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...
A Trattoria Il Panino Alum Debuts a Glitzy Italian Restaurant in Downtown Boston
Downtown Boston has gained another Italian restaurant in the form of Joia, a glittery new restaurant and lounge inside downtown Boston’s Harborside Inn from Gianmarco Rinaldi, a former manager at popular North End spot Trattoria Il Panino. At Joia, Rinaldi has lined up Italian classics on the menu set against the backdrop of an opulent, gilded dini...
8 Can’t-Miss Old-School Italian Eateries In Boston’s North End — The City’s Oldest Immigrant Neighborhood
Boston is well-known for its vibrant and ever-evolving culinary scene, with new chefs and new openings making headlines on the regular, but it’s the city’s oldest neighborhood, the North End, that is its most food-centric. Settled in the 1630s, the single-square-mile neighborhood is a study of 5 centuries of architectural development, from the circ...
Dining Review: Al Forno in Providence
There are plenty of icons that represent the quirky side of Rhode Island: sweet caffeine-spiked milk, a massive termite on the interstate, platters of deep-fried squid punctuated by banana peppers. But it was Al Forno, forty-three years ago, that told a different story of this small state: one that was deeply rooted in the arts and which made an im...
Sandwich Obsessed: the Best Italian Subs on the North Shore of Boston
After 15 years of thinking only about bikes, riding, training, and European cycling adventures (I’m the founder of Peloton Magazine and the Editorial Director of the Road/Gravel Cycling Group at Outside, Inc.), I’ve come to a point where I just want to focus on one thing: sandwiches. Given my love of Italy, the most direct course to feed this newfo...
Alfredo’s Deli celebrates 25 years on Water Street in Torrington
Alfredo’s Deli was bustling at lunchtime on a recent Thursday, dozens of new and regular customers enjoying cake and other treats served by sisters Joanne Beyus and Marie Stoecker, who manage the business. “It was my dream to open up my own store when I was 25,” said Alfredo Viscariello, brother of Beyus and Stoecker, taking a break from stocking...
From Federal Hill to South County: The best Italian restaurants across RI
Looking for an Italian restaurant in Rhode Island? Do you want red sauce, homestyle, freestyle, inexpensive or fine dining? Should it be a ristorante or a pizzeria? Is Federal Hill the only place to find the best? When it comes to Italian dining, there are so many questions. But there shouldn't be. Rhode Island is blessed with many and all told, th...