A visit to Nino's in Wyomissing for homemade Italian comfort food, including lasagna and baked ziti.

In a Berks County Eats first, we are doing the cooking - making gnocchi during our lesson at the Culinary Classroom.

Gino's Cafe is among the many great options for Italian food in Berks County. We tried the Chef tortellini, baked ziti and lasagna, and enjoyed it all.

On my first visit to Russo Gourmet Foods Market, I am blown away by the market selections and their Sicilian pizza.

Our #NationalPizzaMonth celebration continues with a visit to Blue Marsh Italian Restaurant to try their margherita pizza.

We made a return visit to Salute Ristorante Italiano, via Dante's 900. It was an evening of highs (potato ravioli with duck ragu) and lows at a restaurant we loved on our last visit three years ago.

The third restaurant in the location in three years, Juliana's marks the return of Chef Gianluca to Berks County and to the former Basil in Fritztown.

Anticipation for a new restaurant is one thing. Anticipation for the reopening of a restaurant - especially one that had been closed for more than two years - is another. After a 29-month rebuilding process, we visit Calabria Italian Restaurant to see what all the excitement is about.

Continuing our #NationalPizzaMonth tour, Berks County Eats visits Paolo's Restaurant & Bar, one of the largest and most popular Italian restaurants in Berks.

A year and a half after visiting its sister restaurant (Vincenzo's), we make the shorter trip to Mimmo's for another Italian feast.

One of my new regular spots, Julie joins me for an official visit to La Cantina for a taste of their classic Italian dinners.

In celebration of Julie's birthday, we went in search of a memorable meal, and found it at Folino Estate Vineyards and Winery.