Even as recently as 50 years ago, the term "Italian restaurant" conjured images of red and white checkered tablecloths, carafes of middling chianti, and a red sauce-heavy menu with classics like ...

Even as recently as 50 years ago, the phrase “Italian restaurant” conjured images of red and white checkered tablecloths, carafes of middling Chianti, and a red sauce-heavy menu with classics ...

Maybe it’s a nod to simpler times or grandmacore at its peak, but draping on a tablecloth can make Tuesday takeout feel ...

There’s something incredibly comforting and nostalgic about a bowl of spaghetti and meatballs served on a red checkered ... Italian box, with throwback photos of movie stars, white tablecloths ...

“Enjoy,” he said, placing a plate of perfectly dressed Caesar salad greens on a red-and-white checkered tablecloth ... is a monster mash of 1980s Italian fine dining in a rustic 140-year ...

For many people, the quintessential local Italian American restaurant—complete with its red-and-white checkered tablecloths, pour bottles of olive oil, parmesan cheese shakers, cute little jars ...

“Stewed beans with chiles and a really crusty, delicious ciabatta — that’s the essence of country Italian cooking,” Zepeda ...

It’s not Italian food ... Little Italy night (it’s a new monthly series) complete with red-and-white checkered tablecloths; giant pepper grinders; dim lighting; straw-laced chianti bottles ...

For many people, the quintessential local Italian American restaurant—complete with its red-and-white checkered tablecloths, pour bottles of olive oil, parmesan cheese shakers, cute little jars ...

For many people, the quintessential local Italian American restaurant—complete with its red-and-white checkered tablecloths, pour bottles of olive oil, parmesan cheese shakers, cute little jars ...