16 restaurants where you can find Boston’s best meatballs
Want to go old-school with a 50-50 pork-and-beef split like Nonna used to make? Or try a different take on meatballs by going global and adding some cumin or ginger for Turkish and Asian flavors? No matter what style you’re craving, here are 16 sweet places around Boston that put a saucy spin on a comfort-food classic. 1. Aria TrattoriaIt’d be rem...
Mia Margherita: Italian cuisine with a contemporary twist
Mia Margherita, located in Bridgeport’s Charles Pointe development, is the only restaurant in West Virginia offering its customers artisan, handcrafted pizzas cooked in a coal-fired oven. Scott Duarte, who operates the restaurant for owners CP Hospitality, said the restaurant puts a contemporary spin on the culinary classic. “The thought was to try...
Nardelli’s to host grand opening in Torrington next week
Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppe will be celebrating the grand opening of its Torrington location on Tuesday at 10 a.m., according to a release. Store owner Elizabeth Begley will host a ribbon cutting with Torrington Mayor Elinor Carbone at the shop at 1268 East Main St., in the BJ’s plaza. Nardelli’s Torrington will also be unveiling its “Local Favorites...
Yeto’s, Biddeford restaurant serving Southern-Italian fusion, to open Wednesday
A new restaurant combining Italian and Southern food is scheduled to open this week in Biddeford. Yeto’s,at 299 Main St., will open from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday to serve Valentine’s Day dinner, then open for good the following Tuesday, according to manager Jackie Hardin, who co-owns the restaurant with her fiancé, chef Bryan Casale. The food will ref...
Olive oil and vinegar store joins Stamford culinary scene
Gastronomes descend daily on the thriving restaurant row on Bedford Street. Now, the thoroughfare has a new retailer catering to their meals at home. Opened last month, Stagecoach Olive Oil & Vinegar Co., at 180 Bedford St., sells more than 60 varieties of olive oils and vinegars. Owner Rick Doyle, a former restaurateur in New York City and Las Veg...
Leo’s Ristorante hits all the right notes
There’s a reason why advertising is so effective. So often, what we see, we want. For instance... While we wait for Game of Thrones to return sometime this decade, Barbara and I decided to go back in time and re-watch The Sopranos. It’s been great, but there has been one unintended side effect. No, I haven’t booked a therapy appointment or whacked...
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The dinner companion is gripped by euphoria. He moans. "I am so happy right now," he says. He's just had his first bite of a "Marilyn" pizza from Dola Pizzeria Napoletana, the latest restaurant concoction from 20 Railroad Public House partners Benjamin Downing and Laura Shack, who is also the culinary brains behind Firefly in Lenox.But Dola, which...
Grano Arso: Contemporary, Focused Italian In The Heart Of Chester
Chester’s Grano Arso, a new seasonally inspired Italian restaurant, came together quickly and fortuitously for first-time owner Joel Gargano. The chef, a native of Branford, became familiar with the charming community a few years ago while buying produce at the town’s popular farmers’ market. In the years following, he lived and worked in New York...
Let Grassona’s Italian Be Your ‘Spiritual Italian Grandmother’
Fairsted Kitchen bid farewell to Brookline on New Year’s Eve, but owner Steve Bowman has already replaced his beloved restaurant with a new one: Grassona’s Italian. It’s not that Bowman didn’t still love Fairsted — he loved it very much — but rather he felt it was simply time for a change. “Some restaurants — like the French Laundry, for example —...
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to Display Fra Angelico Works
The first Fra Angelico painting to reach the United States had a secret. In 1899, Isabella Stewart Gardner acquired Assumption and Dormition of the Virgin, one of four works in a series by the Italian Renaissance painter depicting scenes from the Virgin Mary’s life. Angelico, a 15th century friarwho specialized in religious frescoes, was renowned f...
Pellino’s Ristorante May Get a Sibling Nearby
One of the many Italian restaurants in Boston’s North End may soon have a new sibling nearby. The owners of Pellino’s Ristorante (2 Prince St., Boston) have purchased the property that previously housed a Pinkberry frozen yogurt shop (283 Hanover St., Boston) and are seeking permission to change the use of the space to allow for seating and a beer,...
Fresh pasta, homey atmosphere at Bella Costa Ristorante
IN THE KITCHEN Paul Katsarikas has been cooking Italian dishes and making his own pasta for 40 years, the last 29 at Bella Costa Ristorante in Framingham. The restaurant is known as a cozy place for date nights, get-togethers, and rustic Italian meals. Katsarikas brought in a rotating series of pianists a few years ago, because he wanted to hear mu...