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Italian Food and Cooking

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Nutella Mascarpone, Let's Bone ... After Brunch at Cane Rosso.

    Ricotta pancakes. Nutella mascarpone. Berries. Pancetta. Face. ​Saturday, Cane Rosso served brunch. Not really that big of a deal, right? WRONG, DUMMY! Look with your eyeballs at this menu!! Ricotta pancakes!! Biscuits and gravy! Braised pork hash! Nutella pizza!! This brunch menu offers every sin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Paciugo Gelato & Caffè Puts Out the Pumpkin

    ​A round of cupcake roulette, wherein a pill of cyanide is hidden in one of a dozen cupcakes, is preferable to clothes shopping, doubly so when the shopping is for a wedding, and I'm sent out on a solo mission to "Find the perfect tie. But not too perfect; that's expensive." The aromatic typh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    100 Favorite Dishes: Bruschetta at Bolsa

    ​To celebrate Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, available this week, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Sloppy Seconds Returns to City of Ate

    City of Aters, this week we are bringing back an old feature that our former web editor-turned-staff writer, Patrick Michels, used to do every Friday afternoon. It's an end of the week wrap-up of sorts featuring restaurant reviews and City of Ate highlights. This time around we decided to include ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Fino's Italian Bistro May be Good for What Ails You

    ​Neighborhood gems add sparkle to any part of town. Of course, I'm referring to the restaurants and bars that make anyplace in the metroplex special. Many of these places have gained fans outside their area, but denizens of the neighborhood cherish them as uniquely theirs, welcome havens of res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Nicola's: As Classy As All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Can Be

    Though the idea sounds like it's lifted straight from The Olive Garden, chances are the endless tableside hand-made pastas offered at Nicola's Ristorante Italiano for "Pasta Amore" are a little more palatable than those of the chain pseudo-Italian restaurant. And at $19.95 a head, it had better be.I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    10 Questions: Lidia Bastianich

    She arrived in New York at the age of 12 in 1958. Half a century later, she's a cooking icon with five cookbooks, four television series and six restaurants to her name.Bastianich's most recent PBS cooking show, Lidia's Italy, is such a hit in Dallas that she's frequently asked to help with loca ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 19, 2007

    Old Dog, New Tricks

    A new regime brings changes to the Mansion, some good, some not.

  • Dining

    May 20, 2004

    Avant-Gorge

    Cafe Modern is a comfortable respite from modern art

  • Dining

    April 1, 2004

    Dial Tone Deaf

    Rino's Ristorante isn't worth the trip

  • Calendar

    April 17, 2003

    Bang a Drum

    Wine & Food Fest kicks off with a Big Night

  • Dining

    March 20, 2003

    Nautical Garble

    J. Pier explores the nautical side of Terrell

  • Best of Dallas

    September 26, 2002

    Best Ice Cream

    Paciugo Gelato

  • Dining

    August 15, 2002

    Penne Earned

    Alberto Lombardi's latest eatery is everything a neighborhood could hope for

  • Dining

    July 18, 2002

    Down-home

    Café Italia hits some rough spots, but it just might have some potential buried under the bumps

  • Dining

    April 11, 2002

    Spanish Eye

    Tarantino restaurant to open in Main Street building

  • Dining

    November 29, 2001

    Ersatz Italian

    Timpano calls itself Italian, but that's just a lot of mortadella

  • Dining

    May 31, 2001

    The Whole Boot

    Eccolo rises from the asphalt

  • Dining

    May 17, 2001

    Double Vision

    It's hard to make a mistake when choosing between Arcodoro or Pomodoro

  • Dining

    April 19, 2001

    Middle-Class Italian

    A circular drive and fountains aren't the only amusements at Ruggeri's new digs

  • Dining

    February 8, 2001

    Killer Fish

    Put some of this delicious fish in your jaws.

  • Best of Dallas

    September 21, 2000

    Best quail

    Il Solé Restaurant & Wine Bar

  • Dining

    August 31, 2000

    Italian Surprise

    Raneri's does the Big I

  • Dining

    July 13, 2000

    Grub trees

    Carrabba's Italian Grill sheds the chain stigma

  • Dining

    May 4, 2000

    Ciao, baby

    Marco Italian makes an "easy supper"

  • Dining

    May 4, 2000

    Bite this

    Mangia e Bevi has good little mouthfuls

  • Dining

    April 13, 2000

    Stumble onto it

    Salve! proves Dallas can do Italian

  • Dining

    July 22, 1999

    Zestless Italian

    Alfredo may have brought his two loves under one roof, but there's no passion in his pasta

  • Dining

    December 3, 1998

    Rawhide Italian

    Antonio Ristorante revels in successful simplicity

  • Dining

    April 30, 1998

    Slipping and sliding

    Enjoy the skaters, avoid the food at Pearl Street Bistro

  • Dining

    April 9, 1998

    Custer's grand stand

    Chef Danielle Custer pushes the culinary envelope with Laurels

  • Dining

    December 18, 1997

    Pooped-out pony

    Palomino blows its wad on style, forgets food

  • Dining

    August 21, 1997

    More bang for the Lira

    La Dolce Vita steeps penny-pinching in romance and taste

  • Dining

    February 27, 1997

    Our way

    Modo Mio offers its Italian unadorned but not unappreciated

  • Dining

    January 2, 1997

    Seagoing Italian

    At Lombardi Mare, one of Dallas' top restaurateurs explores uncharted waters

  • Dining

    December 5, 1996

    Hot Dish

    At Lombardi Mare, one of Dallas' top restaurateurs explores uncharted waters

  • Dining

    November 28, 1996

    The big, bad night

    When the chips are down, Pietro's knows art doesn't stand a chance against clichd Italian

  • Dining

    October 17, 1996

    Just OK

    Perennial people's choice Al Dente is Dallas' Best Pretty Good Italian

  • Dining

    October 3, 1996

    No fizz

    Bellini's follows the rules--unfortunately

  • Dining

    September 19, 1996

    Short ciao line

    Dallas has yet to grow good Italian dining

  • Dining

    August 15, 1996

    Hot Dish

    Dallas has yet to grow good Italian dining

  • Dining

    August 8, 1996

    Ill-kept secret

    Giuliana's has great Italian. Pass it on.

  • Dining

    July 18, 1996

    Star-struck

    The celebrity servers stumble at Toscana

  • Dining

    February 15, 1996

    Bread and circus

    Despite upscale pretensions, Eatzi's aims for a lowbrow market. Will it fly?

  • Dining

    February 1, 1996

    Flip-ing out

    Many things to many people, Flip's remains one of a kind

  • Dining

    December 14, 1995

    Love story

    Amore will exceed your expectations for Park Cities Italian

  • Dining

    November 9, 1995

    Pasta perfect, service prego

    Momo's carries on the tradition of the surly waiter

  • Dining

    September 7, 1995

    The pizzas of summer

    Frantoni's fresh basil pie makes the season worth living through

  • Dining

    August 10, 1995

    Northern Italian

    Ferrari's, now in North Dallas, bakes a beautiful pizza

  • Dining

    May 18, 1995

    Perfection in the round

    At Ciao Bella, success comes in the shape of a meatball

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