Award-Winning Pasta Shop Opening 2nd Location In Ellington
For more than 30 years, financial institutions have dominated the beautiful circa 1827 building at the junction of Route 83 and Route 140 in Ellington under various incarnations: Tolland Bank, New Alliance Bank, Enfield Federal Savings and United Bank. Vacant since late 2017, the 3,424-square-foot structure is in the final stages of an amazing t...
A Pièce de Résistance About Pizza...New Haven Style!
Pizza. It’s probably the most beloved – and often simplest to make – food on the planet. You’ve probably had a slice or several in the past week. Or you’re thinking about it now. And for you kids, according to analytics it’s the “Most Instagrammed Food,” beating out burgers 10-to-1. But while many casual Pie Lovers might assume that Pizza Mecca is...
Sofia on Lafayette offers classic Italian meals to go
Sofia on Lafayette may be new to Hampton, but the owner – and head chef – is no stranger to Hampton or even to the address to one of the newest businesses on Route 1. Sofia on Lafayette, located in the former Rico Figg’s location, opened on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. However, Ron Cipullo has twice occupied the same building for two of his pr...
Fanizzi's By The Sea marks 20th amid pandemic
Paul Fanizzi likes to meet challenges by planning ahead. On March 17, the day after Gov. Charlie Baker closed Massachusetts restaurants to everything but takeout for three weeks, Fanizzi’s Restaurant By the Sea had amped up its to-go business and hit the ground running. “We always had a good takeout business so this just added on to it, which was a...
North End Feast To-Go By Ristorante Lucia
Summer in Boston’s North End is normally bookended by five iconic Italian feasts, where locals and tourists crowd into the neighborhood’s narrow streets for a celebratory experience. Going back to the North End for a particular feast, for many Italian families, is a way to show respect and their devotion to a particular Saint; to many, it’s an Ital...
Ducali Caffe to Open in Boston's North End
A new Italian coffee bar with a familiar name is on its way to the North End of Boston. According to a post within the jobs section of bostonchefs.com, Ducali Caffe is planning to open and is now looking for a head barista. The post mentions that the new spot will offer cookies, pastries, and tea along with coffee, though little other information h...
Tasty Tuesday - Original Italian Pizza of Bridgeport
You'd think that after 40-plus years of making pizzas, Salvatore Martino would've had enough by now. “Pizza to me is always delicious,” Martino said. In fact, Sal, as they call him here, had a slice before we visited his newest venture in Harrison County. It’s Original Italian Pizza of Bridgeport on West Main Street. It was in Fairmont for the last...
Alimentari Roscini in Barre Expands Curbside Offerings
Pete Roscini Colman has expanded Alimentari Roscini, the grocery business at 159 North Main Street in Barre associated with his cured meats company, Vermont Salumi. Colman now takes online orders for curbside pickup of both his cured meats and fresh meats; most of the latter are locally sourced. He also offers fresh pasta and bread, local dairy, eg...
Tuscan Sea Grill opens Monday on Newburyport's waterfront
Months of anticipation over the opening of the city's newest waterfront restaurant is expected to end Monday when Tuscan Sea Grill opens its doors. Part of the Tuscan Brands family, Tuscan Sea Grill is owned by Lawrence native Joe Faro and is located at 54 Merrimac St., former home of the Black Cow Tap & Grill. “We can’t wait to bring Tuscan Brands...
Rosa returns: Historic Italian restaurant to reopen in Portsmouth
Amid regular announcements of permanent restaurant closures forced by COVID-19, a historic favorite will return to the city’s downtown this fall. Announced over the weekend, the Rosa Restaurant will see its third incarnation at its original 70 State St. location. Armando’s, the restaurant which took over the space in late 2018, is now marked as “pe...
Nick Varano, Alain Allegretti join forces for Strega North End refresh
An unlikely friendship between Nick Varano and Alain Allegretti is ushering in changes for Strega North End. The local restaurateur and the New York chef, whose resume ranges from his early Manhattan days at Le Cirque to his own NYC ventures like La Promenade Des Anglais, are making their relationship menu-official, bringing new food to the Hanover...
Let’s put Frank and Filomena Pepe in Wooster Square
Amid all the angry confrontations and bitter feelings over the city of New Haven’s removal of the Christopher Columbus statue from Wooster Square Park, there is something that has the power to bring us back together: Frank Pepe’s pizza. When my wife, Jennifer Kaylin, and I recently were brainstorming at our kitchen table about a suitable replacemen...