Sette Bello

This Italian eatery in northern Fort Lauderdale serves ingredient-driven Italian fare in a romantic setting. Daily specials such as melting imported burrata cheese and diver scallops seared and served on the half shell are unburdened by excess, allowing their core flavors to sing. Imported pastas come topped with fresh pancetta and broccoli rabe, and hulking […]

Sicilian Oven

Coal-fired what? The Sicilian Oven, a partnership between Andrew Garavuso, an ex-Anthony’s Coal Fired pizza guy, and Ralph DiSalvo, whose family ran DiSalvo’s Pizzeria for years, uses two beautiful wood-burning ovens to cook its pies. Pizzas in this Coral Springs spot sport golden-brown crusts with a moderate amount of caramelized char along the lip. Because […]

Sicilian Oven

Coal-fired what? The Sicilian Oven, a partnership between Andrew Garavuso, an ex-Anthony’s Coal Fired pizza guy, and Ralph DiSalvo, whose family ran DiSalvo’s Pizzeria for years, uses two beautiful wood-burning ovens to cook its pies. Pizzas here sport golden-brown crusts with a moderate amount of caramelized char along the lip. Because they cook at a […]

Squiggy’s NY Style Pizza

The glass windows inside this Himmarshee staple showcase the cheesy haven inside, a long hallway with an elbow-height bar that tracks along the far wall — perfect for standing over and eating a slice. Expect silken cheese and a smooth, sweetish sauce that’s layered in just the right quantity. Also expect to burn the living […]

Times Square Pizza Parlor

As you eat your way through this maniacal world, exposing the recesses of your mind, you might condemn the budded tongue as a forgetful little muscle. Not so. It is a passionate appendage that betrays our animal lust for the simple things in life, and once it’s introduced to the unfathomably delicious slice at Times […]

Trattoria Bella Cibo

Executive chef Tommy Valdes sure knows how to shill – the CIA grad and author is nearly obsessed with getting on Food Network, a fact you’ll find plastered all over his Margate Italian restaurant. Hey, you can’t knock a guy for having lofty aspirations. His menu shares the same ambition, even if it sometimes comes […]