Italian Food and Cooking

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Flavor Palm Beach Starts Today

Eismann Enters The Pizza Biz

Whatever happened to Toby Joseph?

Gaia Ristorante Arrives In A Bentley

Gaia Ristorante opens today at the Hilton Bentley Hotel at 101 Ocean Drive in South Beach. This is the latest venture from Tommy Billante, the man behind Carpaccio, Luna, and a whole bunch of other successful Italian places. Gaia moves into the space formerly occupied by Vivi, one of Billante's few ... More >>

A Good Chef Is Hard to Find

It's election season: Stephen Asprinio needs your vote

A celeb chef's name is on da Campo's menu. But is Todd English really coming out of the kitchen?

It's election season: Stephen Asprinio needs your vote

The Dish Ran Away With the Silver Spoon

And the cow jumped over the mooney

It's a Living

A beautiful day in the neighborhood at Dolce de Palma

Cooking Like a Rock Star

No need for nostalgia at Giovanni Rocchio's Valentino's

Carolina's on My Mind

There's more than one way to skin a recession: Coal Pizza

Café Martorano, Broward's Most Successful Restaurant, Goes Global

There's more than one way to skin a recession: Coal Pizza

They Might Be Giants

Count blessings, not calories, at Del Vecchio's

Whine Tasting

I'd complain about Pa' Degennaro's, but my mouth is full

The Big Eaty

The only thing everyone agrees on at Il Mulino? Nice prices.

Split Decision

Our meal at Limoncello ended in a draw

There's Something About Gnocchi

In which I pursue the dumpling of my dreams

Mangiare Bene

Eleven ways of looking at Italian

Conspicuous Consumption

Bling in your New Year at Paradiso

Easy Does It

At Casa d'Angelo, the surprises come where you least expect them.

Food Fight: Battle Prosciutto Sub

John Linn​ Say what you will about Fort Lauderdale, but America's Venice knows how to put together a sandwich. It's not that there's a higher concentration of sandwich joints than elsewhere; it's just that what local places here are tend to make some badass, honkin' big sandwiches. There are some ... More >>

Mambo Italiano's Has 'Balls

​Think of the world as a giant meatball. Mambo Italiano's does.   The latest eatery to land on West Palm's ever-burgeoning Clematis Street is all about the 'ball--Italian "nachos" with mini-meatballs, meatball sliders, meatball parmigiana, meatball subs, meatball lasagna, spaghetti 'n' m ... More >>

Food at Talia's Tuscan Table in Boca Raton Is Impressive

​Think of the world as a giant meatball. Mambo Italiano's does.   The latest eatery to land on West Palm's ever-burgeoning Clematis Street is all about the 'ball--Italian "nachos" with mini-meatballs, meatball sliders, meatball parmigiana, meatball subs, meatball lasagna, spaghetti 'n' m ... More >>

At Tonino Lamborghini at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, the Food Is Authentic Italian

​Think of the world as a giant meatball. Mambo Italiano's does.   The latest eatery to land on West Palm's ever-burgeoning Clematis Street is all about the 'ball--Italian "nachos" with mini-meatballs, meatball sliders, meatball parmigiana, meatball subs, meatball lasagna, spaghetti 'n' m ... More >>

D'Angelo Pizza in Fort Lauderdale Does Everything Right

​Think of the world as a giant meatball. Mambo Italiano's does.   The latest eatery to land on West Palm's ever-burgeoning Clematis Street is all about the 'ball--Italian "nachos" with mini-meatballs, meatball sliders, meatball parmigiana, meatball subs, meatball lasagna, spaghetti 'n' m ... More >>

Five Familiar Dishes Done Right

​Everybody's a critic. Everybody's a rock 'n' roll guitar player. Everybody's an expert.  Problem is, most times, "everybody" isn't. They just can't do it. Not very well. Not very often. Not really.   Some dishes are like that, too. It seems almost every restaurant serves Caesar sal ... More >>

Fiorentina Opens in Lake Worth

Fiorentina's Joshua Santangela and Jamie Fournier​Downtown Lake Worth gets a welcome shot in the arm when one its prime restaurant locations, shuttered since Ouzo Blue went into the great beyond, is thriving once again with the debut of Fiorentina (707 Lake Ave., 561/588-9707).  Chef-propriet ... More >>

Recipe: Risotto with Shrimp, Preserved Lemon, Asparagus and Pea

​If you have a lemon, you make lemonade.  If you have a preserved lemon, you can make just about any damn thing taste a little more interesting. Except lemonade. That would really suck.  Preserved lemons are a staple of Moroccan cooking, basically just lemons stuffed in a jar with lots o ... More >>

