Sbarro to reopen at the Holyoke Mall
Sbarro is scheduled to reopen in Café Square at the Holyoke Mall after the coronavirus pandemic shut the location down in Holyoke. The pizza by the slice restaurant, Sbarro, will reopen in March. Sbarro is best known for its original XL New York style pizza, as well as other Italian food such as pasta and Stromboli. “We are excited to be reopening...
Shocked owners of family-owned Italian restaurant get call from Barstool Fund's Dave Portnoy
A Connecticut restaurant owner and her daughter were shocked and relieved to have been delivered a "godsend" from "The Barstool Fund", in the form of a one-year commitment to their business, they excitedly told "Fox & Friends" Tuesday. Jacqueline Kelsey, owner of "La Vita" restaurant, told co-host Brian Kilmeade that she rushed to get her daughter...
Revered Shrewsbury Italian Deli Seeking Worcester Location
One of the region's most popular Italian restaurants is trying to move to Worcester. Shrewsbury's Napoli Italian Deli and Catering, located just across Lake Quinsigamond, is finalizing plans to move into a former dry cleaning business at 298 Plantation St. The owners have an upcoming hearing in Worcester to approve the new location. "For those of y...
Bricco Celebrates 25th Anniversary in West Hartford
When Billy Grant opened Restaurant Bricco in 1996, it was “edgy.” But consistency and commitment are what Grant said have been the keys to his success. A quarter century after opening its doors, Bricco is the longest-standing restaurant in West Hartford Center, and he still loves what he’s doing and remains true to his motto: Eat and live well alwa...
Where to Find the Best Chicken Parmesan in Boston Right Now
If you’ve been craving a whole lot of comfort food lately, you’re not alone. And chicken parmesan, whether served as a sandwich or a full-size dinner feast, definitely qualifies. The humble staple of Italian-American restaurants is easy to find at just about any sub shop, and let’s face it: It’s hard to screw up. It’s even harder, though, to offer...
Geppetto Opens in Cambridge for Takeout and Delivery
Chef and owner Will Gilson’s sprawling new three restaurant compound at Cambridge Crossing is now complete, with Geppetto opening today. The Italian restaurant — which Gilson called Geppetto to give it an “Italian-ish” vibe — opens alongside sibling restaurants Café Beatrice and the Lexington. And like its siblings, Geppetto is only offering takeou...
La Fiorentina anniversary highlights importance of local businesses to region (Editorial)
A business employing nearly 60 people that has flourished in the same location for the past 75 years is a business tightly woven into the fabric of our community. The La Fiorentina Pastry Shop presents a model impression of what a small business can offer to the region. And it was more than appropriate they were presented the Key to the City to cel...
Dining Review: Giusto in Newport
The word “freestyle” is thrown around a lot in reference to Giusto. It’s a term that allows chef-owner Kevin O’Donnell some liberties in a traditional Italian kitchen, as well as a marketing tool to announce something unexpected. It’s not entirely accurate though. Giusto is unexpected if you’re comparing it to Federal Hill but there’s nothing on th...
You can take Toscana Italian Chophouse to the bank
YOUR TRUSTY restaurant reviewer visited the newly opened eatery on Portsmouth’s Market Square on a chilly late afternoon and was seated (along with the Primary Dining Companion) on the very spot where a friendly Bank of America staffer once helped Our Gourmet wire money. It’s not the first bank to be converted to a restaurant on Market Square. Next...
Il Camino Italian Restaurant in Leominster has been serving nonni's sauce for 50 years
Louis Daigneault was 7 years old when he learned how to bread veal on top of tomato boxes in the cozy kitchen of Il Camino Italian Restaurant, and his older brother, Rick, was 12 when he and their other siblings were trained in making homemade pasta. “We were great at cracking eggs,” Rick Daigneault recalled last week. In 1970, the Daigneaults’ par...
Neighborhood Council Supports All-Alcohol License Transfer To Nando Trattoria At 393 Hanover St.
The existing site has already been rezoned for restaurant use and should complete their build-out soon. The petitioners were seeking support to transfer their all-alcohol license for use at the full-service Italian restaurant which will feature approximately forty-two seats within about 2,000 square feet. Proposed hours for this restaurant would be...
"You need to love what you're doing" - Owner of Caffe Paradiso says she's optimistic about the future
"I will remember 2020 as I had a dream, a bad dream. It was a nightmare for the whole world. There's one thing that gives me hope: After many months of silence, I've finally seen people talking to each other after a new president was elected. I now look at the year ahead with more optimism. "This year, nobody could have done things differently. The...