Positano Restaurant relocating to Playhouse property
Westport's Positano Restaurant announces plans to relocate adjacent to Westport Country Playhouse in the space formerly occupied by The Dressing Room Restaurant. Currently located at 233 Hills Point Road, Positano will close at that site on Dec. 31, reopening on the Playhouse property in February 2015. "We're delighted to welcome Positano...
Sicilian Eatery Brelundi Opens in Waltham
Brelundi, a new Sicilian restaurant in Waltham, opens its doors today offering a robust assortment of street bites and dishes inspired by owner Michael Colomba’s southern Italian upbringing. The 20-seat counter service and takeout establishment located at 16 Felton Street serves Italian breakfast, lunch, and dinner items (hence the na...
Mucci Imports Unearths Lesser Known Italian Wines
Mucci Imports, owned by Nick Mucci, is a Boston based Italian wine importer specializing in unique Italian varietals from producers he has hand picked throughout his travels from living in Italy and developing special relationships with the winemakers. Mucci started the company in 2013, towards the end of the summer. When I first met him, he was i...
"Best Gelato in America" Now Available for Franchising
Morano Gelato, called "the best gelato in America" by Forbes, announced the launch of its franchise system. Morano Gelato is seeking franchisees to serve its products nationwide, modeled after the success of the company's New England shops. Morano Gelato founder Morgan Morano has spent 15 years in the food industry and the past seven years...
The food at Cambridge’s newest Italian restaurant looks amazing
By Kevin Slane For more than two decades, The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square was home to Rialto, a highly acclaimed restaurant famous for its slow-roasted duck and run by James Beard Award-winning chef Jody Adams. Its successor, Benedetto, is now open for business, and the Italian cuisine from Owner and Executive Chef Michael Pagliarini, of Cambr...
Fairfield Native Opens Italian Restaurant In Bridgeport
The 4-month-old Trattoria 'A Vucchella (Italian for "little mouth") is the collaboration of partners in life and in business: Jennifer Galletti, a Fairfield native, and Sorrento-born Pasquale De Martino. The two met five years ago when she was on vacation and he was the chef/leader a culinary tour. Both have a passion for food and drink as well as...
Diving into the world of Italian wines with Ciro Pirone
by Jennifer Martin This month I interviewed local Italian wine expert, Ciro Pirone. I met Pirone when I recently took the Italian Wine Specialist certification course through the North American Sommelier Association. He happened to be the coordinator of the course, and I immediately gravitate to folks that not only have a love for Italy, b...
Tuscan Kitchen to open in Seaport in 2017
By Taryn Luna Tuscan Kitchen is bringing a little Italian flavor to the Seaport. The restaurant chain plans to open a 320-seat location serving pasta, thin-crust Neapolitan pizza, and other Italian cuisine at One Seaport Square, a mixed-used development under construction along Northern Avenue, in the summer of 2017. The 14,5...
Dining Review: Providence's Enoteca Umberto offers intimate Italian
Dining at Enoteca Umberto on Federal Hill is unlike any other experience you'll have in Rhode Island, short of eating at a friend's home. This intimate place with 18 seats, all hightop stools, offers the best you can imagine for homestyle, rustic and absolutely delicious Italian food. Chef Lia Bellini is truly a magician. She creates meals on two...
Lulu Pazzo Italiano is latest addition to Ansonia restaurant scene
By Keila Torres Ocasio When developing the plan for their new restaurant, Vin Noce Jr. and Dino Tetu knew they wanted the location to be up-and-coming and the vibe to be fun. The business partners found what they were looking for in downtown Ansonia. They opened Lulu Pazzo Italiano recently, in the former Antonio's Restaurant space at 314 Main St...
New Amherst restaurant to offer taste of Northern Italy, Mediterranean
by Diane Lederman Jonathan Welch met chef Tom Schnapp when the pair worked together at the Farm Table Restaurant in Bernardston. Welch, who was the general manager then, said, "I knew how talented he was." That flair was in Northern Italian and Mediterranean cuisine. He wants his new restaurant Osteria Vespa to be the canvas...
Taste of Italy Medford
Kiwanis Club of Medford - Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) - Medford, MAThe Kiwanis Club of Medford is producing the 10th annual Taste of Italy on Wednesday October 21, 2015. Come taste samplings of the best cuisine, wine and beer in the area- The best Italian around but even MORE THAN JUST ITALIAN. Proceeds will...
