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'What A Threesome:' Gordon Ramsay Tangles With NJ TikTok Influencers On 'Kitchen Nightmares' 'What A Threesome:' Gordon Ramsay Tangles With NJ TikTok Influencers On 'Kitchen Nightmares'
'What A Threesome:' Gordon Ramsay Tangles With NJ TikTok Influencers On 'Kitchen Nightmares' First, he battled with the Culinary Gangster.  On the Monday, Oct. 16 episode of "Kitchen Nightmares," Gordon Ramsay had to deal with the Gigante brothers and rescue their North Jersey restaurant at the same time. "Three brothers, (expletive) me," Ramsay said on Monday's episode. "What a threesome." Ramsay helped give Da Mimmo, an Italian restaurant in Dumont, a makeover — both aesthetic and culinary, while also whipping the Gigante brothers, known for their antics on TikTok, into shape. The pizzeria is the creation of mom Melissa and sons Vincent, Antonio and Vito Gigante, who opened th…
'Mob Wives' Star Gets Special Treatment At Bergen County Pork Store 'Mob Wives' Star Gets Special Treatment At Bergen County Pork Store
'Mob Wives' Star Gets Special Treatment At Bergen County Pork Store Ramona Rizzo's husband may have had a preference for making people sleep with the fishes, but she apparently prefers pork. Rizzo, who appeared on the VH1 "Mob Wives" for two seasons, visited J & S Pork Store in Lodi on Wednesday, Aug. 9 and had the time of her life. J & S Pork Store replaced the Visenti Brother Deli, located at the corner of Union Street and Woodside Avenue, in June. "[It] made me feel like I was eating my grandmother's food," Rizzo said. "Every item I had was simply delish and hands down he makes one of the best cannoli's I had in a long time with a special secre…
Hollywood Stars Get Taste Of NJ Pizza As Movie Films At Shuttered Elizabeth Restaurant Hollywood Stars Get Taste Of NJ Pizza As Movie Films At Shuttered Elizabeth Restaurant
Hollywood Stars Get Taste Of NJ Pizza As Movie Films At Shuttered Elizabeth Restaurant Hollywood stars are getting a taste of New Jersey pizza. Vince Vaughn and Drea de Matteo are among the actors in the independent movie "Nonna's," filming across parts of the Garden State and Staten Island. Last month, the crew was spotted on East 14th Street in Bayonne. This week, they're at the site of shuttered Italian restaurant Spirito's, in Elizabeth. The most important question: What are they noshing on? Pizza from Al Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza. The iconic pizzeria, which dates back to 1918, announced on social media they made a delivery to the set on Friday, June 23…
'No Pressure Alert': Owners Of North Jersey Pizzeria Hover Over Barstool's Portnoy 'No Pressure Alert': Owners Of North Jersey Pizzeria Hover Over Barstool's Portnoy
'No Pressure Alert': Owners Of North Jersey Pizzeria Hover Over Barstool's Portnoy The owner of a North Jersey pizzeria and his sons looked on as Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy sampled a slice. "No pressure alert," Barstool writers captioned the YouTube review. Portnoy popped into Garwood's Nola's Osteria & Pizza for his latest One Bite pizza review. Turns out he's been in town for part of a larger North Jersey blitz. The CEO rated the cheese pizza a 7.8. On the One Bite app, Nola's earned a 9.1. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nola’s Osteria and Pizza (@nolasgarwood) Located on North Avenue in Garwood…
Hearts Break As Iconic Jersey Shore Italian Restaurant Shutters Hearts Break As Iconic Jersey Shore Italian Restaurant Shutters
Hearts Break As Iconic Jersey Shore Italian Restaurant Shutters A beloved restaurant known as "the best Italian take-out at the Jersey Shore" is closing down after nearly 70 years. Popular sandwich shop Voltacos will close its doors on Sunday, Oct. 9, after serving the Jersey Shore in Ocean City since 1954, according to a statement made by the Taccarino family. The shop, which has been family owned for four generations, is rounding out it's 69th season of serving the community some of the best tasting Italian food in Ocean City. "Generations of our customers have crossed through our doors, with some now coming in with their grandchildren who they thems…
Popular Pizzeria Opens In Shuttered North Jersey Restaurant Popular Pizzeria Opens In Shuttered North Jersey Restaurant
Popular Pizzeria Opens In Shuttered North Jersey Restaurant A popular New Jersey pizzeria and Italian restaurant is opening a third outpost. Porta is replacing the Montclair Social Club on Bloomfield Avenue in Montclair, the eatery announced on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Porta Jersey City (@portajerseycity) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Porta Jersey City (@portajerseycity) Known for its Neapolitan pies, Porta has locations in Asbury Park and Jersey City.  Porta will be located at  499 Bloomfield Ave., and wi…
Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor
Firefighters Douse Smoky Oven Blaze At Bergen-Based Italian Food Distributor Firefighters doused a smoky commercial oven blaze at an Italian food distributor's plant in East Rutherford. Damage was contained to the one oven in a 30-by-30-foot room at MamaMancini's on Branca Road off Route 17 near the Meadowlands after the fire broke out shortly before 8 a.m. -- although the heat melted the strip-door curtains. No injuries were reported. "A swift response by our members helped with keeping the fire contained," the East Rutherford Fire Department said in a social media post. "The fire went to two alarms for manpower relief." MamaMancini's markets and distribute pre-p…