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Do you love Italian food? Of course you do, but you probably don't love it as much as Joe Faro, the Owner and 'Chief Food Taster' at the sprawling Tuscan Kitchen in Burlington. "Tuscan Kitchen is an artisan Italian experience. We are taking scratch Italian specialties, and we are celebrating those with our guests."   Faro's passion for...

October 31, 2015. Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (weekly on Saturdays for 52 times). Old West Church - 131 Cambridge Street - Boston, Massachusetts 02114. Immerse yourself in the food and culture of one of Boston's most colorful neighborhoods, Little Italy, and sample some of the best Italian food in Boston. Hear the stories be...

A once-bustling Italian restaurant just outside downtown Stoughton has closed its doors. LaStoria Trattoria recently closed after 20 years in business. "With regret, due to declining sales, we are no longer open. Thank you for 20 years!! — Joe," the hand-written sign on the door read.   Joseph G. Lastoria purchased the restaurant,...

Amateur winemakers are encouraged to enter their red or white wines in the annual Italian Festival's homemade wine contest. The Italian Festival runs July 25 to 27 in downtown. Wines must be entered by July 23. Bottles can be dropped off at Northeast Produce Regional Market, 101 Reserve Road, Hartford or 10 Jackson Way, Plainville, on weekdays fro...

It's been nearly a decade, and in the spirit of bringing back a great Worcester tradition, a Kick Off Dinner will be held for this Summer's Italian Festival at Mount Carmel Recreation Center this Saturday, May 30. All proceeds from the dinner will go towards the Italian Festival which will be held August 21-23 at Mount Carmel Church. The dinner wi...

Gourmet Living, a business domiciled in Greenwich, CT, announces a Christmas sale of its "Goccia Nera," barrel-aged balsamic vinegar from Modena, Italy. This special holiday promotion of Goccia Nera is available on Amazon.com and offers Free Shipping for Amazon prime members.   For a limited time only you may purchase Goccia Nera for only $13.95,...

by Carla Balzano   Salvatore's Restaurant, which has five locations around the Greater Boston area, will be hosting its first ever "Chef's Playground." And no, it does not involve chefs playing on the monkey bars. However, it does involve chefs digging deep into their creativity to prepare delicious dishes!   There are no limitations...

A small flame lolls in the glass lantern outside the new Italian coffee shop — Caffe Nero's Inside, its fireplace blazes. The feel here on Wednesday, March 2, the first day of business at 77 Main St. is warm and convivial. The place is packed at 11 a.m., about 25 patrons chatting over coffee and pastries.   At one table among the dark...

We are having a Wine Tasting - September 9, 2015 - The Dante Alighieri Society Invites you to a celebration of the best Wine and Food of Italy - Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm - 41 Hampshire Street - Cambridge, MA 02139   $40 Donation through Eventbrite At http://wine-and-foo...

Can't afford a trip to Italy this summer? Don't sweat it. Italy is coming to Andover Township on Saturday, August 27 at the 2016 Tuscan Sunset Dinner fundraiser at Sunset Vista Farms.   Linda Grinthal, owner of Sunset Vista Community Garden & Learning Center Inc., is American Italian and an Italophile. Once a year she teams up with award...

As Bruno DiFabio reflected on his career coming full circle at the new Amore Cucina & Bar in Stamford's Springdale neighborhood, the restaurant's wood-fired pizza oven basked the back of the eatery in warmth on an otherwise chilly January morning.   DiFabio, of Ridgefield, never lost the warm place in his heart for the restaurant that la...

by Elise Balzotti   As we meddle through spring, with summer fast approaching, we ask ourselves: "Is there any better way to satisfy our taste buds than with a cold, confectionary treat?" Although we all tend to become increasingly more aware of our figures during this time of year, we can't help but associate warmer weather with frozen des...