Mangia Bene and Be Merry: Your Guide to Vecchia's December Cooking Classes! The scent of pine needles, the jingle of bells, and the irresistible aroma of rich Italian butter—December is a time for tradition, gathering, and, most importantly, extraordinary [...]
Meet the Menu: Quattro Stagioni Pizza – Four Seasons, One Oven I remember the first time I tried to explain the Quattro Stagioni concept to our staff. "It's not just a pizza with different toppings," I told them, gesturing [...]
The Perfect Meatball: A Chef's Obsession I watched my grandmother's hands for years before I dared to touch the meat myself. The way she folded the ingredients together—never squeezing, never packing—just coaxing them into a dance. Those Sunday mornings [...]
The Not-So-Secret Ingredient in Every Dish at Vecchia Pizzeria The Special Ingredient You Taste in Every Bite At Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato, we often get asked about our secret ingredient. What makes our Neapolitan-style pizzas so authentically delicious? Why [...]
The Mayor of Marinara – Why Chef Benard Tamburello Is Birmingham’s Favorite Culinary Celeb The scent of wood smoke and rich, simmering tomatoes often drifts through the air of Bluff Park, a tell-tale sign that you're near Vecchia [...]
From Flour to Feast: A Morning Making Pasta at Vecchia Who would have thought that a Saturday morning could whisk you away to Italy? Yet, that’s the magic that unfolds the moment you step through the doors of Vecchia [...]
An Evening to Remember: Hosting the Perfect Private Event at Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato The moment you step through the doors of Vecchia Pizzeria & Mercato in Birmingham, Alabama, you’re enveloped in an atmosphere that feels like home. The [...]
From the Brick Oven to the Open Flame: My Grilling Obsession Comes to Life Hey there, friends! It’s Chef Benard Tamburello, and today, I want to take you on a journey from my early days of grilling to the [...]
Throwing Dough & Taking Names: Inside a Vecchia Cooking Class Let’s be real—most cooking classes can feel as exciting as a soggy breadstick. But Vecchia Cooking Classes? They turn up the heat and bring the spice. Especially the Learn [...]