Gelato is one of the best-loved Italian exports in the world: everyone knows it comes from Italy, but not many may be aware it is a product with a long history, intertwined with the very history of Italian cuisine. A common belief is that Marco Polo brought ice cream back to Italy from his adventures in China. However, just like the story of his in...

Papa’s Italian Sausage is honoring 35 years in business with a celebration planned at the upcoming Kalamazoo Farmers Market’s night market Thursday. From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, nine food vendors will gather at the farmers market pavilion on Bank Street. The free event is a celebration of Kalamazoo’s diverse street food culture, Papa’s...

A new sports bar and Italian spot has opened up shop in the neighborhood. Located at 825 S. State St., the new addition is called Giglio's State Street Tavern. Giglio's State Street Tavern specializes in homemade Italian dishes and cocktails. The menu features rigatoni with vodka sauce, bruschetta, pizza and more. The new sports bar has already att...

It’s often been said that good things comes in threes. Happenings in threes oftentimes turn out to be just a bit more perfect or even complete, for that matter. The reasoning suggests a positive connotation with events or situations times three somehow more satisfying and effective than with any another other number.  Over at Trattoria Toscana, the...

Kim Jong Grillin’ owner Han Ly Hwang and longtime cook Reuben DeMarco will bring Italian cold-cuts and chicken Parm to Southeast Portland at a new sandwich cart, DeMarco’s Sandwiches. At the new cart, DeMarco and Hwang will serve a short menu of Italian-American subs inspired in part by DeMarco’s days cooking at Italian restaurants in Boston. So fa...

Nasce il primo portale web istituzionale dedicato alle Denominazioni Dop e Igp. 823 pagine, una per ogni denominazione. Un enorme patrimonio informativo disponibile on line per i consumatori e i turisti. È stato presentato ieri, dal Mipaaft, alla presenza del Ministro delle Politiche agricole alimentari, forestali e del turismo, Gian Marco Centinai...

Lou Cavaretta looked west from his Boston home in the late 1950’s, and saw his future – meatball sandwiches and cannoli’s. Thousands of East Coast transplants, tired of the freezing winters, had settled in sunny San Fernando Valley, and while they loved the place, they all had the same complaint. They couldn’t find any good Italian deli’s out here....

If you want to be a broadcaster in this town, it used to really help if your name was Buck or Kelly.  If you want to be in the restaurant business, it would help if you were related to the families.  The families of Paul Manno, John Mineo, Frank and Carmello Gabriel and Joe San Fillippo have been a major force in the St. Louis restaurant scene. Let...

A recent world-wide survey has found that the most popular cuisine in the world is Italian. Although with so much outstanding food in the world, it might initially seem like a daunting task to narrow down one cuisine as the world‘s most popular. The results came as no surprise to us. Even if much of the world only experiences a narrow band of the s...

Here is a great dining place in Hopatcong -The Lake House. By NY metro area standards this place can be included as a premium neighborhood restaurant and bar that offers appetizing homestyle family fare on the menu too.  All their menu food is prepared by their chef.  There are no pre-prepared dishes in this kitchen.  Their head chef Luigi is passi...