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As with many transplants to North Carolina, you sometimes miss certain types of food that you could find in your old hood. Whether you’re talking about bagels, sushi, Mexican, or NY pizza, most folks that move to the NC Triangle have some things that they miss. While I try to stay away from that discussion, I have to say that I really do miss good...

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Sometime in the early 1980s, a boy named Christian Lattanzio approached a hero named Carlo Ancelotti. The boy wore an excited, 10-year-old smile. He was with a bunch of his excitable, 10-year-old friends. Lattanzio was probably walking home from the football pitch at his local church, San Camillo de Lellis. He’d often play there from school dismiss...

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Adolfo Marisi, chef and owner of Lupa Ristorante in Berkeley Heights, has prepared Italian fare in a Tuscan medieval fortress, and served celebrities and professional athletes. He co-founded European powerhouse eatery De Novo in Montclair and Edgewater, helping put the refined restaurant on the map during its early days in some of the most discerni...

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Prepare to be transported to one of the greatest artistic periods in history during the exclusive world premiere of Italian Renaissance Alive, created by Grande Experiences and hosted on the grounds of Biltmore in Asheville, N.C. Vivid large-scale displays set to a powerful operatic score celebrate Italian culture, architecture, sculpture, and lite...

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Charleston-based Beemok Hospitality Collection (owners of the Charleston Place hotel) and chef Michael Mina’s Mina Group opened Italian restaurant and market Sorelle (88 Broad Street, Charleston) on Wednesday, February 15. The establishment stretches over three historic townhouses, which have gone through extensive renovations to create a jaw-dropp...

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 Tiger Leather, a North Carolina-based manufacturer of leather for the home furnishings and hospitality industries has merged in a joint venture with Italian leather producer Gruppo Peretti. The new venture, Peretti Leather Group, will be directed by Stefano Peretti, owner of Gruppo Peretti, and Frank Toledano, president and CEO of Tiger Leather. O...

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Ramo’s Pizza & Grill is one of the nicest small-town restaurants in America hiding in the small town of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. With classic Italian cooking at its core, the staff offers what you’d expect from lasagna, spaghetti, and ravioli in tangy red or rich Alfredo sauce with creamy melted cheese, oregano, and basil. The menu also steps u...

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At Capella Pizzeria, more than just the inspiration for the dish comes from Italy. The ingredients do, too, as well as the training to make the authentic wood-fired pizzas. Because of that, owner Mehmet Ozbey said he hopes the restaurant — located at 4700 U.S. 280 in the Inverness Village Center — will “feel like a little corner of Italy” for every...

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Andreani, known throughout Europe as the premier distributor of motorcycle and bicycle suspension products, announced today the opening of their first U.S. office and distribution center, located in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The facility is building a stock of products from their own lines as well as well-known brands that will be distributed...

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A UNCW Associate Professor of Art History has been tapped to lead the studies of Roman-period pottery from the new excavations in the Athenian Agora. Doctor Nicholas Hudson will lead the studies of the Roman pottery found in the Agora of Athens in Greece. “Pottery is the most common archaeological artifact at ancient sites in the Mediterranean, whi...

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