Portsmouth's cool new Italian spot, Tavola
A cool and classy, very Italian eatery opened in Portsmouth in October, and if it wasn't a bit off the beaten path we would have been there pronto. As it is, we arrived before the dead of summer set in, and we're quite happy that we did. Tavola is low-lit, comfortable and cozy, and it is unique: We can't think of anywhere else where TV sc...
Tazza Cucina & Bar: Putting A Twist On Italian Cuisine
Tazza Cucina & Bar owner Rob Furnari is no stranger to Newtown. As a resident for nine years, he has enjoyed a number of restaurants in town, but felt that something was missing. "I love the area," said Mr Furnari. "I felt Newtown had great restaurants and fun bars, but not the combination of both. So, that was my goal: to keep it upbeat a...
The Story of an Italian Artisan Cheese Maker
By John Carafoli I had heard of Wolf Meadow Farm and Luca Mignogna when I was writing Great Italian American Food in New England. About two hours north of my home on Cape Cod, Luca makes and sells handcrafted, totally authentic, good Italian artisan cheese. Since cheese like this is so hard to find on Cape, my trips to Wolf Meadow was well worth t...
Our Gourmet: Radici offers eclectic, rustic Italian cuisine
Every time we're in Portsmouth, I'm amazed at the number of well-established restaurants I still haven't visited in the town where I grew up. Radici had been one of them, but we've now checked that off the list after a great dinner that made us feel like we were dining in the Italian countryside. Radici occupies a fairly small storefront o...
Aquitaine Group To Open La Motta’s Italian Specialties in South End
by Carla Balzano The vacant building at 1357 Washington Street in the South End, will now be occupied. The Aquitaine Group, which closed the building's last vendor, Union Bar & Grille, over a decade ago, is opening a new Italian restaurant this summer. The group will open La Motta's Italian Specialties late this summer. La Motta's is...
Danvers chef brings Italian restaurant to Ipswich
by Jonathan Phelps Francesco "Frank" Pellino already had a successful restaurant in the North End of Boston when he decided to open Mamma Luisa Cucina and Bar on Central Street in this seaside town. The new restaurant opened the day before Mother's Day, Pellino said, and since then, "It has been busy." Pellino, 49, of Danvers...
UConn's Coach Auriemma Expands His Restaurant Empire With Second Geno's Grille
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma applies the same philosophy to his growing restaurant business as he does to his iconic coaching career. "The people around you help you be successful," says Auriemma, 60, who recently opened another of his Geno's Grille restaurants, this one in Southington. "I have a standard, and we work on th...
Tastes of Sicily at Porticello Ristorante
By Ellen Albanese In the kitchen Mario Sanfilippo, the talented owner/chef of Porticello Ristorante in south Easton, came to the United States with his family from Italy when he was 10, settling in Dorchester. His mother, he says, is a fabulous cook, a fact that did not go unnoticed in the neighborhood. "All the kids would co...
Carbonara Night: duello ai fornelli
Friday, January 29th - 7:00pm. Dante Alighieri Society - 41 Hampshire Street, CambridgeA cooking competition to make the best and most authentic Carbonara Pasta among the Italian students associations from Boston University - Harvard - M.I.T. - Northeastern University Live Music Entertainment by the Italian students association of B...
Phantom Gourmet: Italian Cuisine In The Suburbs
When you think of Italian your mind might automatically go to Boston’s North End, but the Phantom Gourmet shows us that you can find high quality Italian cuisine all over Greater Boston. Rosetti in Lynn is a beautiful and comfortable Italian restaurant offering a wide range of dining options. Tosca in Hingham is one of the region’s most st...
At Fortina, Expect A Sizzling Atmosphere And Killer Pizza
by Elizabeth Keyser Fortina pizza is blistering: This new addition to Stamford contemporizes Italian American cooking with a youth Fortina is blistering! The newest addition to Harbor View in Stamford, Fortina contemporizes Italian American cooking with a youthful, hip atmosphere: loud music and a wood-fired oven that cooks more than...
Pirandello Wine Tasting
On Sunday, November 16, 2014 the Pirandello Lyceum hosted their first Wine Tasting event at Spinelli's, East Boston. The event was chaired by Pirandello Board Members, Dott. Amara, Maria Capogreco and Nicolane Dumond.Over 75 people participated at the Pirandello's 1st wine tasting event. Read more Fonte: Bostoniano