If I were to create my personal Mt. Rushmore of my favorite cuisines, Italian food would be on there. Right next to Abraham Lincoln. There’s just something about how Italian food combines meat, carbs, and cheese that’s so… bella! You’ve come to the right place. I am a Grand Rapids native and have been eating … Read more
Mangiamo! Who doesn’t love Italian food? There truly is something for everyone- pizza, pasta, salad, seafood! In case you haven’t heard, Cleveland has an amazing Italian restaurant scene. With a large Italian population dating back hundreds of years, we have no shortage of delicious, fun, and eclectic Italian spots for all east AND west siders. … Read more
Let’s be real: ain’t nothing in this world like Italian cuisine. It’s comforting, warm, filling, and, best of all, extremely cheesy. Wichita is home to a multitude of fabulous Italian restaurants, ranging from traditional to modernized fare. So, whether you’re feeling an authentic cacio e pepe or something more experimental, there’s a seat for you … Read more
As St. Louis’s staple food, there’s a reason that the locals (myself included) go nuts over toasted ravioli. If you aren’t from the St. Louis area, you might be wondering, what exactly is toasted ravioli? “T-ravs,” as we locals call them, are made of breaded and fried ravioli, usually filled with ground beef, topped with … Read more
New York has Little Italy, and San Francisco has North Beach, but The Hill in St. Louis might be the best-preserved Italian neighborhood of them all. The Hill isn’t just a tourist attraction either, but a real neighborhood with its own character. While The Hill abounds in small Italian-owned businesses and quiet residential streets that … Read more
I spent a summer in college “studying” abroad, and I think that’s when my obsession with Italian food began. (I’ll be honest- as I ate my way through Italy, sampling pizza, pasta, gelato, and cannolis any chance I could get, I was doing way more eating than studying.) Lucky for me, St. Louis is home … Read more