Tortellini class offered by Italian Cultural Center
A tortellini-making class will be held on Nov. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Italian Cultural Center of Western Mass, 56 Margaret St. Remember watching your Nonna make these? An instructor, supplies and space will be provided for adults and children. Participants need bring just an apron, and they will go home with what they make.&n...
Opening Alert: Serafina Opens in Boston Tomorrow With Unique Design and Menu Items
by Jacqueline Cain Bostonians get their own Serafina tomorrow when the newest venture from restaurateur Seth Greenberg (Mistral, Bastille Kitchen) and Sterling Group Management opens at 11 a.m., and it truly is Boston's own. The location at 10 High St. in the Financial District features an old-world-meets-new-world design aesthetic, and co...
Lunch and conversation with Chef Walter Potenza
By Irina Missiuro When it comes to delicious food, the only thing better than talking about it is eating it. On Monday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m., you'll get to do both at an open meeting of the Miriam Hospital Women's Association. Join Chef Walter Potenza, the Rhode Island restaurateur, cooking school director, cookbook author and connoisseur of Mediter...
Burlington Welcomes First Massachusetts Location for Tuscan Brands
Italy is moving to Massachusetts with the grand opening of Tuscan Kitchen and Tuscan Market in Burlington, MA, located at 24 New England Executive Park. The new restaurant and market which focuses on regional Italian cuisine will span roughly 14,000 square feet and will deliver a true Italian feel. From pastas to artisanal meats and cheeses, to fr...
La Motta’s Will Debut Next Week
By Jacqueline Cain The newest restaurant from the Aquitaine Group (Aquitaine, Cinquecento, Metropolis, Gaslight) will open next week, but you may feel like it's been here all along. La Motta's, announced over the summer, is a classic, mid-century-inspired Italian-American eatery—sausage lasagna; meatballs made with pork and beef,...
An Italian Wine Tour at Tresca
If you can't get enough Italian wine and love strolling through the North End, grab a seat at Tresca's upcoming Kobrand Tour d'Italia wine dinner hosted by Boston Bottles. On Tuesday, September 9th chef Jake Pease will be preparing five delectable courses with the wines of Tenuta Sette Ponti and Agricola Punica. Visiting wine experts Giova...
Our Gourmet: An Italian favorite in a new location
Everybody in Salem, it seems, has their own favorite Italian restaurant. There are certainly plenty to choose from, more than in most towns, and many of them are decidedly top notch. Oddly, even as it established itself over 37 years in one location, we had never visited Ralphie's. Now, with the bistro having moved a mile or so north...
Italy: Italian Language and Culture
Have you been in Italy before ? Had a great time, but came back feeling like deep down you never really left the US? You are not alone. That is what our Dialogue of Civilization is tailored for. During this 1 month program you will not only get to follow intensive language and culture courses, but you will get to experience the true "secret life" o...
Italian Fishing Tradition Lives on at Peter Zappa’s The Causeway in Gloucester
Discussing Italian food always proves to be quite a curious concept, as conversations tend to invariably focus on what Americans would refer to as “Italian classics,” such as chicken parmigiana, pizza, and tiramisù. But what many fail to recognize is that these foods and fine pastas are not the only rudimentary dishes that encapsulate the...
De Pasquale brings new Mare to life
by Kerry J. Byrne Frank De Pasquale was holding court with Gov. Charlie Baker on the Hanover Street sidewalk when we arrived Monday night at Mare Oyster Crudo and Seafood Bar, a 1-week-old addition to the restaurateur's North End empire. The governor had just dined at De Pasquale's Bricco. It seemed a fitting political encounter for the d...
Hartford's D&D Market Brings Decades-Old Italian-American Grocery To Suburbs
By Kenneth R. Gosselin As the third-generation steward of D&D Market in the city's South End, Daniel D'Aprile Sr. keeps close to tradition, right down to using his grandfather's recipe for homemade sausage. But D'Aprile isn't stuck in the past. On Thursday, the family-owned, Italian-American grocery store — founded in 193...
You Are What You Pronounce
Robert Aiudi wants you to know that if you want to order bowtie noodles at an Italian restaurant, you may have to ask for farfalle. Or maybe strichetti instead. Aiudi, who goes online by the sobriquet the Language Chef, is on a mission to enable people not just to taste their meals in this foodie society, but to pronounce them as well. And...