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Italian Food and Cooking

  • Dining

    March 26, 2009

    DiTerra’s Urban Italian

    It's always wise to eat where waiters eat

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2007
  • Dining

    February 20, 2003

    Boot Scootin'

    Why is Italian food so popular?

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    10 Questions: Paula Lambert

    She opened the Mozzarella Company way back in 1982, after returning from Italy frustrated--not at the city's lifestyle or our inability to gesture frantically while holding normal conversation, but at the shortage of good, fresh cheese. Back then Lambert's fledgling company produced no more than 10 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Short Orders: Taverna

    Taverna3210 Armstrong Ave.214-520-9933You can imagine Europe from a table inside Taverna, especially on a dim and sputtering March evening. The drafty windows, the clicking of rain, the homey clutter--it's like you've drifted somehow into an old world cafe...until Uptown boy walks in.He saw fit to c ... More >>

  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002

    Best Place To Get Real Mozzarella

    The Mozzarella Company

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Short Orders: Andiamo

    Andiamo4151 Belt LineAddison972-233-1515Andiamo is the dining equivalent of television's Life on Mars or Ashes to Ashes--an unexpected and momentarily confusing step back in time. The decor probably hasn't changed at all since the place opened in 1990. The menu includes staid, old-school dishes like ... More >>

  • Best of Dallas

    September 25, 2003

    Best Mozzarella

    Mozzarella Company

  • Dining

    February 26, 2009
  • Dining

    February 19, 2009
  • Dining

    December 18, 2008
  • Dining

    July 3, 2008

    Bull Ring

    Mozzarella Company

  • Dining

    May 8, 2008
  • Dining

    May 1, 2008

    Review: Villa-O

    The "O" is for original and organic.

  • Dining

    April 10, 2008

    Review: Nonna

    Clean, minimalist, delicious and sort of Italian

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2008

    Hey Nonna Nancy

    Harmon Jenkins gives us a taste

  • Dining

    April 5, 2007

    Doing Izzy

    Isabella is North Texas Italian boilerplate--with a few twists

  • News

    July 26, 2007

    Off the Mark|Big D, Little D

    Isabella is North Texas Italian boilerplate--with a few twists

  • Calendar

    May 31, 2007

    Eating for the Kids

    Isabella is North Texas Italian boilerplate--with a few twists

  • Dining

    July 12, 2007

    Do It Yourself

    For food like this, you might as well stay home

  • Dining

    October 26, 2006

    No Masterpiece

    Grotto serves typical Dallas Italian. Too bad.

  • Dining

    September 28, 2006

    Dough Mine

    Fossil fuel makes for delicious pies

  • Dining

    July 20, 2006

    Head East

    Alessio's is Euro-friendly

  • Dining

    June 8, 2006

    Dining's a Bitch

    Beach-Aye, the Navel-Gazer

  • Dining

    April 27, 2006

    Very Little Italy

    Bravo Italia offers nothing offensive, nothing spectacular

  • Dining

    September 15, 2005

    Middle of the Boot

    Compelling Italian surprises at Riccardi's

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2005

    Kowtow to Cacao

    Chocoholics unite at Gourmet Showcase 2005

  • Dining

    May 5, 2005

    Sweet Nothings

    With no guiding principle, the food wanders at Dolce Oliva

  • Dining

    March 10, 2005

    Eclectic Boogaloo

    At Tutto Eclectic Italian, the menu doesn't fail to seduce, but the food falls flat on delivery

  • Dining

    February 10, 2005

    Baring All

    Time will tell if Daniele Osteria will leave its mark on Italian dining in Dallas

  • Dining

    November 18, 2004

    Risotto Fix

    Taverna may be loud, but its menu is silent lucidity

  • Dining

    November 4, 2004

    Mouth Jump

    What's in a name? At Saltimbocca's!, it's the best dish on the menu.

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Urban Cheesemaker

    The Mozzarella Co.

  • Best of Dallas

    October 14, 2004

    Best Appetizer

    Risotto cake at Café Modern

  • Dining

    February 26, 2004

    Where's the Boot?

