Boston-Based Sicilian Natural Wine Brand, Alileo, is Bringing a Taste of Sicily to Common Craft in The Burlington Mall This Winter
Alileo, a Boston-based Sicilian boxed natural wine brand, and The Burlington Mall announced today the launch of "alileo vino e snak bar", bringing a Sicilian wine and food experience to Common Craft in The Burlington Mall this winter. Off the heels of its first incredibly successful summer pop-up in Boston, the second "alileo vino e snak bar" will...
Providence's first food hall has a name, merchants and an opening date. What to expect.
It was back in March 2021 that plans for Providence’s first food hall in the city’s Union Station were announced by Marsella Development Corporation. The hall now has a name, Track 15, a first lineup of food and drink merchants and a tentative opening date of late summer 2024. Issues with renovating a historic building and pandemic supply-chain...
Iconic Carbone’s Ristorante returning to Hartford
Carbone’s Ristorante, once a Hartford icon, is returning to the city. The restaurant spent eight decades in Hartford until it closed because of the pandemic. Now, the owner is looking to reopen in the old movie theater at Columbus Boulevard and Front Street. The Italian restaurant used to be on Franklin Avenue. That old location still sits there, w...
Father-daughter team opens Italian 'grab and go' restaurant in Trumbull, 123 Pronto
A father-daughter duo have recently opened what they say is a first-of-its kind gourmet grab-and-go restaurant. The restaurant, called 123 Pronto Gourmet Prepared Meals To Go & Catering, serves packaged, freshly made Italian cuisine that customers can pick up on their way home and pop in the oven, according to co-owner Claudia Tecla. “Everything i...
Old-school Italian at a massive restaurant on a pond off a side street
If you read through websites that reminisce about long-closed restaurants in the Greater Boston area and elsewhere in New England, you’ll inevitably see references to a certain type of dining spot that continues to disappear from the local landscape: the multi-room family-friendly restaurants that were often seen as destination spots. Some well-kno...
Favio’s Trattoria brings its own Italian flair to Center Street in Wallingford
Favio's Trattoria, Center Street's latest culinary venture which opened on Sunday, has brought another taste of Italy to the neighborhood, offering a variety of traditional Italian cuisine for customers. The eatery at 80 Center St. is Favio Pillacela’s fourth restaurant. He runs the business with his brother and cousin. The three also run Serafino...
Evviva Trattoria Opens Rochester New Hampshire Location
Evviva Trattoria®, a Massachusetts-based restaurant brand featuring locally-sourced modern Italian cuisine, opened its first location outside of Massachusetts in Rochester, New Hampshire at 155 Marketplace Blvd. Led by award-winning Chef Anthony DePalma, director of operations for Evviva Trattoria, guests enjoy Italian-inspired, locally made cuisin...
'I took a shot.' After 35 years, North Truro restaurateur looks to move on
Growing up in an Italian-American household, Robert Montano, chef-owner of Montano's Restaurant in North Truro (MA), has always known the deep connections between family and food. "Both my grandmothers and my mom were always cooking," said Montano, whose earliest memories center around the kitchen, especially the preparation of made-from-scratch pa...
At 50 years old, Riccardi's is still doing things the old southern Italian way
There's an apparent population on SouthCoast who share an unusual holiday custom."I can't believe how many people have lasagna for Thanksgiving," said Jean Riccardi, who runs Riccardi's Italian Restaurant and Buffet Catering alongside her husband, founder/owner Michael Riccardi. "It's so non-traditional but on Thanksgiving Eve we are always so busy...
An Italian Bakery set up shop on a busy CT street in 2014. 9 years later, they’re keeping the cannolis, cakes and cookies rolling.
Turn the clock back 50 years and you would find Italian bakeries aplenty in Hartford. “There were probably eight or nine on the avenue,” said Jenny Beaurivage, co-owner of Giuseppina’s Italian bakery in South Windsor. “I always had a dream of one day opening up my own.” It was a dream that, for some time, she had to shelve. “Life happened, I had ki...
Bellino's Trattoria Expands: Second Italian Culinary Destination Opens in Winthrop, Boston
On Thursday, October 12, Bellino's Trattoria, a much-loved Italian restaurant in Boston's northern suburbs, opened a second outlet in Winthrop. Having already gained a strong local following, prospects are promising for the new location, which, like the original one in Wakefield, boasts a comprehensive menu of popular Italian dishes, reports Bosto...
Indulge In Italian Fare Just Like Grandma Used To Make At This Connecticut Restaurant
We have so many great Italian restaurants in Connecticut. No matter what corner of the state you’re in, you’re able to find great spaghetti, pasta, and, of course, apizza. One of our favorite Italian restaurants in the Nutmeg State is Siena Ristorante. The Norwalk location has been open since 2021 in Hotel Zero, and the Stamford location has been d...