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Background/Overview: The historic traditions in Urbana are set in the roundabout of its Monument Square, which houses Cafe Paradiso. The Cafe Paradiso building has had many owners since the 1930s, yet most have upheld the proud line rich in tradition by implementing a form of the original name, “Paradise Lunch.”

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When a drastic drop in business due to ongoing iQuilt construction forced Vito's By The Park from its location of 20 years, some wondered how the loss of its bucolic, park side, al fresco identity would affect it. The location "was magic," chef-owner Rob Maffucci, told Hartford Courant reporter Leanne Griffin. But if there's one thing 51-year-old M...

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Among the 450 or or types of cheeses found in Italy, a dozen or so, including mozzarella, ricotta, parmigiano, gorgonzola and pecorino have gained international renown and distribution. The hundreds of other equally delicious varieties are consumed largely within the provincie where they are made. That’s why a visit to Le Marche is essential for an...

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Mr. G’s Pizzeria & Wings offers authentic Italian food, all homemade, and catering services for holiday parties and other events. Located at 2955 W. Market St., the 17-year-old business is owned by Mark and Debbie Giardina. “We are full Italian and offer a variety of meals, from pastas to meat dishes to pizza, as well as dessert,” said Mark Giardin...

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Costa 60 miliardi di euro e 300mila posti di lavoro in meno il falso made in Italy enogastronomico. Lo dice il dossier 'La tavola degli inganni' di Coldiretti presentata a Napoli durante la manifestazione Villaggio contadino nella Rotonda Diaz sul lungomare, 1,5 km di spesa a chilometro zero. Si va dagli Spagheroni prodotti in Olanda alla Salsa Pom...

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Piccolo Mercatino di Natale – Saturday, December 2, 2017 – 10am-4pm. North Bay Italian Cultural Center, 64 Brookwood Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Park and enter on Chinn Street. Holiday shop for affordable art, jewelry, greeting cards, books, biscotti, travel info and gift certificates. Join us for refreshments, music, lights and holiday cheer. Fo...

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It’s easy to misjudge a country. You hear a lot, you see a lot and you imagine even more. Some of it is true but much of it isn’t and it’s up to travelers to get beyond clichés and discover what’s authentic. That’s even harder when the country is Italy and art, history, food and a thousand other things come to mind. Before I arrived I was positive...

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Lately, we can’t seem to get enough of Italy, or at least ristoranti italiani. And if a recent visit to a trattoria in the Railyard neighborhood reminded us of Rome’s out-of-the way Trastevere area, il Piatto on the sunny side of Marcy Street, to play the same game, might be the more central Campo de Fiori district.  Just a stroll up from the Plaza...

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For Frank Greco, owner of Baci Italian Bistro, running an Italian restaurant has always been a family business. “Right after the construction fall — when the interest rate went up — my dad and I decided to go into the restaurant business,” he said about opening his first eatery in 1986 in Illinois. “It was my dad and I, my mom and my sisters.” He w...

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Pizza making at Rusciano's Authentic Taste of Napoli, North Liberty's newest pizza restaurant, is a savory science that has been passed down for decades in Naples, Italy. Rusciano's co-owner and executive chef Gennaro Rusciano, a Naples native who emigrated from Italy in 2016, knows pizza like the back of his dough-flipping hands. His starter dough...

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