Order Sons of Italy in America announce May Breakfast
The Order Sons of Italy in America, Quattro Eroi Lodge 1414, will hold the annual May Breakfast from 8-11 a.m. May 21 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 1034 Pond St. The menu will include scrambled eggs, home fries, sausage, ham, bacon Italian pancakes, juice and coffee. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for ages 10 and younger. Tickets are sold in...
Gelato shop brings taste of Italy to New Haven
“I sold my business of 35 years. Once I retired, I didn’t really know what to do with myself. I was bored so I thought I’ll put up a really nice little Italian cafe that made perfect everything.” Giuliana Maravelle owns Gelato Giuliana in New Haven. When she started Gelato Giuliana, she says she didn’t know she needed her cafe to be a business. She...
Cruisin’ Connecticut – Mother’s Day Delight at Gusto Trattoria in Milford
This morning, we are Cruisin’ Connecticut to Milford, home of gusto Trattoria, celebrating 24 years of Italian cuisine. Executive Chef, Riccardo Mavuli from Sardinia, Italy has been bringing his family recipes to the people of the Nutmeg State since 1993. He visits his 95-year-old Mother back in Italy twice a year, and typically comes back to the S...
Micalizzi’s celebrates 40 years on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport
Micalizzi’s Italian Ice may be celebrating its 40th anniversary on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport this year, but the brand can now be found from Seymour and Monroe to Norwalk and Stamford. Owner Jay Piccirillo estimates his treats are available in roughly 100 restaurants, bars and festivals in the county. “Where we’re at now is where my father dreame...
Phantom Gourmet: LaRosa’s In Andover
Take a delicious Italian café, add in a stylishly cool bar, top it off with one extremely outgoing owner, and you have the recipe for LaRosa’s. Located in Andover Mass, LaRosa’s is like two restaurants in one. Since 2009, it has been a friendly cafe where people come for awesome sandwiches and salads. A few months ago, when the spot next door becam...
Serafina taps into Back Bay
Newbury Street will soon have another late-night spot to crash: The Boston Licensing Board told the Track that Italian restaurant Serafina was just granted a liquor license with permission to stay open until 1 a.m., with a patio going strong until 11 p.m. And the news comes to the chagrin of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. “Ninety per...
In the North End, a Taste of Italy One Stall at a Time
Laughter and the tantalizing aroma of Italian cuisine filled the air inside the Steriti Memorial Rink in the North End Friday night. The occasion was the annual Taste of the North End event, where 35 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants gathered together for a worthy cause. Classic Italian staples like risotto, meatballs, and cannoli’s were serve...
Review: Compari's brings Italian dining back to familiar Springfield locale
The dining out public's appetite for Italian seems to remain predictably consistent. No sooner than one such eatery closes, another opens to take its place. That's certainly a story line for Compari's Ristorante, which debuted late last year in the spot once home to Salvatore's. Housed in a Boston Road location that's had a long history of restaura...
Good Bye Peter Messina, The Italian Kitchen & The Crispelli
Saying goodbye to a piece of my childhood. The Italian Kitchen on Common Street in Lawrence will be closing on Sunday April 30th after being in business 59 years. They sell only 2 products, crispellis and rice balls. And as of now no one else in the area or even the U.S. makes crispellis. As a matter of fact not too many people outside of The Merr...
A passion for pastry
Gaetano Arria, owner of Gaetano’s Bakery, is definitely in the know when it comes to dough. After working for 31 years as the executive pastry chef at Mike’s Pastry, the famous North End bakery, Arria opened his own in Medway. “I always wanted to do that,” he says. “I have a passion for baking.” After six years in Medway, Arria decided to shift loc...
Aqua Pazza Opens in the North End Next Week
Even more Italian food arrives in Boston’s North End next week, courtesy of a redesigned and reconcepted member of a neighborhood restaurant group. Aqua Pazza opens at 135 Richmond St. on Thursday, May 4 in the former Sfizi space, bringing traditional Italian seafood dishes to the area and joining the family of DePasquale Ventures restaurants. Exec...
A Second Limoncello Will Dish Out More Italian Food in the North End
A popular Italian restaurant in Boston’s North End will open up a second location nearby. Limoncello owner Maurizio Badolato has garnered the support of the neighborhood for his proposed “Limoncello 2,” and this week the City of Boston’s licensing board will hear a petition on plans for the new restaurant, which is slated for 76 Salem St., just two...