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When I call Giovanni Lanzo to discuss the legacy of his father, Luigi Lanzo, founder of South Park Slope’s beloved Luigi’s Pizza and an exemplar of hard work and human decency, our conversation is interrupted at intervals by customers, all of whom Giovanni seems to know by name, and devastated well-wishers, who have spotted the memorial of roses an...

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One Fifth Houston, 1658 Westheimer, is introducing its next concept on Tuesday, June 29: Red Sauce Italian. The concept will serve the Italian-American food that we grew up eating, spaghetti and meatballs, baked pastas, chicken parmesan, and more; and Chris Shepherd will pay also homage to some of his friends with dishes on the menu, including Pass...

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Stanley Tucci and his fans are still reminiscing about his food adventures in Italy. In March, the actor and best-selling cookbook author wrapped up the first season of his original new series Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. The 60-year-old Devil Wears Prada star immersed himself in Italian culture and history while traveling through the countr...

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The triathlon in the Disney and Pixar film Luca sandwiches a carb-packed “sport” between the swimming and cycling legs: pasta eating. The pasta? Trenette.  While it’s served plain during the competition, trenette also appears by the bowlful, prepared with pesto sauce on several occasions by Massimo, the fisherman father of Giulia, the friend to the...

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IPIC Theaters, LLC. will debut Serena Pastificio, a contemporary Italian restaurant specializing in authentic, handmade Italian cuisine on July 13, 2021 in Midtown Atlanta. The restaurant, located next door to the brand's premium dine-in cinema (opened December 2020), will offer fare rooted in Italian tradition with a focus on scratch-made pasta an...

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It’s a midsummer’s night dream. Edera Italian Eatery (48 Maryland Plaza, St. Louis; 314-361-7227) is kicking off the summer with a summer solstice party. The celebration takes place outside on the restaurant’s courtyard patio on June 25. Sample the new menu and listen to live music from DJ Al Cheekz. Inspired by Italy’s summer solstice celebrations...

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A new storefront specializing in frozen treats is on its way to Howell, just in time for summer. Located at 4502 Route 9 South in the Friendship Plaza next to Staples, a new Rita's storefront is expected to open later this year. It will occupy the former Sun National Bank. Rita's is a Pennsylvania-based frozen ice chain that has been serving Italia...

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A new restaurant is coming to McKinney that'll be half Italian, half coffee shop. Called Yaba Java Cafe, it's opening at 3935 S. Lake Forest Dr., in a new shopping center at the intersection of McKinney Ranch Pkwy., where it will feature pizzas and other Italian dishes cooked in a wood-burning oven. According to owner Ayman Hatkwa, it'll open this...

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There’s a new pizzeria coming to Eastern Market —and it’s coming all the way from Italy. In mid-June, Italian restaurateur Fabrizio Costantini and his family will move from Rome to Capitol Hill to open a Romano-style pizza restaurant. La Casina will be located at 225 Seventh St. SE, the former site of 7th Hill Pizza. “We are very excited for this a...

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A man has been supplying cheese for pizza companies Domino’s, Pizza Hut, Little Caesars and Papa John’s for decades. And last but not least, it also provides the cheese for Hot Pockets, lasagna from Stouffer, and the baked ziti for Smart Ones. All that cheese comes from Leprino Foods and its founder, the mysterious 79-year-old billionaire James Lep...

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