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Many strains run through Italian cooking, and Roman cuisine is teeming with Jewish influences that reach go far beyond the celebrated carciofi alla giudia (Jewish-style fried artichokes). We’re talking about Roman Jewish cooking, a fusion of culinary influences and styles springing from the religious community’s various geographical origins. Iberia...

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I went to La Gioia to pick up subs and came home with a grocery bag filled with meals for several days. Here’s what happened. La Gioia Italian Deli, on Van Vranken Avenue in the Goose Hill neighborhood of Schenectady, is a gem. Woman-owned by Anna DiCocco and Modesto DiCarlo, and opened in 1989, it has everything you’d want in an Italian deli. Ther...

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A Bates haunt since the 1950s, Luiggi’s Pizzeria, next door to the Blue Goose on the corner of Sabattus and Horton streets, is named for its founder, Luiggi Carmino Talarico. From Albi to Lewiston Luiggi “Louis” Talarico was born in 1922 in Albi, Italy. After immigrating to America and settling in Lewiston, he and his wife, Annis, founded the pizze...

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Ynot Italian has been serving up savory pizza and Italian eats in the Hampton Roads area for 27 years. With six flourishing locations, CEO Tony DiSilvestro knew it was time to give back to his community when the pandemic started a year ago. "Giving back, to us, is in the three pillars of our brand, so it was natural for us to give to the community...

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Detroit-style pizza is enjoying a moment in the national spotlight right now, just as the brick-and-mortar restaurant where it all began celebrates 75 years in the square pizza business.  Buddy's Pizza will honor the milestone with events and specials throughout 2021, including the first annual National Detroit-Style Pizza Day on June 23. Since 201...

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Springtime means St. Joseph’s Day zeppole, the classic Italian treat. Not to be confused with donuts, Zeppole di San Giuseppe are often made using fried dough, but that’s where the similarities end. A traditional Rhode Island variety marries light and crispy pâte à choux-style dough with sweet cream filling, and is topped off with more cream, powde...

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Buona, the Berwyn-based chain known for its Italian beef sandwiches, said it will hire 500 full-time and part-time workers across its locations as it expands its business and enhances cleaning inside its restaurants. In addition to adding positions at its 24 current locations, the company plans to hire 200 employees for locations it will open in Co...

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The signs of the Renaissance are everywhere in Italy. Grand piazzas and palazzos. Metal-spiked doors. Looming archways. And, of course, all that ever-present art in the churches and galleries. But in one city, you also get a taste of the Renaissance every time you enter a restaurant. Ferrara, in the northern region of Emilia Romagna, was once home...

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“L’Ora Italiana” — “The Italian Hour” — is cooking up something special. The Italian American Cultural Club’s weekly Italian-American radio show will welcome as its March program guests “the queens of the Italian-American culinary scene” in Mary Ann Esposito and Lidia Bastianich. Co-hosts Frankie DiCarlantonio and Lucia Scaffidi plan to announce th...

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“It feels great to be in front of an oven making pizza again,” says Bobby Hellen, the chef and pizzaiolo behind Black Seed Pizza, which opened in New York City’s East Village earlier this month. New Yorkers are glad to have Bobby Hellen back too. He closed down his pizza-centric restaurant GG’s, also in the East Village, in 2017, leaving a grandma...

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