An Evening With Lidia Bastianich at Eataly Boston
Mark your calendars: Chef Lidia Bastianich is coming to Eataly Boston! Join us in our marketplace from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 3rd, where Chef Lidia will be available for a meet & greet with pre-signed copies of her newest book: Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan, And a Bowl. What better Valentine's Day gift to give to the chef in your life tha...
Newport-based Italian cheesemonger hopes to become a new culinary community hub
While Newport Creamery’s former location at Bellevue Gardens closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the space’s dairy origins live on as Luca Mignogna and wife Christina renovate it into a traditional Italian cheese shop. “I’d like to bring possibilities into Newport that you can only get in Italy, in the countryside,” Luca Mignogna said. “We want to...
Northern Fairfield County Italian Eatery With 'Classic' Pizza Draws Customers From Near, Far
If your belly is calling for pizza and you are the adventurous type and like a little something different on your pie, then you might want to check out one of Fairfield County's favorite wood-fired pizza places. 850 Degrees Wood Fired Pizza in Ridgefield is gaining high marks for their inventive pizza selection -- also offered gluten-free -- and fo...
Toscanini’s Has Made Its Triumphant Return to Central Square
In Central Square’s Lafayette Square, ice cream icon Toscanini’s has made its triumphant return to its original space at 899 Main St. after four years, following the redevelopment of the building into the boutique hotel 907 Main. “Same beloved space, same small-batch ice cream,” says the popular shop, “but this time with a selfie wall!” It’s curren...
The Massachusetts Restaurant With Italian Roots That Date Back To 1931
Ciao! It’s no secret that Boston’s North End is the place to be for excellent Italian food. It is the Little Italy of Massachusetts after all! Dating all the way back to 1931, Cantina Italiana is the oldest restaurant in the area. If you’re in the mood for some incredible food at a historic Italian restaurant in Massachusetts, you have to come here...
New Italian-style pizzeria opens in Hopedale with martini bar to come
In a region of thick-crusted Greek pizzas, the patience of five friends who have long been hungry for a slice of traditional Italian-style pizza had worn thin. To satisfy their cravings, they opened their own restaurant. “You can’t get a good Italian pizza anywhere,” said Mike Deloia, one of Hopedale Pizza Market's five co-owners. Most places in...
New American food with Italian twist: 101 Grille opens at Seacoast United Sports Complex
Rebecca Moniz and her husband Timothy are the new owners of the restaurant space inside the Seacoast United Sports Complex. The couple recently opened The 101 Grille and customer by customer, they're building another dining option for the area, in an unlikely setting. The restaurant takes over the space in the indoor sports complex formerly occupie...
Libby’s Italian Pastry Shop in New Haven announces new, modern renovation complete
New Haven has plenty to offer, including incredible restaurants. One of the city’s staples recently got a long-awaited facelift. Liberato and Guiseppina Dell’Amura opened Libby’s Italian Pastry Shop on Wooster Street way back in 1922. It’s still family-owned, four generations strong now, and ready to celebrate 100 years. “We keep everything the sam...
The Maine Restaurant With Italian Roots That Date Back To The 1960s
Has there ever been a better place to eat than right here in Maine? We say no, and that’s why we’re always on the lookout for spots to recommend to friends and family. There’s certainly no shortage of great spots, but we especially love the ones that come with an impressive decades-long heritage. This spot in Portland is a great option! Sitting in...
Pearl Street Pizza to Open in Barre’s AR Market
When Stefano Coppola and Wilson Ballantyne purchased a light blue, handmade Stefano Ferrara Forni brick oven in April, they put it in storage. Although the two New England Culinary Institute grads had toyed with the idea of opening a pizza business for years, they didn't have a location in mind. "We both wanted to do it in Barre," said Coppola, who...
Bar Volpe Is an Ode to Southern Italy, From Sardinian Pasta to Sicilian Fritti Misti
If there’s one dish that embodies the philosophy of Bar Volpe, South Boston’s new southern Italian restaurant and pasta shop from chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz, it’s the culurgiones, Sardinian stuffed pasta with an intricate seam. It’s all about simplicity on the surface — four plump pockets of dough sit in tomato sauce — but lots of effort...
Where to find Feasts of the Seven Fishes in Boston this year
Known as La Vigilia (the vigil) in southern Italy, the Feast of the Seven Fishes is a classically Italian way to celebrate Christmas Eve, first introduced to the northeast in the late 1800s by Italian immigrants. The meal’s roots come, ironically, from fasting. Catholic tradition dictates meatless fasts before major holidays — but in the American w...