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Pimento’s is something that has to be experienced. Chef Mario is a gregarious man who lives to make pizzas, driving an old bread-delivery van fitted with a wood-burning oven. The vehicle has a tidy little kitchen where he preps stuff, as the oven — which needs more than 12 to 18 hours to warm [...]
The chef behind Pulcinella — purveyor of thin-crust Neopolitan pizza — has returned to his roots with Dolce Sapori, an almost speakeasy-like second floor with a red glow and private booths. Chef Domenic Tudda actually grew up on this upper floor, above Stromboli’s run by his family. Most people who’ve tried Pulcinella either love it or [...] I may be a small, Asian woman, but I often have the appetite of a large football player. So Spolumbo’s pork cutlet on a kaiser ($8.50) is right up my alley. Spolumbo’s was started by three former Calgary Stampeder players. They know how to feed people. The Inglewood deli is always busy, and they do [...]
The affable manager of Bonterra Trattoria, John, delights in telling the story of how Brad Pitt dined at his Italian restaurant, then returned a few days later with Angelina Jolie — “Ang” as she introduced herself — and their entourage in the summer of 2005. (Pitt was in the area filming the Assassination of [...]
Lina’s Italian Market is a great place to shop for Italian groceries, deli meats, cheese, sausages, herbs, and cool imported kitchen gadgets. But the cafe area in the front is a delicious and economical place to stop too for a quick bite. Pick from a line of fresh, dinner-plate size pizzas and rows of panini, [...]
Terroni has been open on Queen West since 1992, first selling imported Italian supplies and mortadella, and then expanding into pizzas and pasta. Now there are two other locations in Toronto and one in Los Angeles. There’s no secret behind its success, just tasty traditional southern Italian food at reasonable prices. We were famished at [...] Jason gives me the same birthday present every year which I love. He takes me to dinner at the restaurant of my choice and this year, I picked Capo. I’ve been dying to go back since my first visit for lunch. But no camera this time. I owe Jason at least one meal a year where [...] My new home of Calgary and I have been flirting, that early stage of all new relationships, where everything is unknown and exhilarating. The heady adventure of trying the city’s restaurants, tasting what it has to offer. But inevitably come the questions. Is this just a fling? Is fine dining here only steakhouses and seared [...] |
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