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A Jersey City pizzeria owner said he’s making sure he gives back to the community on National Pizza Day. Pizzerias across the country will be joining forces to feed the hungry and fight against food insecurity through the Pizza Across America campaign on Tuesday — National Pizza Day. “Sure, small businesses like pizzerias are having a tough year, b...

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The invisible becomes visible in the paintings of Luciano Ventrone: the stringy core of freshly cut squash or the desiccated flesh of lemons squeezed of their juice. The artist’s works never fail to command attention, prompting admirers to stop and contemplate the image.  Born in Rome, where he lives and works today, in 1943, Ventrone is considered...

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Italian food prepared with a Japanese pantry — or vice versa — is not new. Kimika in NoLIta opened last summer and fit the mold. Now, there’s a restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, from the group that includes Tomoe Food Services, a meat distributor specializing in Wagyu, where the emphasis is on Italian fare with Wagyu beef as an essential component i...

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National Fettuccine Alfredo Day is observed annually on February 7th. Alfredo di Lelio, an Italian restaurateur, created  Fettuccine Alfredo in 1908. After his wife had given birth to their first son that year, she did not have an appetite. To help encourage her to eat, he created a dish of noodles, cheese, and butter. She liked the dish so much th...

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The Italian carnival is an explosion of colors with its confetti, masks, parades, floats and joy. The Carnival, dating back to the Middle Ages (approximately the 8th century), over the centuries has been taking different shades in the different areas of Italy where the celebrations of each region and peculiar colorful masks are accompanied by uniqu...

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Glitz meets the montane in Cortina d’Ampezzo, the sublime ski destination in the Dolomites. Though the exceptionally jagged limestone mountain range in northeast Italy is part of the Italian Alps, in several ways, it feels a world away. Influences from Austria, its northern neighbor, abound in the cuisine, landscapes, architecture, and culture. Cor...

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There is a memory Maria Natale has of when she was younger, and her dad would take her to get a bomboli or sfogliatelle or another Italian pastry from a coffee shop in New Jersey. Even now, decades later, the 38-year-old need simply bite into one of those delectable treats and she is transported to her youth and filled with joy. That feeling of, an...

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Pastificio Propaganda, the first authentic Sicilian restaurant in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood, is now open. Known as Propaganda, the restaurant offers the best of Italian culture and cuisine, featuring fresh ingredients and an expansive wine list. Located at 97 NW 25th St., Propaganda embraces Wynwood’s artistic community as the new home of Shepar...

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Luigi's Italian Restaurant is moving forward with plans to relocate from its 3822 Frank Phillips Blvd location to a new building on Washington Boulevard.The restaurant is developing an empty 1.5-acre plot in the 1400 block of Washington Boulevard, west of IHOP and Subway, into a 5,000-square-foot restaurant building featuring stucco and cultured st...

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The Muffaletta sandwich was invented at New Orleans’ Central Grocery by Sicilian immigrants in the early 20th century. And even though the Saints are not in this year’s Super Bowl, the Muffaletta sandwich, in all its meat and cheese and brilliantly topped decadence, is the perfect choice as Super Bowl fare for these topsy-turvy times.  For starters...

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