Italian
Rare Pasta Series At Le Virtu (Yeah, We Said ‘Rare Pasta’)
‘Rare’ as in ‘uncommon’. As in ‘not-just-another-plate-of-spaghetti-and-goddamn-meatballs’. Rare as in frascarell (a kind of Abruzze cous cous) and culurgiones from Sardinia–stuff that, even in this […]
Little Nonna’s in the New York Times
Ingrid Williams visits Little Nonna’s for the New York Times. The only flaw she finds is in the pricy wine list. [O]n a chilly evening in […]
Townsend Wentz Opening a Fairmount BYOB
Townsend Wentz, who already is working on taking over the former Sophia’s one East Passyunk is also looking to open an Italian BYOB at 23rd […]
Industry Night Is a Go at Amis
Tonight Joe Cicala of Le Virtu is joining forces with Amis for the Vetri Family’s monthly industry night. The industry night is at Amis this […]
Capogiro Gets Zoning Approval for Old City Cafe
Yesterday, Capogiro won zoning approval for their proposed cafe in Old City. The cafe will be on the first floor of 233 Chestnut Street, next […]
Le Virtu’s La Panarda in the Washington Post
The Washington Post was at the 40-course La Panarda dinner at Le Virtu. Check out Domenica Marchetti’s recap of chef Joe Cicala’s epic feast. La Panarda is […]
Karina’s Gets a New Address
Karina’s, which is making way for Brigantessa, the new concept from the Le Virtu crew, on East Passyunk isn’t moving far. The longtime South Philly […]
Brigantessa, a New Concept from Le Virtu
The Le Virtu crew of Francis Cratil Cretarola, Catherine Lee and Joe Cicala are opening their second restaurant on East Passyunk. Brigantessa will be a moderately-priced […]
Great Expectations: Pizzeria Vetri Reviewed
Trey Popp comes to Pizzeria Vetri with great expectations but too many of the pizzas literally flopped. The further away I got from the pizza menu, […]
Where We’re Eating: Pizzeria Vetri
If Pizzeria Vetri had opened five years ago, Marc Vetri’s Fairmount pizzeria might have been greeted with a parade on par with what the World Champion […]
Animated GIF: Rotolos at Pizzeria Vetri
Pizzeria Vetri’s rotolo has garnered fans right from the moment the Fairmount pizzeria opened. The rotolo is mortadella and ricotta wrapped up in pizza dough […]
Stella Rossa Sets Opening Date
Stella Rossa is replacing Square Peg at 10th and Walnut Streets. The 200-seat Italian bistro is the fourteenth restaurant for Dave Magrogan. The restaurant will […]
Mozzeria, A BYO Osteria Is Coming to Wayne
Pino DiMeo, who opened Pizzeria DiMeo in Andorra in 2012 is now opening Mozzeria, a BYOB osteria and wood-fired pizzeria in Wayne. DiMeo plans a […]
Where We’re Eating: Fraschetta
If I were opening an Italian restaurant, I probably wouldn’t give it a name that’s one letter away from a mid-range frozen pizza brand. But […]
Vetri Turns Fifteen and Dan Rubin Was There on Opening Night
Last night marked the fifteenth anniversary of Vetri. Marc Vetri’s eponymous restaurant has been praised far and wide since, but Vetri’s success was much less obvious fifteen years ago.
Check out Dan Rubin’s profile of Marc Vetri from that opening night.
Blood, sweat and dogged persistence [Philly.com]
Vetri [Official Site]