Like many of his classmates at the College, Ian Di Pietro ’23 left campus in the middle of March to find his hometown significantly altered. Just as Ian was departing for his home in Manhattan, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that schools, restaurants and bars in the city would close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This news hit especially close...

Angelo Picone lowers a wicker basket full of food to the ground on a rope, leaning over his rustic balcony, verdant with pot plants.“If you can, put something in. If you can’t, take something out,” Picone, a Naples street artist, merrily hollers to bemused passersby in the alleyway below. Picone’s simple message is resonating in a country trying to...

It is a fact that Salame Cacciatore Italiano PDO continues to be more and more present on the tables for its qualities. These, guaranteed by the PDO brand, include its unmistakable taste, sweet and delicate, appreciated by young and old alike. In fact, in 2019, more than 3,670 tons of Salamini Italiani alla Cacciatora PDO were produced. About 300 t...

In these quarantine days, food shopping is becoming a source of anxiety for many, with long lines and overscheduled delivery slots. Luckily, all grocery stores and supermarkets remain open, and with a bit of patience, we can access most of our favorite items. For gourmet Italian food, many turn to Eataly, which continues to cater to their clientele...

The Desiderio family has been in the restaurant industry since the late 1970s. They work with family and their extended family of staff at Bobby J's Italian American Grille in Cheektowaga. That's why brothers and co-owners Bob and Jay Desiderio sat down with their family to decide how they could help those on the front lines of this crisis. "When w...

As local hospitals respond to the coronavirus pandemic, a Jeffersonville restaurant is showing its support by giving out free meals to healthcare workers. Parnelli’s Chicago Eatery, a restaurant that opened three months ago on 10th Street, is providing lunches and dinners to staff at Clark Memorial Health through its “Feed A Floor” campaign, and it...

Upset you can't do your usual Arthur Avenue run in light of the coronavirus? No worries. Many of the local shops in the Belmont Business Improvement District (BID) also known as the “Little Italy in the Bronx” are currently operating for curbside pick-up, takeout, delivery and mail-order shipping, with many featuring Easter specials. Here's where y...

On March 30, 2020, foodweb.it hosted the awards ceremony for Best Food Product 2020, the most important award established by Food publishing group in Italy. This award highlights the new food & beverage launches that have distinguished themselves for their sales results receiving the highest approval by a qualified jury of experts, composed of repr...

If three weeks of self-quarantine and nonstop cooking has had you thinking, “I wish a food truck would just stop in front of my house right now,” we have good news. Mama Deb’s Italian Food Truck is currently traveling through neighborhoods near you. Based in Middleboro, the mobile restaurant offers your favorite Italian comfort foods with the conve...

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen is rising to the occasion to be there for the communities it serves when it is needed most. As a community ally, Russo’s has always aligned itself with charities and local non-profit organizations, and now it is coming to the aid of hospital workers and first responders who are giving of themselves tirele...