Customers can expect the vibe at White Tomato to be laidback and low-key. “Italian food is comfort food,” Calcagno said. “It’s like a big plate of pasta with your family. It’s not about ...

Maria Decker, mother of Blessings Family Restaurant co-owner Sean Willcoxcon, makes tomato sauce for her Italian dishes that ... Article continues below this ad It reopened Monday, about six ...

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Five-pound slices of lasagna at a Sicilian immigrant’s family restaurant ... 18 thick layers of pasta, tomato sauce and ground pork and beef still prepped by Giovanni Sr. each morning.

Growing up 90 minutes north of Chicago, I first discovered deep dish pizza as a teenager. It was thick, rich, ooey gooey, and ...

Olive Garden has a pretty big menu, and there are a lot of mistakes people can make when ordering there. These are some of ...

the curly-cue pasta tossed in the pan with a creamy tomato sauce and Italian meatballs made with beef from Royal Family Farms in Central Washington. The summer presented halibut with pesto butter ...

The staffer talked me into the light, tomato ... amid bright sauce and buttery Grande mozzarella. Homemade chicken soup (a counter-guy suggestion; I was going to go with Italian wedding) was ...

February's food competitions include the 2nd annual Southside Slamwich, the inaugural Sioux Empire Pizza Battle and taco contest Bite Sized Showdown.

In a pinch, you can use a baguette instead, or an Italian loaf, but maybe don’t tell Ian I told you that was OK. Once you have the right bread, decide if you want it dressed, and how. "Fully dressed” ...

There’s tons of seating both indoor and out, making this as family-friendly as pizza joints come. A Toscana pizza from Alino is topped with sausage, San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh buffalo ...

“A true home-cooked meal you’d get from a traditional Italian family,” raved an admirer ... Knotty pine walls, green booths, and the same tomato sauce “since the beginning,” co-owner ...