Bernard Zambrano, Wooster Square’s Vietnam hero, finally honored in bronze
The only surviving son of Anne and Anthony Zambrano, Bernard Zambrano was a model of a young man, according to his relatives. On Monday, a plaque was installed on the Little Italy arch on Wooster Street, honoring the only known casualty of the Vietnam War from the Wooster Square neighborhood. But a gap in his college education — he was studying to...
Tartufo In Newton Centre Transports Newton Residents To The Italian Coast
Through its 20-year history and persevering through the pandemic, Tartufo Restaurant—a two-story operation in Newton Centre painted an inviting yellow color—has served the community when it needed the most. Tartufo, a fine-dining Italian restaurant, features authentic cuisine from the Abruzzo region of the Italian coast. This unique cuisine, which...
Waterbury UNICO Announces 14 Area Scholarship Award Winners
The Waterbury Chapter of UNICO National announced that 14 students from the greater Waterbury are are scheduled to receive $1,000 awards at Unico’s annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony. Since 1922, high-school graduates of Italian descent have been recognized for their excellence in scholastic and community activities. The 2022 recipients are Ava And...
Hartford restaurant Fornarelli’s opens Colchester location as suburban restaurants thrive
Suburban restaurants, not dependent on the return of office culture in the city, have fared better in the pandemic than Hartford eateries. Carbone’s and Thomas Hooker Brewing have seen that, as their suburban locations thrive while their urban locations still struggle. Fornarelli’s has seen it, too. The Asylum Street location is scraping by, Vito F...
‘Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition’ gives Michelangelo’s masterpiece a fresh angle at Connecticut Convention Center
God, saints, angels — and the most famous outstretched hands in world history — are reaching out to you, larger than life in “Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition” at the Connecticut Convention Center. The art exhibit, billed as “a life-size, up close, never before seen perspective,” opened Thursday night and will be in Hartford through June 26. Created...
In the Kitchen: Guy Charles of Maria’s Cucina
Months after taking on the role of executive chef at Maria’s Cucina on Broadway, Guy Charles still marvels over the beauty of his new workplace – the two-level restaurant in the 1880s-era Italo-American Club, adorned with historic murals, stained glass, and other intricate architectural details. “I’m sitting here looking at the chandeliers and a...
Mattatuck Museum Highlights Italian-American Immigrants From Waterbury in New Showcase
Damn Mattatuck Museum, you are shooting through my heart with one of your latest exhibits. I am of Italian-American descent. My great-grandmother and great grandfather were both born in Avellino, Italy and immigrated to Waterbury, Connecticut around 1900. There's a new exhibit - The Immigrant Suitcase Project: Italians of Waterbury on view in the H...
10 Awesome Things To Do in Little Italy Boston
One of the hidden gems of Boston is a waterfront community on the North End of the city. Little Italy sits in a historic part of the city where some of the oldest buildings in the city are still standing and in use. It’s a sensory experience in an area that has a lot to offer for the locals and visitors. There’s so much to do that we’ve prepared a...
Lawrence's Tuscan Kitchen reaching new heights: Made in Mass.
If you've ever visited one of the many Tuscan Kitchen restaurants in the area you know how popular they are. The family behind the concept also offers artisan quality food products to over a thousand retail shops all across the country, moving approximately 4 million pounds of product a week. Joe Faro is the founder and CEO of Tuscan Brands and Art...
Sarto is Back Open After Two Years with New Regional Italian Menu
Sarto means ‘tailor” in Italian, and the reopening of the Providence G building’s flagship restaurant at 86 Dorrance St. is tailoring its menu to regional Italian, adopting local ingredients for classic dishes. Before evolving into a restaurant, the space formerly served as a tailor shop called Philip Wolfe Haberdasher, as well as an apothecary and...
MFA Boston Transfers Antique Marble Head to the Republic of Italy
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has transferred the Late Imperial sculpture Portrait of a Man to the Republic of Italy, from where it is believed to have been stolen during World War II. The marble head dates to the 3rd or 4th century C.E. Its features were re-cut in antiquity from an earlier portrait, and it may represent the emperor Maximia...
Family-Owned Bocca Bella Brings Italian Comfort Classics To Auburndale
The City of Boston is famous for its many Italian restaurants that line the streets of the North End. But Bocca Bella Cafe & Bistro, situated on a cozy corner in Auburndale, is a small but homey Italian restaurant that gives even the best of the area some competition. For almost 12 years, the family-owned spot has served up classic Italian dishes s...