Smooth on the outside and soft on the inside, mozzarella is undoubtedly Italy's most popular cheese. With a millennium-long history in the Campania region, it’s beloved all over the world – as is burrata. So here's a look at the differences between them.  Both are fresh cow’s milk cheeses made using the pasta filata (stretched curd) method. But whi...

Normally the village’s Sons of Italy chapter is the place to be on the first Friday of every month, as they host their fish fry. However, due to the start of the Lent season leading up to Easter, diners even have more to celebrate as it becomes a weekly occasion.  Friday marked their inaugural weekly fry, where members cooked 220 lbs. of cod, four...

Kisses From Italy Inc. (OTCQB:KITL), the U.S. based fast-casual and quick-service restaurant specializing in Italian sandwiches, with fresh grilled meats and deli with an All-American flair, announced today plans to expand through franchising in Atlanta. Delighting guests for more than five years with amazing hospitality and delicious American stap...

When you heard that the chef behind Esther’s Kitchen in the Arts District and Ada’s at Tivoli Village was opening an even bigger Italian restaurant at Tivoli, you knew it was going to be good. But you didn’t know James Trees was going to team up with the LEV Restaurant Group—the company behind a diverse slate of local restaurants and bars including...

There is another slice to the Pizzeria Davide pie. The Carnegie location joins pizza shops in Robinson and the Strip District. The restaurants are owned by Aimee DiAndrea and Dave Anoia, who also have DiAnoia’s Eatery and Pane e Pronto, an Italian takeout bread and catering kitchen, in the Strip District. The bakery opened in October. The Carnegie...

The next time you’re cooking up a plate of spaghetti al pomodoro, we’d encourage you to reach for a bag of authentic pasta di Gragnano IGP, dry pasta made exclusively in Gragnano, Campania near Napoli. So what makes this Italian dry pasta stand out, you ask? We sat down with the experts at Afeltra, a prize-winning historic pasta factory, to go behi...

“An amazing year”. The president of the Parmigiano Reggiano PDO protection Consortium, Nicola Bertinelli, thus comments on the 2020 balance sheet of the king of Italian cheeses. According to the data released by Il Sole 24 Ore, the growth in production (+4.9%) was remarkable, as well as the unexpected rise in two key export markets where a heavy re...

When COVID hit, a Center City restaurant saw a huge drop in business. But the owner found an opportunity to use his kitchen to give back. It’s morning at Pagano’s Market and Bar, and they’re cooking and packing an Italian feast. “It’s such a great feeling. to be putting all our efforts into these meals,” said Matt Pagano. He says these meals are ke...

We're lucky for the wide availability of Parmesan available to us in America—you're able to track the world-class cheese down everywhere from your local Italian artisan grocer to the corner bodega. It can bring layers of aged creamy complexity and even notes of caramel and umami. An ancient product, Parmesan has a stunning range in quality. This ra...

It has been nearly a year since COVID-19 changed the livelihoods of the Emporia-Greensville community. No businesses were forced to face more obstacles than dining establishments. Many restaurant businesses, including some in Emporia-Greensville, didn’t survive the ramifications of the pandemic. Fo Sho Italian Sports Bar & Grille is one of the fort...