Italian Coating Company Technofirma S.p.A. Expands into U.S.
Surface treatment solutions company Tecnofirma S.p.A. (Monza, Italy) has announced the opening of Tecnofirma America Inc., the new American branch based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company says the new location includes a well-equipped laboratory to validate the right technical cycle based on customer needs. There is also a spare parts wareho...
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...
Rick Russo making TV look easier than it is covering Tennessee sports for 37 years
I was a sports columnist in Jacksonville, Florida, when I accepted a similar job at the Knoxville News Sentinel in the summer of 1987. A man who worked in the production department of the Jacksonville paper seemed more excited than I was. We worked in different areas of the paper, so it was hardly surprising we had never spoken before. But when he...
Casa Cotzelli is a Hidden Gem
It’s likely Island Walk residents are in the know, but those not living within the gated community may be unaware of a new restaurant there that’s open to the public. (Nonresidents need to make reservations on OpenTable or via the restaurant’s website.) Casa Cotzelli is a 150-seat Italian restaurant serving lunch and dinner. The name is a combinati...
Ciao! Italian the Way It Should Be Done
In the vibrant heart of Fernandina Beach, Florida, there’s a little gem known as Ciao Italian Eatery. Nestled on Centre Street, this restaurant is a beacon of deliciousness that promises a delightful dining experience. Spoiler alert: it delivers. As soon as I set foot inside, I was greeted by a surprisingly spacious interior. Ciao might seem like a...
She was born in Sicily and learned to cook there. Now she has a deli/restaurant in Ocala
Lena Camperlengo has found her haven for Italian food in downtown Ocala. “I know Italian food and this is it,” she said about the freshly made fare at the family owned Let’s Eat Fresh: Food to Live For, a dine-in deli and more located at 801 N. Magnolia Ave. Camperlengo discovered Let’s Eat Fresh when she visited the Ocala Downtown Market, where th...
Dunwoody Gains an Italian Restaurant and Neapolitan Pizzeria From a Prolific Atlanta Restaurateur
Italian restaurant and Neapolitan pizzeria Grana is now open at the Ashford Lane development in Dunwoody. It becomes the second location for the restaurant, which first opened on Piedmont Avenue in Piedmont Heights three years ago. Own by Atlanta chef Pat Pascarella, Grana features a menu of wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, handmade pastas for which P...
Michele Mistò is the new Consul General of Italy in Miami
Michele Mistò is the new Consul General of Italy in Miami. This is his message to all Italians in the area of the jurisdiction of the Consulate General of Italy in Miami: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Marteen, St. Eustatius, Saba, British and US Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks & Cai...
Italian bakery and restaurant serves food and desserts like grandma made
With hungry appetites and noon approaching, we decided to have lunch at "grandmother’s" house. Based on our collective experience with our own grandmothers’ cooking, our expectations were high for Nonna’s Bistro in Port St. Lucie. (Nonna is the Italian word for grandmother.) In a world of boring shopping center facades, the architecture where Nonna...
Surfside (SC) is getting a new Italian market and bakery. Here’s where and when it will open
Louis Leggio is an unapologetic New Yorker. “The South is nice, but it’s too laid back for me,” Leggio said. “I’m from the hustle and bustle of big cities with millions and millions of people.” Leggio moved to the Grand Strand 13 years ago, and he said it was hard to find places to buy things he liked to eat back home. “I got frustrated with it,” H...
Historic participation of the Italian delegation at the biennial Convention of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
The biennial Convention of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America is currently taking place in Tampa, Florida, from August 16th to 19th. This year, for the first time in over 100 years of existence of this organization, a delegation of representatives from Italian chapters has participated in the event, adding a significant contribution f...
Tampa’s celebrated Italian restaurant, Bavaro’s, expanding into Clearwater Beach
Bavaro’s, one of the top Italian restaurants in Tampa, is expanding with a brand new location in Clearwater. Construction has officially begun on the Clearwater Beach location in Mandalay Plaza (458 Mandalay Avenue), confirms Dan Bavaro. The founder and owner of the restaurant took to Facebook to express his gratitude for the continued support of h...