New Haven Italian pastry shop Rocco's Bakery closes after 40 years
A staple for Italian pastries and breads in the Fair Haven section, Rocco's Bakery on Ferry Street, is going to be another city memory people talk about, especially when longtime customers go looking for their Easter pies, anginettes, ciccioli bread, chocolate lemon pie or cannoli. Rocco's, owned and run across from St. Francis Church at 432 Ferry...
One of Boston’s Most Legendary Restaurant Spaces Gets New Life as a Swanky Italian Steakhouse
Charlestown’sCharlestown’s 10 City Square holds a special place in Boston restaurant history. For nearly two decades, it was the site of notorious celebrity chef Todd English’s landmark restaurant Olives, at one time a line-inducing spot that drew people to Charlestown from all over the city. After a subsequent turn as Legal Oysteria — an Italian r...
Much anticipated Mi Bella Restaurante opens at site of former Le Petit Café, downtown Branford
The buzz started when people noticed workmen replacing the familiar Adirondack green trim outside Le Petit Café with a sleek modern black. Then the windows were covered with brown paper hiding the interior for weeks. The package was unveiled last month as Mi Bella Restaurante, fulfilling a lifetime dream of head chef Fernando Chiliquinga and his w...
There’s a New “Taste of Italy” in Rhode Island
There’s a new Italian deli in Rhode Island — with some familiar faces. “Taste of Italy Deli & Caffè” opened this month on Atwood Avenue in Johnston — “where Schroeder’s used to be” — and co-owner Mike Giammarco says the business is off to a strong start. “We’re very busy, every day,” Giammarco, who is partnered with Mario Mennella and Pasquale Pale...
Via Sophia by the Sea, upscale Italian restaurant, to open in Bethany Beach hotel
A sophisticated Italian restaurant that’s generated solid reviews in hip locales like Washington, D.C., and Kennebunkport, Maine, is opening a third location in Bethany Beach. Via Sophia by the Sea is slated to open June 14 inside the newly renovated Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Residence Inn by Marriott. The beachfront hotel’s multimillion-dollar ma...
You’d Never Guess Some Of The Best Italian Food In Massachusetts Is Hiding In This Small Coastal Town
We all know that you can find plenty of authentic Italian food in Boston’s North End as well as at many other fine-dining establishments sprinkled throughout the city. But did you know that there is an Italian restaurant that is equally as good that is hidden away just outside the city limits in the coastal town of Winthrop, Massachusetts? If you w...
Fairfield's Toto reopens as Italian wine bar Gabagool
From the photos of "The Sopranos" crew to the owner's mugshot-style picture outside with the caption "now serving," Gabagool Wine Bar leans into some of the stereotypes about Italian-Americans, which owner Antonio Ninivaggi says are all in good fun. Originally from Italy, but now living in Stamford, Ninivaggi said his restaurant, formerly known as...
Sicilian Natural Wine Brand Alileo Launches Pop-Up Wine and Snack Experience Bringing a Taste of Sicily to Boston Seaport's The Superette
Alileo, a Boston-based Sicilian boxed natural wine brand, and Boston Seaport by WS Development announces the launch of "alileo vino e snak bar", a pop-up wine and snack experience that will bring Sicily to the Seaport this summer. The "alileo vino e snak bar" will feature all of Alileo's wine varietals, which are made on the West coast of Sicily, f...
Bar Toscana Opens Just in Time for an Italian Summer
Want to live your Italian summer dreams without the long flight? Head to the Seaport District’s newest venue, Bar Toscana, now open on the ground floor of its big sibling Tuscan Kitchen. A delightful aperitivo awaits, not to mention small plates of caviar-topped pasta, braised duck arancini, fried calamari, and more. Decorated with lush greenery an...
A Charming Italian Trattoria Debuts in Dorchester
Stefano Quaresima and Tsedenia Kiros had been searching for a restaurant space to call their own for years. So when the former site of popular breakfast spot Dot 2 Dot (and, more recently, Italian cafe Zia Gianna) became available at 1739 Dorchester Avenue, the married couple saw their opportunity. “I decided to bet everything on it, and try my cha...
This time, it's personal. Renowned chef Michael Scelfo opens new Somerville restaurant
Chef Michael Scelfo's footprint on the Boston food scene expanded recently with the opening of a restaurant that he calls his most personal yet. Josephine opened last week on the ground floor at the Cambria Hotel in Somerville, 515 Somerville Ave., a short distance from his three acclaimed establishments in Cambridge — Alden & Harlow, The Longfello...
A Foodie's Guide To Boston's Historic North End
The North End is Boston's oldest residential neighborhood that's home to some of the city's richest history and best restaurants. Immigrants from all over the world put roots down in this storied waterfront area bringing culture and vibrancy to the city. By 1920, Italians made up about 90 percent of residents which gave rise to the nickname Little...