Italians have many names for restaurants. There’s the straightforward ristorante, typically the most formal, elegant style of dining establishments. There is the osteria, which is traditionally more like a wine bar or tavern. And then there are the trattorias — family-run restaurants featuring home-style, no-frills comfort food with a distinct focu...

The team behind the wildly popular Restaurant Olivia in Wash Park, one of our picks for the top 100 places to eat in the metro area, has revealed new details about its upcoming project: Emilia, which is scheduled to open on the first floor of the Current office building at 3615 Delgany Street in RiNo this spring/summer.When it was first announced,...

I have been fortunate to visit a handful of Italian cities in this surreal country over the past few years. One of the drawbacks of flying to Italy from Colorado is that you always have to have some form of a layover and they are usually quite long. Soon, you won't have to deal with the layovers if you want to experience la dolce vita in Italy as o...

The new chapter of “Barolo & Barbaresco World Opening (BBWO)” 2025, one of the most important Italian wine events in the world, promoted by the Consorzio di Tutela Barolo Barbaresco Alba Langhe e Dogliani, will present its 4th edition, on a new traveling format. In addition to the Grand Tasting at The Branch Park Pavilion in Austin, Texas, on March...

Sofia Goggia capped off a comeback weekend to remember with a victory in the women's Super G and a second consecutive podium at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado on Sunday (15 December). The Italian ski ace was making her return after 10 months away from competition since suffering a fracture to her tibia and ankle in Februa...

Barolo Grill opened in Denver in 1992. Three years later, the Italian restaurant took its staff to Italy. Not just the executive chef or a few key members of the culinary team — everyone. Nearly 30 years later, the tradition is still going strong. Each July, the restaurant closes for about 10 days so the staff can take educational field trips to re...

Local Italian eatery Campo de Fiori will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Wednesday, Dec. 4, bucking the trend of independently owned restaurant closures in Aspen. “Campo has always been about the locals and making every guest who walks through the door feel special,” owner Elizabeth Plotke Hall said. “No pretense whatsoever. Great food, great ene...

A lot of things were different back in 1984. Ghostbusters was at the top of the box office, LeBron James was a newborn, and lift tickets were less than $15. But pizza was as popular as it is today, and a New Yorker named Henry Mann started selling it by the slice out of a small storefront at 1550 California Street, ten years before the D Line becam...

Mercury Studios and Fathom today announced the U.S. theatrical release date for iconic Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli’s concert film, Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration. The film, which chronicles Bocelli’s three-day July concert event in Italy honoring his 30th anniversary in music, is set to be released in US theaters on Friday, November 8. Fathom...

Italian citizens are informed that, in collaboration with the Honorary Vice Consul, a ‘Passport Day’ is scheduled for November 7th 2024 at the Honorary Vice Consulate’s office in Denver for the acquisition of biometric data for the purpose of issuing an Italian passport, without the need to go to the Consulate General’s office in Chicago. Italian c...