Giacomo’s Ristorante plans Wayland eatery
A taste of the North End is coming to town. Giacomo’s Ristorante has signed a long-term lease to move into the former Bertucci’s location at Wayland Town Center on Rte. 20, according to Chris McMahon, director of brokerage at Lexington-based Summit Realty Partners. Opening is planned by the end of this year, McMahon said. Wayland is Giacomo’s fourt...
Da Legna’s Owners Turn Jet Into Nolo
Daniel Parillo spent summers as a kid traveling between his local home and his grandparents’ goat, chestnut, and fig farms in Caserta, Italy. There, in his grandmother’s kitchen in the Campanian countryside, he first learned to love the smell and taste of wood-fired pizza, meat, and vegetables. “It’s like night and day,” Parillo said in a recent in...
Women Trailblazers: A Focus on Italian Winemakers! (CT) Oct 11th
When: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11th 6-8PM - Where: Kitchens by Deane Design Center on East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06902 - Costs: Members: $40 | NonMembers: $45 - Advanced registration is required by October 5th. RSVP HERE Pull up a seat as we discuss and delve into the world of Italian wines where women dominate at the top leaderships rungs. J...
Maine Italian sandwich covers 160 feet of Monument Square
Eleven local sandwich shops gathered in Portland’s Monument Square late morning Thursday to build what may be the unofficial World’s Largest Maine Italian Sandwich – 160 feet from end to end. Collectively, it took the sandwich makers about 25 minutes to build it, said Gillian Britt, one of the owner/producers of Portland’s Harvest on the Harbor fes...
New Italian restaurant opens in Ludlow
A new Italian eatery is set to open next week. La Tavola Ristorante will be open on Route 100 with an extensive wine list, full bar, authentic Italian menu and lounge. The owners, Fernando and Soa Uva, and manager Tony Lavalle run Tavola’s in Provincetown, Cape Cod, Rhode Island and Florida in addition to the new Vermont location. “We’re like rest...
The VIP Lounge with ‘Lorenzo the wine guy’
Often referred to by food and beverage industry insiders as “Lorenzo the wine guy,” Lorenzo Savona has made a name for himself in New England as a leading wine sommelier. As part of its 25-year anniversary celebration, French bistro Les Zygomates has introduced a wine-tasting series hosted by Savona, who owns a wine consulting business, Porta Vino....
Italian flavor at Attleboro's LaSalette Shrine
Of Massachusetts’ 6.8 million citizens, 13 percent — or more than 1 out of 8 residents — are of Italian descent. That’s second only to the Bay State’s Irish community, which comes in at nearly 20 percent. In nearby Rhode Island, those claiming Italian descent number 19 percent or nearly 1 in 5. Still, Teddy deCaro and the Rev. Flavio Gillio are ne...
Coming soon to Providence: A new take on Italian food
The city is getting a new restaurant. That’s nothing new. It’s an Italian restaurant. Ah, you say. That’s not new either. But it will be. When Sarto opens in the Providence G building, diners will note that executive chef/partner Robert Andreozzi has created a modern interpretation of regional Italian cuisine served in a casual atmosphere with an o...
‘World’s largest’ Maine Italian to be made in Monument Square Thursday
If you’re a fan of the Maine Italian, head to Monument Square Thursday to get a bite of what is being billed as the World’s Largest Maine Italian Sandwich. At least eight local sandwich shops plan to meet there at 11 a.m. Each will construct 16 feet of its own signature Maine Italian. Together, they hope to construct a finished sandwich that is 144...
Wellesley Restaurant visit: newly re-opened Pappa Razzi
I walked into the newly renovated Wellesley Hills Papa Razzi at summer’s end and was greeted by Spring. The restaurant has undergone many changes, but the life-sized classical stone statue the staff says everyone calls “Spring” remains. Looking like a transplanted divine patroness of an Italianate garden, she survived the construction bustle to con...
Seven Hills Pasta Co. makes dried pasta even an Italian grandmother would approve of
Giulio Caperchi, 32, was born and raised in Rome, a city built upon seven hills. When he and his wife, Carol, 33, opened a pasta business here in a Melrose commercial kitchen, it seemed fitting to name their company Seven Hills Pasta Co. While most artisan pasta makers produce only fresh pasta, Caperchi crafts dried pasta made the old-fashioned way...
Dining Alfresco brings fresh Italian taste to Sharon
The new Italian restaurant Dining Alfresco at 10 Gay St. in the corner of the Sharon Shopping Center gets its name from the quintessential Italian phrase, evoking images of enjoying a meal under blue skies, watching the play of sun and shadow as you dine. “You have magnificent trees and shading, plus the huge awning outside,” said owner and chef Ad...