Among a Crowd of Italian Restaurants, Caruso Stands Out

​If you have a lemon, you make lemonade.  If you have a preserved lemon, you can make just about any damn thing taste a little more interesting. Except lemonade. That would really suck.  Preserved lemons are a staple of Moroccan cooking, basically just lemons stuffed in a jar with lots o ... More >>

Luigi's Opens on Clematis

​Clematis Street's challenge to Atlantic Avenue as Palm Beach's premier Restaurant Row calls and raises one more with the debut of Luigi's Italian Restaurant (118 Clematis St., 561-833-4456) in the former Cabana space a meatball's throw from West Palm's revitalized waterfront.  Proprietor Gle ... More >>

Top Chef Recap: Fuggedaboudit! Cooking Family Style At Rao's

NBC Universal Cheftestants​Last episode we had Marcel pack his knives after he led his team to defeat in restaurant wars.  Quickfire Round The Cheftestants walk into the kitchen to find Padma and Isaac Mizrahi. It's fashion week and Padma is plugging her jewelry line and Isaac is ha ... More >>

Q&A With Apicius Ristorante e Enoteca Owner Leopold Balestrieri

Nicole DannaApicius Ristorante e Enoteca Owner and Chef Leopold​Chef Leo Balestrieri is larger than life - and so is his new ristorante and enoteca, Apicius, in Lantana.His vision is unique, his dishes extravagant, his style flamboyant -- and his taste -- arguably incomparable. We sat down wi ... More >>

Vivo Partenza: Outrageously Pricey but Damned Good

Nicole DannaApicius Ristorante e Enoteca Owner and Chef Leopold​Chef Leo Balestrieri is larger than life - and so is his new ristorante and enoteca, Apicius, in Lantana.His vision is unique, his dishes extravagant, his style flamboyant -- and his taste -- arguably incomparable. We sat down wi ... More >>

Fiorentina in Lake Worth: It's the Small Plates That Shine at This Trendy Osteria

Nicole DannaApicius Ristorante e Enoteca Owner and Chef Leopold​Chef Leo Balestrieri is larger than life - and so is his new ristorante and enoteca, Apicius, in Lantana.His vision is unique, his dishes extravagant, his style flamboyant -- and his taste -- arguably incomparable. We sat down wi ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 76 -- Linguine Vongole From Il Bellagio

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 76: Linguine with White Wine Clam Sauce from BellagioNicole Danna​

100 Best Dishes: No. 43 -- Gelato Cup from Sonny's Gelato Café

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 43: Gelato Cup from Sonny's Gelato CaféTyler KromeFrom left to right: ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 40 -- Chivito From Cilantro's

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 40: Chivito From Cilantro'sCalling the chivito a mere sandwich is like ca ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 32 -- Vitello Tonnato From Apicius

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 32: Vitello Tonnato From Apicius For some reason, the best dishes of any ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 30 -- Frisee Salad With Egg From The Office

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 30: Frisee Salad with Egg from The Office In France, they call this ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: Tiramisu From Arturo's Ristorante

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 28: Tiramisu from Arturo's RistoranteHaving gone from obscurity to u ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 26 -- Chicken Rosario's From Rosario's Ristorante

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 26: Chicken Rosario's from Rosario's RistoranteIf you want to instan ... More >>

Davito's Italian Does West Boca

​Put chef Vito Raneri and front of the house maven David Acker together and you've got Davito's Italian Restaurant (19635 State Road 7, 561/482-2323), dishing all your familiar Southern Italian dishes in a piazza-like dark wood and marble space in West Boca Raton.  Raneri, for more than 20 ye ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 20 -- Bouillabaisse From Café de France

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 20: Bouillabaisse from Café de France There are reasons certain dis ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 14 -- Keste Pizza From Scuola Vecchia

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com. No. 14: Keste Pizza from Scuola Vecchia  Let's not beat around the ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 13 -- Tomato Bisque en Croute From Jimmy's Bistro

​As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 13: Tomato Bisque en Croute From Jimmy's BistroFew dishes out the ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 8 -- Truffle-Parmesan Fries From Il Mercato

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 8: Truffle-Parmesan Fries from Il Mercato The potato is a culinary c ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes -- No. 2: Gnocchi From Caruso Ristorante

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 2: Gnocchi from Caruso Ristorante Alchemy is the ancient "scien ... More >>

Guiseppe's Italian Sausage at Seminole Hard Rock Food Truck Roundup Tonight

Guiseppe's Italian Sausage is a taste of the Big Apple without the trip.​Is there anyone out there from New York?  If you are, you'll know that the San Gennaro Feast starts next week.  Taking up all of Little Italy and running into Chinatown in New York's southernmost reaches, The Feast ... More >>