Great things come in Pomodoro Pizzeria’s small package
The best restaurant finds are the small, unassuming, wonderful places that make you feel like you know the best secret ever. That’s why Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is on the Food Network roughly 17 hours a day. It comes down to expectation vs. experience. It feels good when you go to a renowned restaurant and have a great meal. But it feels GREAT w...
Rustic Italian fare offered at new Cambridge hot spot, Pammy’s
When Cambridge chef Chris Willis decided he wanted to open a restaurant with wife, Pam, he took to his bike, riding around the city to find the right spot in a tight market. He’d talk to business owners, or leave them letters, asking them to call if they ever wanted to give up their space. And one day, someone did. At the end of last summer, Pam an...
One Italian Restaurant Replaces Another in Salem
An Italian restaurant in Salem that had only been open for about a year is now closed. Trattoria Orsini will be replaced by another Italian restaurant, Antique Table, which has two existing locations in Winthrop and Lynn, according to Boston Restaurant Talk. Prior to Trattoria Orsini, 26 Congress St. was the longtime home of a Mediterranean restaur...
Ciao Market Fills Chelsea With Gelato, Pasta, and Coffee This Week
A new market and cafe from the owners of a popular Italian restaurant in Chelsea opened Monday. Although the official opening is set for this Thursday, July 27, Ciao Market is now up and running at 212 Broadway with coffee to enjoy in-house, along with gelato, pasta, and other goods available for purchase, according to Boston Magazine. The owners o...
The towering trinity of New Haven pizza
For a few quivering moments, time stood still on old Wooster Street. I'm sitting in a rigid, disagreeable wooden booth at Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana yet I'm floating on a coal-fired cloud. There is an imperfectly shaped pizza before me - craggy, blistered in parts to the point of carbon - dotted with pale, orange-hued nibs of freshly shucked ch...
1905 Eatery in Stowe offers a convivial spot for Italian-American favorites
As a general rule in Allegheny County, boroughs are municipalities, historically and economically tied to the industry within their bounds, while townships are adjacent suburbs. But Stowe Township and the borough of McKees Rocks are an exception to this rule. The big plants north of the Rocks Bridge are actually in Stowe, and the busy, brick-paved...
Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen Proves Charm Never Ages
There’s a reason why people have been returning to Joe Marzilli’s Old Canteen for over 60 years. Open since 1956, it’s the oldest family-owned Italian restaurant in Rhode Island as well as the first restaurant to greet you after the gateway arch into Providence’s “Little Italy.” Their authentic Italian cuisine is as delightful as their one-of-a-kin...
Review: Patsy's Ristorante in East Longmeadow fills craving for Italian comfort food
For more than a quarter century the Liquori family has been hosting an Italian Sunday dinner experience six days a week at their East Longmeadow restaurant, serving the hearty, festive fare that's long been central to Italian-American family life. Located in a private residence converted to restaurant use, Patsy's is a compact yet attractive place...
Waterbury UNICO plans pig roast
The Waterbury Chapter of UNICO National is partnering with Meals on Wheels of Western Connecticut to hold a Pig Roast to raise funds to provide Columbus Day Meals to MOW recipients in the Greater Waterbury Area. The Pig Roast will be held on Sunday, August 13, at the Prospect VFW located on 218 Cheshire Rd in Prospect. The event runs from 12 to 6...
A Pasta Paradise Arrives With the Opening of Pammy’s in Cambridge
A pasta-filled restaurant is now open in Cambridge, and some familiar faces are on the opening team. Pammy’s officially debuted in the former Indian Castle space at 928 Massachusetts Ave. Monday evening, under the purview of husband-and-wife team Chris and Pam Willis, according to Boston Magazine. Chris serves as the restaurant’s chef, overseeing t...
Review: Nautika offers seafood Italian-style in a summer setting at Greenwich Cove
I had almost forgotten what a wonderful meal Mario Micheletti prepares and how warm and inviting Cheryl Micheletti is as a restaurant host. It had been a long time since I’d eaten the perfectly prepared Italian food and Rhode Island specialties served at Nautika, the Micheletti’s seasonal restaurant on Greenwich Cove. As I drove from Providence to...
New gelateria in Quincy is the real deal
If you lived in Italy, you might recognize the name Francesco Palmieri. He’s a master gelato maker, renowned instructor, and a force in the gelato world there. Daniele Buzza, raised in Sardinia, learned how to make gelato in Milan under Palmieri and then went on to apprentice at a gelateria in Athens. Now he is the gelato maker at the new Italian C...