A Trattoria Il Panino Alum Debuts a Glitzy Italian Restaurant in Downtown Boston
Downtown Boston has gained another Italian restaurant in the form of Joia, a glittery new restaurant and lounge inside downtown Boston’s Harborside Inn from Gianmarco Rinaldi, a former manager at popular North End spot Trattoria Il Panino. At Joia, Rinaldi has lined up Italian classics on the menu set against the backdrop of an opulent, gilded dini...
8 Can’t-Miss Old-School Italian Eateries In Boston’s North End — The City’s Oldest Immigrant Neighborhood
Boston is well-known for its vibrant and ever-evolving culinary scene, with new chefs and new openings making headlines on the regular, but it’s the city’s oldest neighborhood, the North End, that is its most food-centric. Settled in the 1630s, the single-square-mile neighborhood is a study of 5 centuries of architectural development, from the circ...
Dining Review: Al Forno in Providence
There are plenty of icons that represent the quirky side of Rhode Island: sweet caffeine-spiked milk, a massive termite on the interstate, platters of deep-fried squid punctuated by banana peppers. But it was Al Forno, forty-three years ago, that told a different story of this small state: one that was deeply rooted in the arts and which made an im...
Sandwich Obsessed: the Best Italian Subs on the North Shore of Boston
After 15 years of thinking only about bikes, riding, training, and European cycling adventures (I’m the founder of Peloton Magazine and the Editorial Director of the Road/Gravel Cycling Group at Outside, Inc.), I’ve come to a point where I just want to focus on one thing: sandwiches. Given my love of Italy, the most direct course to feed this newfo...
Alfredo’s Deli celebrates 25 years on Water Street in Torrington
Alfredo’s Deli was bustling at lunchtime on a recent Thursday, dozens of new and regular customers enjoying cake and other treats served by sisters Joanne Beyus and Marie Stoecker, who manage the business. “It was my dream to open up my own store when I was 25,” said Alfredo Viscariello, brother of Beyus and Stoecker, taking a break from stocking...
From Federal Hill to South County: The best Italian restaurants across RI
Looking for an Italian restaurant in Rhode Island? Do you want red sauce, homestyle, freestyle, inexpensive or fine dining? Should it be a ristorante or a pizzeria? Is Federal Hill the only place to find the best? When it comes to Italian dining, there are so many questions. But there shouldn't be. Rhode Island is blessed with many and all told, th...
Sal E Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro Celebrates 18 Years Serving Community
In 2023, Sal e Pepe is celebrating its 18th year serving the greater Newtown Community. From the moment you enter Sal e Pepe and take one look around, the stage is set for a tasty good time: from the smiling hostess greeting patrons at the door to the friendly vibe of the guests seated in any of four dining areas, including the bar. To the right of...
Newport Food Scene: Sardella's celebrates 43 years of success with prices out of 1980
Forty-three years is a long time. That’s over four decades - a whole quadrennial (plus three). If 43 is your age, it means you're approaching the end of early middle age and moving towards your late middle ages. At 43, you are well-seasoned, but still in your prime. If you are 43, it means that Jimmy Carter was president when you were born. Gas at...
Everything Is Made Fresh Daily At CIAO! Pizza & Pasta In Massachusetts, And You Can Taste The Difference
When fresh ingredients are used in cooking, it’s hard not to taste the difference. And when things are made from scratch, well, they just taste better. If you’re looking for a from-scratch restaurant in Chelsea, Massachusetts, CIAO! Pizza & Pasta is the place to go for the freshest Italian food imaginable. CIAO! Pizza & Pasta first opened its doors...
Ciao Amici Opens in the Former Massimo's Ristorante Space in Wakefield
A new Italian restaurant has debuted in the northern suburbs of Boston, taking over the space that had been home to another Italian spot before it closed a few months ago. According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Ciao Amici is now open in Wakefield, moving into the former Massimo's Ristorante spac...
For Authentic Italian Food, Brookfield's Cibo is a Winner
I'm the last person in the world who should be doing food reviews. I do not consider myself a foodie, I don't stick my nose in my wine glass and I don't make sex noises when I eat. However, I felt compelled to tell everyone about the meal I had on Friday night (3/17/23). My wife Erica and I went to Cibo on Federal Road in Brookfield and had a great...
Time for pizzagaina: New Haven area restaurants celebrate Easter with Italian ham pie
Pizzagaina, also known as ham pie, is a delicacy Italian traditionalists will tell you is only to be made on Good Friday and eaten Easter weekend. Many will relay stories of doing this with their grandmothers growing up, and now doing it with their own children, nonna's recipe in tow. Some deem it acceptable to eat during Lent, and local Italian de...