Month: May 2018

FORT LAUDERDALE: Valentino Cucina Italiana’s Guest Chef Series feat. Ricardo Chaneton

FORT LAUDERDALE: Valentino Cucina Italiana’s Guest Chef Series feat. Ricardo Chaneton

Valentino Cucina Italiana is regarded as one of the top restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Florida serving a cuisine that’s described as “innovative with a modern Italian twist” since opening in 2006. Chef-owner Giovanni Rocchio, who had trained at various restaurants in New York and Italy, has put together a […]

NEW YORK CITY: Popina– An Italian-Southern American Gem in Red Hook, Brooklyn

NEW YORK CITY: Popina– An Italian-Southern American Gem in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Red Hook in Brooklyn is probably best known for IKEA. But Popina, an Italian- Southern American restaurant by the waterfront established by Maialino (Union Square Hospitality Group) alums, chef Chris McDade and general manager James O’ Brien— is another reason to visit this rapidly gentrifying enclave. (If […]