Build-Your-Own Pasta Concept to Debut in Arizona
Pesto Italian Eatery, Arizona’s state’s first build-your-own pasta concept, will open its first fast-casual restaurant in Chandler this fall. The authentic Italian eatery will give guests the opportunity to enjoy fresh, homemade pasta and sauces in a casual environment at an affordable price point. The restaurant is led by Cosmo Magliozzi, who is b...
Acclaimed Italian Destination Bisato Reborn as Takeout and Delivery-Only SoDo Kitchen
One much-lauded Seattle chef has quietly gotten back in the game. Months after closing permanently in Pioneer Square, Scott Carsberg’s Bisato has reopened as a ghost kitchen of sorts in SoDo, serving up heat-at-home meals for curbside pickup and delivery, with an online shop of pantry items coming soon. The current “Bisato at Home” menu includes a...
La Spiga serves up Italian comfort food on Capitol Hill
If she can make it, she won't buy it. This is the food philosophy of Sabrina Tinsley, executive chef and co-founder of La Spiga Osteria, located in the historic Piston and Ring building on Capitol Hill. Tinsley and her husband, Pietro Borghesi, had the former auto body shop transformed into a magnificent dining space, boasting gorgeous woodwork wit...
Las Vegas landmark Piero’s sets reopening date
Piero’s Italian Cuisine, which has been closed since the COVID-19 shutdown in March, will reopen Oct. 2. The Las Vegas landmark, which was established in 1982, will test the waters this fall by opening Fridays and Saturdays with a limited menu. “We’ll probably pare the menu down to about 25 items, from about 56, and have some cool specials,” genera...
La Strada, home of Reno's famed mushrooom ravioli, reopens in the Eldorado casino
Allow me, if you will, some brief autobiography. Back in the day, an eager new publicist at the Eldorado Resort Casino, now part of the Row, offered to share the secret recipe for the property's famous mushroom ravioli. Scoop! A few minutes later, the late Don Carano, the casino patriarch, called to genially rescind the offer. Typically, the big ka...
Pesto Italian Eatery – Arizona’s 1st build-your-own pasta concept — coming to Chandler
Pesto Italian Eatery, the state’s first build-your-own pasta concept, will open its first fast-casual restaurant in Chandler this fall. The authentic Italian eatery will give guests the opportunity to enjoy fresh, homemade pasta and sauces in a casual environment at an affordable price point. The restaurant is led by Cosmo Magliozzi, who is bringin...
Enjoy some pie in the sky at Nunzio's Pizzeria in Las Vegas
Man, sometimes you just need a slice of pizza. Am I right? Head to Nunzio’s Pizzeria and try the restaurant’s new house-made dough, prepared with aged sourdough for a crispy crunch. The sauce has also recently been upgraded, made in-house with fresh San Marzano tomatoes. Order Nunzio’s classic pies like meatball and ricotta, spinach and ricotta, or...
A New Italian Restaurant With a Wine Garden Opens in Southern Highlands in September
A new Italian restaurant opening in September anchors a 21,000-square-foot resort hall in Southern Highlands’ Tuscan Highlands apartment community. Becca’s Restaurant & Lounge plans to serve homemade dishes with vegetarian and Keto options. The 9,500-square-foot restaurant features a patio with water and fire elements and an imported wine cart from...
Sicilian Butcher pivots with Italian market
When the Sicilian Butcher opened in December at Chandler Fashion Center, owner Joey Maggiore was intent on bringing to the East Valley the same Italian cuisine that brought plaudits to his original restaurant in Phoenix near north Scottsdale. But then the pandemic struck the restaurant industry and the Sicilian Butcher is still serving up its craf...
There's An Italian Food Spot Hidden Inside These Massive Glass 'Snow Globes' In Seattle
There are tons of hidden gems all over the city, but one place that is often overlooked is the eateries inside the Amazon Spheres. Willmott's Ghost in Seattle is an Italian hot spot that sits inside the greenhouse-like structure. It has yummy food, drinks, and an even better ambiance. Willmott's Ghost is an Italian eatery that focuses on cuisine co...
Spokane’s Commellini Estate brings a new dining twist to its storied past
Italians who arrive in the United States and end up starting restaurants are a dime a dozen. But every once in a while, the journey taken by one Italian family is so memorable that it becomes the stuff of legends. Such is the case with Commellini Estate in northwest Spokane, Wash., which opened as Commellini’s Restaurant in 1941 on a 140-acre forme...
Marc Marrone’s Graffiti Bao Now Hosts His Square Pizzas for Takeout and Delivery
The busiest chef in Las Vegas adds another cuisine to his ever-growing collection of restaurants when he starts serving pizza out of one of his restaurants on August 6. Marc Marrone, who has Graffiti Bao with Chinese-influenced dishes in the southwest, plans to launch Gemma’s Gemmas with square pizzas for takeout and delivery out of the restaurant....