic experience in the heart of Miami—a unique restaurant week that will delight the palate with the exquisite wines from Abruzzo, Italy. This delectable journey, a part of charmingtasteofeurope.eu campaign, is set to captivate Miami's culinary scene from October 6th to Octo...
A Taste of Italy: The Black Olive wins Tri-Cities Best Italian Food
The Black Olive has been serving the Tri-Cities for nearly the last two decades. Co-owners Kinsey Holliday and Moe Farrouki started the business as Primo’s in Elizabethton 17 years ago. Just a few years after starting, they expanded to Jonesborough and changed to what is known today as The Black Olive. Bringing authentic Italian food and flavors to...
Saint Bibiana brings the coast of Italy to Savannah
Saint Bibiana, Savannah’s newest restaurant, has only been open for a week, but that hasn’t stopped locals from visiting the restaurant more than once within that time span. Executive chef Derek Simcik has already witnessed guests who have earned the title of regulars after dining at the Italian restaurant multiple times for their fill of fresh pas...
Giuseppe’s Italian Market & Subs coming soon to Angier
The Town of Angier, N.C. is continuing to see an expansion of their restaurant offerings. Coming soon to Angier is a special treat from up north, which is all due to a family’s decision to start fresh. Giuseppe’s Italian Market & Subs will be opening their doors soon thanks to the Canepa family. Co-Owner John Canepa entered into the idea after wor...
Brand-new Italian restaurant and sports bar opens in Port Orange
A brand-new Italian eatery announced its grand opening in Port Orange this week. Nonne’s Italian Restaurant and Sports Bar is the newest in savory, Italian selections that has made its way to Volusia County. Owner Joey Condercuri announced the new dinner spot on social media earlier this summer, teasing the eatery’s authentic menu selections, Sunda...
Popular Italian restaurant coming soon to Ormond Beach
A popular Italian restaurant is opening its third location in Ormond Beach this month. Giovanni Spinosa, co-owner of the Port Orange eateries Don Giovanni and Pizza Pazza, is opening his third restaurant location – this time, in Ormond Beach. Spinosa opened his first restaurant shortly after coming to the U.S. from Italy 11 years ago, hoping to sha...
New Restaurant, Ophelia's Pizza + Bar, is Serving Up Italian Cuisine in Nashville
Patrick Whalen and Chef Jamie Lynch of The 5th Street Group have introduced a new restaurant to Nashville’s central business district, a sibling to their Church & Union, opened in 2021. On the ground level of downtown’s iconic L&C Tower, Ophelia’s Pizza + Bar takes its design and culinary cues from Italian restaurants of the ’60s—and some philosoph...
Charleston Italian Restaurant Indaco Opens This Fall on the Eastside Beltline
Indaco, the Charleston Italian restaurant backed by the team behind O-Ku sushi restaurant on Howell Mill Road and Oak Steakhouse in Alpharetta, is opening this fall on the border between the Old Fourth Ward and Poncey-Highland along the Eastside Beltline. Located in the same complex as Kroger near Ponce City Market, Indaco is known for its wood-fir...
A Taste of Authentic Italy at Hilton Head Island: Our Gusto Ristorante Experience
Hilton Head Island is chock-full of places to eat, but if you’re craving some truly delicious Italian food, I’ve got just the spot for you. On our recent family trip, we stumbled upon Gusto Ristorante. Now, I’ve been to a fair share of Italian places, but this one? It’s easily one of the best Italian restaurants at Hilton Head Island. Let me share...
Tamburro’s Italian Home now open in Trussville
Tamburro’s Italian Home is officially open to the public as of Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. Many long-time Trussvillians fondly remember the restaurant’s predecessors, Tamburro and Sons and Tamburro’s Bella Notte, which was located on Glenn Avenue in downtown Trussville from 1994 to 2010. Now, Trussville’s Italian staple has returned with a new nam...
A Taste of Italy in Raleigh at Giorgio Pizza Bar, North Hills
I was a budget backpacker when I toured Italy in a campervan with four girlfriends back in 1998. It wasn’t a culinary experience by any means, but we made sure we had a thousand lira each day for a gelato (and yes, two weeks of that will put on weight even when you’re 22). But one meal I’ll never ever forget, in fact I can still taste it, was the c...