Capriotti’s Bringing 3 Restaurants to Rhode Island
Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, known for its award-winning, hand-crafted sandwiches, has signed a franchise agreement set to bring three new restaurants to Rhode Island, with the first location opening in Lincoln in April 2019. The new restaurants will be owned and operated by entrepreneurial couple Kevin and Maria Stoehr. For Kevin, who previously ran...
Review: SoHill Cafe plots steady Italian course with pizza and handmade pasta in Beacon Hill
Jean-Francois Poujol is the restless kind. After years of opening and moving on from Tribeca 212, Soleil Bistro & Wine Bar and others, he’s settled into the former Casbeers Cafe & Cantina location in Beacon Hill with a neighborhood Italian place called SoHill Cafe. It’s unpretentious, reasonable and occasionally inspired, the same as most of us. An...
Publico Owners Will Open a European Food Hall-Inspired Restaurant Near Faneuil Hall
The Trio Restaurant Group — which operates Publico Street Bistro & Garden, was the opening team behind Backyard Betty’s, and collaborated on Casa Caña — is expanding downtown. The group will open Bar Mercato inside the Hyatt Centric (68 Devonshire St., Boston), near Faneuil Hall, drawing inspiration from European food halls. This means that the men...
Eataly’s Winter Wine & Cheese Festival is back
Now in its second year, Eataly’s Winter Wine & Cheese Fest is taking over the Italian market on Wednesday, Jan. 23, for two sessions of Italian indulgence. Attendees can choose from two different time slots — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. — for an evening that includes sampling more than 15 types of local and Italian cheeses and bites, and...
Tiffani Faison is opening a new Italian restaurant in the Fenway this summer
Chef Tiffani Faison has already created a food empire in the Fenway with three wildly different concepts: barbecue-driven Sweet Cheeks, Southeast Asian-inspired Tiger Mama, and snack bar Fool’s Errand. This summer, she’ll tap into Italian cuisine with Orfano, scheduled to open in the Pierce Boston building at the corner of Boylston Street and Brook...
Caffe Nero opens first Connecticut location in Darien
A new shop in town looks to offer customers a friendly atmosphere to enjoy coffee. On Dec. 17, Caffe Nero opened its doors to Darien residents. The new shop is located in the heart of downtown Darien on Post Road. Store manager Scott Sergiano said Caffe Nero is a place residents can come to relax and enjoy great coffee. The store is the first in Co...
Exquisite Italian with a Side of Relaxed Ambiance
Three years ago, Rusit Cecunjanin and Valon Advimetaj opened Café Fiore in Branford after 18 years in the restaurant business. Conveniently located on East Main Street in Branford, Connecticut, Café Fiore offers a sophisticated yet relaxed ambience–just the right setting to enjoy their exquisite Italian dishes with your favorite wines and cocktails...
Tuscan Market to Open New Store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
If you like Italian food, you're going to love this news out of Portsmouth. According to their Facebook page, Tuscan Market will be moving to the former 'Breaking New Grounds' site at 14 Market Square come springtime. Joe Faro is the owner of Tuscan Brands and describes himself as Chief Food Taster posted on Facebook that the new home for their Por...
Eataly brings back weekly ‘Après Ski Festival’ event in Boston
For many, a ski trip to Italy might not be within reach this winter. But Eataly, the popular Italian marketplace located in the Prudential Center in Boston, is hoping to give visitors the next best thing. The return of the “Après Ski Festival," modeled after “indulgent post-skiing festivities” in Italy, invites guests to visit Eataly for an atmosph...
Resolve to visit Casa di Lisa in Agawam in New Year (review, photos and video)
There's certainly no shortage of Italian restaurants here in Western Massachusetts; only Chinese eateries are seemingly more numerous. Noteworthy Italian dining experiences, however, are less common, a probable explanation for why Casa di Lisa in the Feeding Hills section of Agawam is such a popular destination. The restaurant's interior is a study...
The North End welcomes another Italian restaurant to the neighborhood just before Christmas
Forcella quietly opened in the North End on Thursday, bringing old-world Italian food to the former Carmen space just days before Christmas. Nino Trotta — who owns Forcella alongside his girlfriend, general manager Shannon MacGowan, and his brother, wine director Christian Trotta — said that the cozy, candlelit vibe of the restaurant sets Forcella...
Sample la dolce vita at Caffe Marche
Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette made a much-celebrated stop at the James Pharmacy building in Old Saybrook in 1824. Picture his surprise if he were to wander in today and see the chic Italian coffee house now situated in it. The building’s latest incarnation as Caffe Marche (and its sister business, the James Pharmacy Bed & Breakfast) a...