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2010-03-15 Food: Carmines is a secret worth revealing

Our friend, Lora, who had lived abroad, joined us for an evening of good Italian food. She met us under the big sign that read "Carmines" at 4:30 exactly - we were there for the early bird special on Friday night.

Carmines had become filled with people around 5:30 p. m. Many people had discovered what we now knew: Carmines served good, authentic Italian food in a calm, peaceful place. It was time to make room for others to enjoy their Friday evening dinner out.

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Carmines Italian Restaurant offers the taste, smell and feel of Italy - all at its location at Village Place Shopping Center on Jefferson Boulevard in Smithsburg.

2010-03-14 Toddler trapped in lolly machine after climbing in for sweets - Telegraph

Cohen Stone, 2, climbed inside the claw grabber machine in an Italian restaurant, where his mother, Kyra, 24, had brought him to celebrate a friends birthday.

Kyra, from Perth, in Western Australia, said: "I had been playing with him in the childrens area but took my eye off him for two minutes as the food arrived at our table.

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An Australian toddler was so determined to help himself to sweets from a lolly machine that he climbed through the tiny dispensing hatch, ending up imprisoned inside four walls of glass. - Claw machine candy machine lolly machine How about that News Topics News

2010-03-13 Staten Island restaurant review: Francescas Steakhouse and Italian Restaurant

STATEN ISLAND, NY -- On Richmond Road, one block west of New Dorp Lane, sits the recently opened Francescas Steak House and Italian Restaurant. Its menu of hearty Italian dishes and carnivorous grilled fare seemed perfectly suited to the damp grayness of late winter days. We settled in.

Appetizers and salads were predominately seafood, no complaint here, and two really impressed. Ahi Tuna Tartar, sushi grade as advertised, flavored with capers and lemon and protected by grilled asparagus spears, was delicious. As was Crab Cake, with lobster cream sauce and surrounded by roasted potato and vegetables.

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2010-03-12 Mama mia. There is some fine fare at Mama Rosa restaurant in Brecksville - Scoop du Jour: Local dining and bar reviews

Groups will enjoy picking at the colorful, beautifully presented antipasto platter (advertised for two, but plenty for four or more who plan to also eat a main course). Its a classic Italian sampling of marinated vegetables, thinly sliced meats, and Parmesan and ricotta cheeses, all topped with a small loaf of warm, freshly baked bread ( usd. 12. 95).

Is finding its footing in Brecksville and starting to attract customers with its fresh Italian offerings. The bill of fare here includes well-crafted Italian classics as well as inventive twists on traditional dishes.

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2010-03-10 In Australia, Italian vino outsells French The Australian

Maurizio Ugge, wine managing director with food and beverage importer Arquilla, attributes the growth to improvements in the quality of Italian wine over the past decade as well as the recent strength of the Australian dollar, which has made premium imported wines more affordable.

Tuscany winemaker Antonio Zaccheo said sales of Italian wines in Australia were once limited to Italian restaurants and drinkers of Italian origin, but as their tastes matured more mainstream drinkers were seeking new flavours.

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FRANCE might well be the first country that comes to mind when considering imported wine, but it seems Australian drinkers really prefer an Italian tipple. - Vino French Italian vino Tuscany

2010-03-08 Forget salad, WINE makes women slimmer Mail Online

The finding, from a long-term study of almost 20,000 women, suggests that the body processes the calories in alcohol differently to those in food.

It is thought that resveratrol, a plant chemical said to have abilities from extending life to burning off junk food, widens the blood vessels, boosting blood flow to the brain.

The finding suggests that calories from alcohol are processed differently to those in foods.

But it does help explain why French and Italian women seem to avoid piling on the pounds, despite routinely drinking wine with their meals.

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Women who enjoy a glass or two of wine a day put on less weight than those who stick to mineral water or soft drinks, research shows, with red wine particularly forgiving. - Forget salad WINE makes women slimmer

2010-03-07 Santa Caterina on Italys Amalfi Coast gives Ben Fogle a taste for the Mediterranean Mail Online

Marina and I were in food heaven. We devoured kilos of the soft, rich buffalo mozzarella for which this region is so famous. Marina, a party planner, recounted how one Londonbased client sent his private jet to Naples on a daily basis to bring back buckets of freshlymade mozzarella and we fantasised about doing the same.

I love dramatic coastlines, fresh food and fine wine, and so, shortly before I left for Antarctica on a two-month expedition, my wife Marina decided to introduce me to one of her favourite places: the Amalfi coast.

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Ben Fogles travels have taken him to most corners of the world. But, incredibly, he had never been to Italy. That was until his wife whisked him away to the Amalfi Coast. - Santa Caterina Italys Amalfi Coast gives Ben Fogle taste Mediterranean

2010-03-06 Chef Mark McEwan to open old-school Italian restaurant Fabbrica across from his supermarket - Posted Toronto

Construction for his Italian restaurant begins next week, directly across from his McEwan high-end supermarket in the Shops at Don Mills. His latest venture will be his fourth restaurant, launched from scratch, after the citys North 44, Bymark and ONE all this on top of his Food Network TV show

Chef Mark McEwan to open old-school Italian restaurant Fabbrica across from his supermarket

This is old-school Italian cooking. Were going back in time to the artisanal rules," he says.

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2010-03-05 Food politics: one country wages war on molecular gastronomy - Food and Drink, Life and Style - The Independent

An Italian news program, that the ban is in place to protect the health and safety of its citizens. Most of the food chemicals banned can be found in the line of "Texturas" products from Ferran Adri and agrave;, renowned molecular gastronomist and to some the "worlds greatest chef. " Adri and agrave;, who announced that his famous restaurant El Bulli will close in 2012, is no stranger to controversy over the health of his food. Jrg Zipprick, a German food critic and author of

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According to Italian food blog Caput Mundi Cibus, Francesca Martini, the undersecretary of the Italian Minister of Health, announced a new law that bans the use of the chemicals necessary for molecular gastronomy, including liquid nitrogen in all restaurants and prepared foods, excluding packaged foods.

2010-03-04 Tuscany: Italian classics served with care - NewsTimes

And Victor Dannin launched this restaurant in the summer of 2004, it immediately became popular not only because it served classic Italian comfort foods at reasonable prices, but also because it was one of the first in the area to offer dinner for two plus a bottle of wine for around usd. 30, Monday through Thursday.

But on to the food. My husband ordered Filet of Sole Francese and was still talking about how good it was a day after our dinner. The filet was first dipped in a light egg batter, then sauteed and served with a lemon-butter-white-wine sauce, which made the dish. It was light and oh, so tasty. Haricot vert were served with the fish. You can order pasta instead of a vegetable, if you wish.

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When Rocco Dileo and Victor Dannin launched this restaurant in the summer of 2004, it immediately became popular not only because it served classic Italian comfort foods at reasonable prices, but also because it was one of the first in the area to offer dinner for two plus a bottle of wine for around usd. 30, Monday through Thursday. Tuscanys new owners, Lucas Cambizaca and chef Wilson Sanchez, who