Famiglia Italian-American Cuisine serves up tastes of summer
The word family has taken on a whole new meaning this year as we navigate the unfamiliar terrain that is 2020. We are staying home more, gathering around the dinner table seeking safety and comfort in both family and food because these are two things we trust. If you are ready to get back out into the world and venture back to restaurants seeking a...
Downtown’s Mignonette Transforms Into an Italian Comfort Food Pop-Up
With Miami-Dade County shutting down indoor dining for the foreseeable future, Downtown Miami’s Mignonette (210 NE 18th Street) has transformed temporarily into Red Sauce, an Italian-American style comfort food pop-up available for takeout and delivery. Mignonette’s co-owner Danny Serfer says Red Sauce was an idea him and co-owner Ryan Roman had be...
After 41 years, LaMotta's restaurant says goodbye to Fort Myers, hello to Cape Coral
In Carmelo LaMotta's earliest memory of his family's 41-year-old south Fort Myers restaurant, he is 7 and the year is 1979. "My first memory? The older clientele," LaMotta said. "Coming from New York and New Jersey I wasn't used to that. In New York we had all New Yorkers, but here it's always been kind of like a minestrone, people from the Midwes...
3 top options for cheap Italian fare in Nashville
In search of a new favorite Italian spot? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Italian restaurants around Nashville, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fill the bill. 1. Angelo's Picnic Pizza & Italian Restaurant Topping the list is Angelo's Picnic Pizza & Italian Restaurant. Loca...
Coral House Miami brings Italian fare to Coral Way
Hungry? A new neighborhood Italian spot has you covered. The new addition to Coral Way, called Coral House Miami, is located at 1762 Coral Way. The new restaurant is located inside "a beautiful, cozy and unique house turned into a traditional Italian Pizzeria," according to the business's Facebook page. "From wood-fired cooked pizzas to handmade pa...
Portosole, Lucio Zanon's New Coral Gables Venture, Is Elegantly Italian
A trip to Europe isn’t in the cards for most of us right now, but Miamians can soothe their wanderlust at Portosole, a new restaurant in Coral Gables that aims to make you feel like you’ve been transported to Italy from the moment you’re greeted with your first buongiorno. Named for a small marina in coastal Italy where the fishing boats bring in t...
New Italian restaurant in SouthPark features ‘delicious flavors of our childhood’
Little Mama’s opening Friday in SouthPark hopes to become a new favorite neighborhood Italian restaurant. Little Mama’s Italian Kitchen will serve classic Italian-American dishes of homemade pastas and mozzarella from the Porter Building at 4521 Sharon Road, across from SouthPark mall. The collaboration of owner Frank Scibelli, operations guru Step...
Judd Grisanti Joins Tug’s to Make Roman-style Pizzas
Beginning June 19th, customers at Tug’s Casual Grill in Harbor Town can enjoy dine-in and takeout Roman-style pizzas created by Judd Grisanti, chef/owner of Ronnie Grisanti’s Restaurant. Grisanti came on board as a consultant to create specialty gourmet pizzas with a Southern flair. Pizzas will include “Burnin’ Love,” “Tiger’s Prey,” the “King,” “V...
Fazoli’s Unveils Most Aggressive Franchise Incentive Program in Brand History
Fazoli’s – the renowned, Lexington-based brand known for serving up premium Italian dishes at a great value – is confirming its position as a trailblazer in the industry with the creation of a compelling new franchise program designed to revitalize restaurants. On the heels of an all-time record-breaking May, Fazoli’s CEO Carl Howard kicked off the...
Amici Italian Café to Bring Pizza, Wings, Live Music To Pinewood Forest
Amici Italian Café is opening an outpost in Pinewood Forest later this year, serving its pizza and wings out of the community’s growing Town Center. The Pinewood Forest Amici will include an outdoor patio, sports bar, live music, and vintage gaming. Catering will also be available. “Choosing Pinewood Forest for our new location made perfect sense,”...
It Appears Brezza Cucina Is Closed at Ponce City Market, But Could Reopen Elsewhere
It appears celebrity chef Jonathan Waxman’s Italian restaurant Brezza Cucina is now closed at Ponce City Market, according to a report by What Now Atlanta. However, executive chef Andrew Cacioppo says to expect the Italian restaurant to reopen elsewhere in the city. Cacioppo tells Eater Atlanta in an email they’re in the midst of finalizing the pla...
Takeout from Vic’s Italian Restaurant brings back fond pre-coronavirus memories
This week, in addition to telling you about my delivery experiences from a local restaurant, I’d like to share another discovery. It’s a locally owned restaurant delivery service called Takeout Central. The name will no doubt be familiar to many, including UNC alumni who can tell you that the business started out in 1996 as Tarheel Takeout. Over th...