Food

Thanks to a credit card company, a husband-and-wife team in Lincolnshire is living a dream. In 1995, Antonella Granito was contacted by her credit card company. She had one month to use her airline points or she was going to lose them. Granito decided to take a two-week trip to Italy to visit her father’s family. It was on this trip to Campagna, Salerno, that she met her future husband, Nunzio Bottiglieri. “It was love at first sight,” says Granito. “After a two-week vacation, I came back to Chicago, took a leave of absence from my job with the Department …

Italians cannot live without their wine. It doesn’t matter if it’s red, white or prosecco, vino holds a place of honor at our table, whether we’re eating at home or dining out. According to the Wine Institute, more than 26 million bottles of wine are produced annually throughout the world. There’s nothing better than sitting down to dinner at a restaurant and being able to order your favorite bottle of wine. But how do restaurant owners and their wine buyers find that special bottle for their customers? Now, they can turn to Wine2Find.com. Launched earlier this year, Wine2Find.com has accomplished …

After spending 22 successful years in the restaurant business, why would anyone want to go into the “wings” business? “I wanted to do something different, and besides, everyone likes wings,” states Michael Pace. Pace has turned a popular snack into a delicacy, mastering the process along the way. In the process, he has created Wingboss, a fast food restaurant in Berwyn specializing in chicken wings. Each of his nine flavored sauces are original recipes Pace created based on his years of experience in food service. In 1990, Pace left the hectic and unstable world of the Board of Trade to …

“My daughter stopped growing when she was 9 years old,” recalls Luciano Libreri. “We didn’t know why and she had to go for tests. It came up she had Celiac disease.” Celiac disease is a digestive and autoimmune disorder that can damage the lining of the small intestine. Those with Celiac cannot consume gluten because it prevents the small intestine from absorbing nutrients from food. Gluten is found in wheat, barley, rye and possibly oats. Left untreated, Celiac disease can lead to serious long-term health problems. It’s also a disease that has helped put Da Luciano Pizza, Pasta and Catering …