Zuppardi's Apizza To Open New Takeout Spot In Ansonia Next Week
Zuppardi's Apizza, the popular West Haven pizzeria that also serves Libby's Italian Ices, will open a new takeout-only location in Ansonia on Feb. 2, the restaurant announced. "We are so thankful for your support and enthusiasm towards our new space in Ansonia!" the owners wrote on Facebook. "We are excited for this new addition to our family busi...
The Vermont Restaurant With Italian Roots That Date Back To The 1930s
Are you craving a hearty Italian meal? If you’re ready to taste the love in every bite of dishes like lasagna, linguine and clams, chicken piccata, and pizza, then head to The Palms Italian/American restaurant in Rutland, Vermont. The Palms Restaurant is a locally-run business that first opened its doors in the 1930s, and has since been passed down...
Ann Maffucci's legendary Sicilian recipes have come to Berlin in hands of her son at Vito's Pizza
Ann Maffucci’s legendary Sicilian recipes have come to town in the hands of her son. Rob Maffucci opened Vito’s Pizza at 1863 Berlin Tpke. the second week of January, offering Italian classics to-go. “We got swamped last weekend; we had to take the phone off the hook,” Maffucci said inside his kitchen before opening Wednesday. “Saturday we sold a l...
Does Anyone in Waterbury Play the Italian Hand Game 'Morra' Anymore?
Have you ever walked by a group of people throwing fingers at each other in a circle and screaming out numbers in Italian? They're playing the ancient Roman game "Morra," and it's been a long time since I've seen or heard anyone playing it. Growing up as an Italian American in Waterbury, CT, Morra was a big part of the Italian culture within the Br...
3 Top Pastry Shops in Boston's Sweet North End
From simple cured meat sandwiches at salumerie to seafood platters at upscale restaurants and literally everything in between, the North End’s Italian eateries serve some of the city’s finest foods. There’s dessert to be had, too—in fact, both locals and tourists alike queue outside of the neighborhood’s most popular Italian pastry shops for sweet...
Boston’s North End Loses a Neighborhood Storyteller
The Italian American community deeply mourns the loss of one of its great pillars on Sunday, Jan. 16. Anthony Vincent Riccio’s great passion was chronicling the lives of the Italian immigrants who settled in Boston’s North End, as well as those who settled in New Haven. I met Anthony for the first time in 2018 at a joint signing at I Am Books in Bo...
Tate’s Italian Kitchen Is An Unassuming Spot In Rhode Island That Doesn’t Look Like Much, But The Food Is Unforgettable
Wickford is a lovely village in the town of North Kingston, Rhode Island. Charming shops line its streets, but if you walk too quickly you may miss Tate’s Italian Kitchen. This small restaurant seems unassuming from the outside, but inside you will find some of the tastiest Italian food in the area. So pop on by and check out some of the yummy offe...
He turns 100 as the business he helped found in 1946 is still in the family
Every so often you come across a moment that captures the heart of Rhode Island. And so it was last week on an industrial stretch of Providence’s Valley Street, home to a humble business that for three-quarters of a century has played a hidden part in creating our landscape. I went there last week to see its last surviving patriarch, Raymond Ardent...
Anthony V. Riccio, 69
Anthony V. Riccio, the author of the Italian-American experience in New Haven and beyond, has died at the age of 69. Click here and here to read two previous Independent articles by Allan Appel about Riccio’s work about New Haven’s community. Following is a tribute written by New Haven’s Phil Langdon: I was shocked Sunday to learn that my longtime...
An Evening With Lidia Bastianich at Eataly Boston
Mark your calendars: Chef Lidia Bastianich is coming to Eataly Boston! Join us in our marketplace from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 3rd, where Chef Lidia will be available for a meet & greet with pre-signed copies of her newest book: Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan, And a Bowl. What better Valentine's Day gift to give to the chef in your life tha...
Newport-based Italian cheesemonger hopes to become a new culinary community hub
While Newport Creamery’s former location at Bellevue Gardens closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the space’s dairy origins live on as Luca Mignogna and wife Christina renovate it into a traditional Italian cheese shop. “I’d like to bring possibilities into Newport that you can only get in Italy, in the countryside,” Luca Mignogna said. “We want to...
Father A. James Bertelli, former Sudbury pastor and Watertown Team Ministry moderator
Father Amelio James Bertelli died at Regina Cleri Residence, Boston, on Jan. 5. Known by priests and parishioners as Jim, his adopted first name was in no way a slight to his Italian ancestry of which he was quite proud. He was born in Somerville on Aug. 14, 1928, the son of the late Amelio and Stella (Guazzaloca) Bertelli. After his education in l...