    Vino & Basso needs to merge its split personality

  • Dining

    August 14, 2003

    Drip Dry

    Mi Piaci is a still-fresh classic

  • Dining

    October 10, 2002

    Italian Sleeper

    Venezia is a downscale cafe with an upscale touch

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Short Orders: Sweet Basil

    Sweet Basil17610 Midway972-733-1500Sometimes your expectations, well...Let's just say that from the outside, Sweet Basil resembles some kind of candy shop, what with the brightly striped awning and cute name.The only hints of its true nature--apart from the "Italian Cafe" printed on the awning--is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Veggie Guy: Vapiano

    ​Funny how Vapiano, the German-based fast-casual restaurant in Mockingbird Station, actually feels like Germany. Maybe it's the color scheme--a little like the Nutelleria in Frankfurt--or maybe it's the fact that the system here is so foreign, and words sorta get lost in translation. As Date an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Short Orders: Bene Bene

    ​Bene Bene4727 Frankford972-267-2363Old school Italian joints dot the area's northern reaches. Don't know why, really--but if you want typical lasagna, chicken parmigiana, bruschetta with nothing fancier than garlic and basil, or any other dish common to Italian restaurants up through the 1980s, y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Appetite For Instruction: Smoked Salmon Bruschetta

    Recipe Demonstrated by Chef Chris Hughes of Tre Amici Prime Steakhouse & Seafood ​It's a new year, and you know what that means: time for resolutions. People are signing documents for a new gym membership, throwing away their cartons of Marlboro Reds and eating more greens and less deep-frie ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 8, 2010

    Urbano Cafe: A Delightful Treat in a Plain Brown Wrapper

    Recipe Demonstrated by Chef Chris Hughes of Tre Amici Prime Steakhouse & Seafood ​It's a new year, and you know what that means: time for resolutions. People are signing documents for a new gym membership, throwing away their cartons of Marlboro Reds and eating more greens and less deep-frie ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 22, 2010

    Arcodoro & Pomodoro Goes Fancy, but the Fundamental Remain Solid

    Recipe Demonstrated by Chef Chris Hughes of Tre Amici Prime Steakhouse & Seafood ​It's a new year, and you know what that means: time for resolutions. People are signing documents for a new gym membership, throwing away their cartons of Marlboro Reds and eating more greens and less deep-frie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Mozzarella Company: Pick up some Texas-made cheese that's totally makeout-worthy.

    Alice Laussade​Mozzarella Company 2944 Elm St. 214-741-4072 Try: Prosciutto Mozzarella Roll I spent my Memorial Day just like everybody else: First I woke up and kissed the soil, high-fived my freedom and gave big ups to all the soldiers past and present who have fought to keep this country so g ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 24, 2010

    Ristorante Nicola: Great Place to Party, Not-So-Great Place to Dine.

    Alice Laussade​Mozzarella Company 2944 Elm St. 214-741-4072 Try: Prosciutto Mozzarella Roll I spent my Memorial Day just like everybody else: First I woke up and kissed the soil, high-fived my freedom and gave big ups to all the soldiers past and present who have fought to keep this country so g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Casey Thompson's Pasta With Grass-fed Beef: Maybe it's Time to Rethink That Holiday Turkey

    ​In the third part of our visit with Casey Thompson, Top Chef star, former executive chef at Shinsei and current chef at Fort Worth's Brownstone, Thompson shares a recipe for a beefy pasta dish. For parts 1 and 2 of our interview with Thompson, go here and here. Pasta and Grass-fed Beef

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Chef Daniele Puleo on Surfing Trends
    While Staying True to Heart

    Daniele Puleo​Chef Daniele Puleo and his fiancée are having dinner when we arrive at Daniele Osteria. When I called to let him know we're stuck in traffic, he tells me to take my time. "We'll go ahead and order," he says. I don't know who he's talking about at the time. But I am nervous to di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Walk the Wok Goes Bicoastal for NYC and LA Food Trends

    Eataly's pastry shop​While everyone was enduring the Super Bowl pains here in Dallas, I was away in NYC and LA for work. Despite braving a blizzard and juggling time zones, I ate well. Both food scenes were predictably different. I ate rich, fatty foods in the NYC winter blast, while in LA, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Bitchin' Cook Nadia Giosia Sexes Up the Kitchen

    ​It only took me seven seconds to fall for Nadia Giosia -- a.k.a.Nadia G., the fully-functional nutso charmer on her grunge-named Cooking Channel show, Bitchin' Kitchen. In those vital 7 seconds of Nadia G.'s promotional sound-bites, I was hooked: "If you were to ask me whether I'd rather make ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 29, 2011

    At Zio Cecio, Priced Out Until the Pasta

    High-priced dishes obscure the cooking at Zio Cecio -- until the pasta comes.

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