Love for Italian cuisine inspires Martino’s in Oconee
When Martino Canelo moved to the United States from Peru in 1986, he started working in an Italian restaurant to support himself while he took English classes. He started as a bus boy and worked his way up the ranks to be a waiter, a bartender, then a cook.Canelo fell in love with the cuisine and, after working in Italian restaurants in several cit...
Review: This Fort Lauderdale Italian restaurant lost its chef and a half-star -- but it’s still one of the best
Chef Joel Ehrlich moved from San Francisco back to his hometown of Fort Lauderdale last summer to take over the kitchen at One Door East, the global small plates restaurant next to Valentino Cucina Italiana. Giovanni Rocchio, the founding chef and partner of both restaurants, had spent years trying to lure Ehrlich east. The two became friends aft...
New deli/wine bar in Wilton Manors is the American dream for Italian couple
Antonella Diluca and Simone Raccanello emigrated from Italy to South Florida in early December. Two months later, on Feb. 4, the couple opened Via Vai Italian Deli and Wine Bar in Wilton Manors. “We had a big dream, the American dream,” says Diluca. “We love America. We love Florida. But I can [say] it was not easy. We were scared, of course. We ju...
Saluti, Birmingham! Lé Fresca is open—take a peek inside
The 4 P’s of great Italian food: pizza, pasta, prosciutto, and prosecco. Find it all—and more—on 2nd Ave right here in downtown Birmingham. We went behind-the-scenes, and we’re bringing you with us! Check it out. Chef Marco Butturini has created magic in many popular Birmingham kitchens, including Highlands Bar & Grill, Chez Fonfon and Bottega. Mar...
Valerie Bertinelli Dishes on Foodie Movie Night and Her Lemon Tribe
Celebrated actor and Food Network host Valerie Bertinelli is once again participating in the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF). Bertinelli has been featured in the annual food event for the past five years, which coincides with the debut of her Food Network series, Valerie’s Home Cooking. In addition to leading a culinary demonstration at...
New downtown pizzeria will bring 'Jersey style' slices to Winston-Salem
Two Italian-American brothers are taking over the former TwinCity Slice location at 214 W. Fourth St. to bring their own style of pizza to downtown Winston-Salem. Anthony and Mike Scotto Di Frega plan to open Brother’s Pizzeria in March or April. “I was born in Italy, and my brother was born in New Jersey, but we are both full Italian,” Anthony Sco...
Fort Myers restaurants: At Cristof's on McGregor, Southern-Creole-Italian finds a home
Cristof Danzi has found his niche. “I think in all my career, these are the best customers I’ve ever had, my entire life,” Danzi says of his eponymous Fort Myers restaurant, Cristof's on McGregor. Found in a charming 1940s-era cottage with a large wrap-around porch and a lush patio fronting historic McGregor Boulevard, the 8-year-old Cristof's has...
Squisito Too, NY Pizza & Pasta Expands to Tennessee with Four Locations Opening in 2020
Tennessee (RestaurantNews.com) Squisito, Too, Maryland’s fastest growing fast casual build your own pizza and pasta franchise, is expanding to Tennessee this upcoming year. New franchisees, Joey and Missy Messick, signed on to open four Squisito Too restaurants in 2020 under Squisito Franchise Enterprises, Inc. The first location is slated for a...
Oronzo Honest Italian To Feature Age-Old Italian Recipes
Bavaro's Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria founder Dan Bavaro and Front Burner Brands restaurant group are collaborating on a new Italian fast-casual restaurant opening in New Tampa in late spring. Construction on Oronzo Honest Italian began Jan. 10 at 18027 Highwood Preserve Parkway, just off Bruce B. Downs Boulevard near Interstate 75 in The Walk at Hi...
DeVito’s, coming to downtown Tampa, will embrace Italian classics
Taps Restaurant Bar & Lounge owner James DeVito is going back to basics with his next downtown Tampa restaurant: DeVito’s Italian Specialties. Debuting in February, the sophisticated full-service newcomer at 200 N Tampa St. will serve a menu of classic Italian cuisine, with a focus on guest interaction. “What I enjoy most about owning restaurants i...
Louisville restaurant named among the country’s best Italian spots
A fine-dining fixture in Downtown Louisville has made a national ranking of the country’s best Italian restaurants. Vincenzo’s, a longstanding restaurant at 150 S. Fifth St., was ranked No. 22 on Yahoo’s list of the top 50 Italian restaurants in the U.S. The restaurant was founded in 1986 by brothers Vincenzo and Agostino Gabriele. Yahoo assembled...
BOCCA is the new Italian restaurant of your dreams. Don’t miss its opening on 2nd Ave. this February!
It’s time to break out your high school Italian. Beloved French restaurant Bistro 218 is opening a sister Italian ristorante, BOCCA. You don’t have to wait long, homemade pasta and fresh bread will be at your fingertips on 2nd Ave. downtown next month! I would trust these chefs with my life. You might think this is an exaggeration, but have you tas...