Zuppardi’s Apizza Celebrating 90 Years With Anniversary Event
Zuppardi’s Apizza is turning 90! The historic pizzeria, nestled in West Haven’s Union Avenue neighborhood, has been serving New Haven-style apizza, pronounced “abeetz,” since 1934. The fourth-generation business is one of the oldest family-owned pizzerias in the United States and was recently featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” according to C...
A Taste of Italy in Maine: Camden’s Authentic Pizza Venues
While Camden, Maine, is well known for its charming harbors and breathtaking views of the coast, it’s also home to a growing pizza culture that’s winning over both locals and tourists. The aroma of freshly baked dough and the allure of melted cheese are only the beginning of the story as we take you on a gourmet tour of Camden’s top pizzerias in th...
Josie and Tony’s opens deli in South Norwalk
“By day, an Arthur Avenue-style sandwich shop. By night, an elevated dining destination and private membership.” So says the website for Josie & Tony’s, which has just opened the gourmet Italian delicatessen part at 20 N. Main St. in South Norwalk. The deli offers hot and cold sandwiches made on local breads from Wave Hill, alongside homemade mozz...
North End restaurateurs use Wu's recent Italy trip in outdoor dining fight
North End restaurant owners aren't giving up their fight against Mayor Michelle Wu over the city’s outdoor dining restrictions. This time, they’re using her recent trip to Italy to highlight the issue. “While the mayor has been visiting cities in Italy, dining outdoors and enjoying the beautiful weather, our coworkers here continue to lose income d...
A Taste of Italy, Deli & Caffe
A year after opening its doors in May of last year, The Taste of Italy in Johnston has not faltered in delivering its consistently delicious and authentic Italian cuisine to an ever-growing list of loyal fans. From the moment a curious diner walks into this inviting space, the answer to the age-old question “What’s for dinner?” is immediately answe...
La Padrona Boston – New Italian Restaurant Opening
A Street Hospitality, a Boston-based restaurant group focused on creating unparalleled experiences for guests centered around hospitality, announced that its latest culinary creation, La Padrona, will bring authentic Italian dining to The Raffles Hotel beginning May 15, 2024. La Padrona is an 8,600 square foot multisensory experience with an idea...
Mamma Italia Ristorante in Sturbridge puts authentic Italian cooking first
Husband and wife team Marco and Kathy Baldieri opened the new restaurant Mamma Italia in Sturbridge last summer, successfully combining the passions and experiences of Marco Baldieri, an executive chef who for more than 40 years has stayed true to traditional Italian (home-style) cooking. Mamma Italia Ristorante, 139 Main St. #2, occupies plaza spa...
North End restaurants protest start of outdoor dining season with banners, planned rally
North End restaurateurs protested the city’s outdoor dining rules, this time with multiple banners that hung across Hanover Street and a planned rally Wednesday the same week other neighborhoods in Boston would begin to be allowed to set up street dining for the season. One banner seen Monday read “If you want a reservation for outdoor dining in t...
The Best Cannoli in Boston: 9 Places to Score This Italian Treat
You might say Bostonians have tunnel vision when it comes to their dessert choices. While the city may have catapulted Boston Cream Pie into fame and it certainly runs on donuts (Dunkin’ or otherwise), the best cannoli in Boston remain a local delicacy. These filled pastry masterpieces of Italian origin are beloved by many, and actually are the top...
Traditional Italian comfort food at Pulcinella
Fine Italian and upscale pizza are all the rage, and often in the same nook (Source and Gufo, to name two). But you can find old-school Italian comfort this side of the river too, in the long-established Gran Gusto and Trattoria Pulcinella. We’ve extolled the virtues of Gran Gusto (big fan of the O’Re truffle pizza), so we now shine the light on Pu...
Caffè Nero offering a taste of Italian culture with "Coffee Winehouse Experience"
The owners of Caffè Nero at Legacy Place in Dedham are hoping to bring a piece of Italy to Massachusetts. They're not just serving up coffee - they're offering customers wine as well. The original idea for Boston-based box wine Alileo was to honor someone special in the owners' lives. "We did it in honor of Antonio's mama, who we lost three years a...
Fall River (MA) Family Brings Authentic Italian Food to the City
A new Fall River restaurant caught the attention of city-goers after the owner paired their Grand Opening announcement with a friendly reminder to “be kind.” After battling breast cancer while simultaneously running a bartending school, Shannon Raposo feels grateful to see her dream of owning a restaurant come to life. The restaurant is still comin...