Judi Stanley knew exactly what her next step would be after selling her successful Pascone’s Ristorante in Bar Harbor, Maine, after a 25-year run. She would open a new Pascone’s Ristorante in Florida, and bring fine dining, regional Italian-style, to the Bradenton-Sarasota area. Splitting their time between Bar Harbor and their home in Lakewood Ran...

La Puglia è stata al centro della programmazione della Settimana della cucina italiana nel mondo che a Miami, in anticipo rispetto alla programmazione ufficiale, si è svolta dal 12 al 18 novembre. La rassegna è stata articolata in una serie di eventi che hanno spaziato da seminari a masterclass con la chef Cristina Bowerman, da degustazioni di cibi...

Italian luxury menswear designer Stefano Ricci opened its luxurious doors to Miami on Wednesday, November 7th, at its newest flagship boutique in the illustrious Miami Design District. The boutique was over two years in the making, and the final product is certainly a masterpiece. From dark Californian briar-root wood finishes and ultra-luxe pietra...

A heaping scoop of hard work, a dash of consistency and a sprinkle of affordability are some key ingredients that have helped Angelo’s Pizza last for three decades. But Mike Furfaro said it never would have happened without Jupiter’s abysmal Italian food scene in the late 1980s. Last month, Mike and Lisa Furfaro’s restaurant celebrated its 30th ann...

Beauty Made in Italy and La Centrale – Italian Food Hall have partnered to create a holiday pop up shop in Miami, Florida. The pop up shop will be open to the public on the second floor of La Centrale in the Brickell City Centre from November 6th until January 5th.The pop up shop will feature 8 Italian beauty brands. The brands available at the pop...

Ermenegildo Zegna, the Italian luxury fashion house, has teamed up with Farfetch to launch its capsule collection XXX. The exclusive collection is sold only on farfetch.com and at the Miami boutique in the Miami Design District. Artistic Director Alessandro Sartori created an unconventional wardrobe of contemporary and urban pieces matching the ide...

Miami has a new Michelin-caliber restaurant with the debut of Fiola (1500 San Ignacio Avenue) which is the second location for the one Michelin-starred restaurant from Washington, D.C. by restaurateurs, Fabio and Maria Trabocchi and their first restaurant outside of D.C. “Our family has vacationed in South Florida for years, and we’ve been fortunat...

With the 2018 holiday season fast approaching, many have a lot to look forward to, including Scott Conant and his restaurant Scarpetta in Miami Beach. This holiday season, Conant and his brand are celebrating 10 successful years in business beginning this November.  Fontainebleau Miami Beach will also celebrate a successful 10 years after reopening...

Fabio Viviani has had a crash course in U.S. geography. The Top Chef Season 5 fan favorite opened Osteria in Tampa at the beginning of October. Next, he opens a restaurant in Oklahoma City. Then back to Tampa to open a restaurant called Mole, where Fly Bar was until recently. After that, another restaurant, he says in Charleston, S.C., but he looks...

When the Tampa Bay Rays traded outfielders Mallex Smith and Jake Fraley to the Seattle Mariners earlier this week to acquire catcher Mike Zunino, outfielder Guillermo Heredia and lefty Michael Plassmeyer, it was a bittersweet moment for fans of both organizations. Mallex had left quite the impression on Rays fans during the 2018 season and provided...