The Best Little Cheese And Pasta Shop In New Hampshire Has Been Wowing Cheese Lovers Since 1980
Cheese lovers always know where to find the best cheese – from restaurants to cheese shops that have been around for decades. We’re quite fortunate to have several long-standing cheese shops in New Hampshire, where we can indulge in our cheese cravings. Angela’s Cheese and Pasta Shop in New Hampshire, for example, boasts an impressive collection of...
Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich talks about family and food before meeting fans in RI
It’s always such a delight to talk to celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich. She is infinitely relatable. Even though she has run restaurants and is partner in Eatalys across the world — she's all about family and home cooking. She's coming to Rhode Island this weekend where she will meet fans and sign her new cookbook Saturday, Dec. 11 from noon to 2 p....
‘We’re trying to bring something back’: Owners eye December opening for Trumbull Italian restaurant
When town officials first announced in January 2020 that the new Italian eatery Ecco was coming to town, it was pitched as an exciting piece of the renovation of Long Hill Green. But now, much of the new Long Hill Market is open for business, and Ecco is still dark. That won’t be the case for long, according to Dan Camporeale, a partner in Ecco. He...
Boston’s North End named a top US destination to visit, according to Fodor’s Travel’s ‘2022 Go List’
Boston’s North End is a top destination for 2022, according to Fodor’s Travel. The travel publication included the North End and three other New England locations in its 2022 Go List, which includes 49 of the best places across the U.S. to visit in 2022. “Older than the United States, Boston’s immigrant gateway fuses past and present through gastro...
Nonnie's Kitchen serving up homestyle Italian food in North Smithfield
A North Smithfield couple has fulfilled their longtime goal of opening Nonnie’s Kitchen, a new food truck specializing in homestyle Italian and American cuisine. Husband and wife team Chris and Nicole Piascik launched Nonnie’s Kitchen on Oct. 10. Chris Piascik said that opening a food truck was something they had been wanting to do for a long time...
Feast of the Seven Fishes returns to local restaurants
Beth Talarico was a little kid with an urgent question that needed a straight answer after her family’s annual schlep up to Erie to her Italian grandmother’s house for Christmas Eve dinner. “I'm like, ‘Dad, I gotta talk to you,’” she said. Then she dropped the bomb: “Why does gram’s spaghetti sauce taste [funny]?” Her father Joe laughed and explain...
Table Hoppin': Pizzeria Bruno brings authentic Italian-style pizza to Sutton
Pizzeria Bruno in Sutton run by two brothers originally from Italy is a hidden gem for pizza. Davide and Marcello Bruno, both of Sutton, opened Pizzeria Bruno on Galaxy Pass in August 2020, serving traditional Italian-style thin crust pizza cooked in a wood fired pizza oven that was built in Italy. Ingredients are imported from the country, every...
Pizzaiolo Mario LaPosta opens da LaPosta in Newton
Mario LaPosta has spent decades perfecting his pizza. The Connecticut-raised pizzaiolo started working at a pizzeria when he was 15, moving to Italy after college and apprenticing in Naples and Rome. He went on to become the executive chef at B&B Hospitality Group, which included the now-shuttered Babbo Pizzeria e Enoteca in the Seaport. After more...
Newly Opened Italian Restaurant Off To Strong Start In Fairfield County
Quartiere (pronounced kwa-ti-eeray) literally means neighborhood, and that is what the owners are attempting to create -- a neighborhood spot that is causal but elegant with good food and service. In addition to the good food, diners will also find a creative group of mixologists behind the bar that are busy mixing up some crazy inventive and tasty...
Pepe's Italian Restaurant moves to Shrewsbury Street, opens Thursday
Pepe's Italian Restaurant will open at its new location on Shrewsbury Street Thursday. The restaurant closed at 274 Franklin St. Oct. 2 and for months has been posting updates depicting work inside their new restaurant at 179 Shrewsbury St. The new location is slated to open at 4 p.m. Thursday. The Shrewsbury Street restaurant will still feature fa...
Salute opens restaurant in ‘the new Little Italy’ in Rocky Hill
Salute, a Hartford restaurant scene favorite since 2011, has opened a satellite location in Rocky Hill. Co-owner Andy Rizzo called the Route 3 corridor where his new restaurant is located “the new Little Italy.” “The whole Italian section of Hartford seems to be moving or expanding south. DiFiore’s Ravioli Shop, Mozzicato bakery, Carbone’s. All of...
Discover Slow Food Vermont, Vermont Italian Cultural Association Nov 16
November 16, 2021; 7-8:00pm. A virtual presentation on Zoom. A presentation given by Mara Welton, Slow Food USA Director of Programs and Slow Food USA State Governor for Vermont. Mara will share the inspiring history of the Slow Food movement, from its origins in Italy to how it spread across the globe as well as the movement's far reaching and vis...