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Aielli Group rolls out summer specials

Summer specials abound at Aielli Group restaurants in Naples. New offerings include an oyster special at Sea Salt and BOGO Pasta Tuesday at Barbatella. Barbatella presents a three-course dinner summer special from 4-6 p.m. daily and from 4 p.m. to close on Wednesdays. The $29 special features a selection of Italian-inspired dishes crafted with fresh, regional ingredients. When two meals [ ] Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please login below or Subscribe today! Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password The post Aielli Group rolls out summer specials f

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Aielli Group rolls out summer specials

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McDonald's is serving fried apple pie again for America's 250th birthday

McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday.The company said Tuesday it’s bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They’ll be available at most U.S. restaurants for a limited time starting June 23.McDonald’s is one of several fast food companies offering semiquincentennial treats. Burger King recently debuted its Firecracker Cookie Pie, which has a sugar cookie crust and red, white and blue star-shaped sprinkles. Sonic is offering a red, white and blue slush float for $2.50. Hardee's has an iced Star-Spangled Biscuit with red and blue sprinkles.Here’s a look at McDonald’s fried apple pies by the numbers:— 1968: The year McDonald’s introduced both its fried apple pie and the Big Mac hamburger. Litton Cochran, a McDonald's franchisee in Tennessee, developed the rectangle-shaped pie, whch was served in a cardboard sleeve. 1968 was a momentous year that included the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis and Ro

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A taste of home, yerba mate is a shared bond for many World Cup fans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alongside their flags, jerseys and songs, fans at World Cup matches are bringing along their cups and straws to share a sip of yerba mate as they root on their national teams.The caffeinated beverage that is ubiquitous in some South American countries has spread alongside the multicultural appeal of soccer, including in the United States, where it’s become a drink of choice for star athletes on the pitch and off.When reigning World Cup winners Argentina arrived at their hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, fans were outside pouring and sharing yerba mate in gourd cups with metal bombillas, the straw that acts as a filter for the steeped leaves. At Cafe Corazon, one of the biggest importers of yerba mate in the Midwest, a line of fans wearing sky blue-and-white striped jerseys was nearly out the door on Monday, the day before Argentina played their first match of the World Cup.“Our mate has been flying off the shelves,” said Dulcinea Herrera, one of the co-owners of C

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