Aquitaine Group To Open La Motta’s Italian Specialties in South End
by Carla Balzano The vacant building at 1357 Washington Street in the South End, will now be occupied. The Aquitaine Group, which closed the building's last vendor, Union Bar & Grille, over a decade ago, is opening a new Italian restaurant this summer. The group will open La Motta's Italian Specialties late this summer. La Motta's is...
Danvers chef brings Italian restaurant to Ipswich
by Jonathan Phelps Francesco "Frank" Pellino already had a successful restaurant in the North End of Boston when he decided to open Mamma Luisa Cucina and Bar on Central Street in this seaside town. The new restaurant opened the day before Mother's Day, Pellino said, and since then, "It has been busy." Pellino, 49, of Danvers...
UConn's Coach Auriemma Expands His Restaurant Empire With Second Geno's Grille
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma applies the same philosophy to his growing restaurant business as he does to his iconic coaching career. "The people around you help you be successful," says Auriemma, 60, who recently opened another of his Geno's Grille restaurants, this one in Southington. "I have a standard, and we work on th...
Tastes of Sicily at Porticello Ristorante
By Ellen Albanese In the kitchen Mario Sanfilippo, the talented owner/chef of Porticello Ristorante in south Easton, came to the United States with his family from Italy when he was 10, settling in Dorchester. His mother, he says, is a fabulous cook, a fact that did not go unnoticed in the neighborhood. "All the kids would co...
Carbonara Night: duello ai fornelli
Friday, January 29th - 7:00pm. Dante Alighieri Society - 41 Hampshire Street, CambridgeA cooking competition to make the best and most authentic Carbonara Pasta among the Italian students associations from Boston University - Harvard - M.I.T. - Northeastern University Live Music Entertainment by the Italian students association of B...
Phantom Gourmet: Italian Cuisine In The Suburbs
When you think of Italian your mind might automatically go to Boston’s North End, but the Phantom Gourmet shows us that you can find high quality Italian cuisine all over Greater Boston. Rosetti in Lynn is a beautiful and comfortable Italian restaurant offering a wide range of dining options. Tosca in Hingham is one of the region’s most st...
At Fortina, Expect A Sizzling Atmosphere And Killer Pizza
by Elizabeth Keyser Fortina pizza is blistering: This new addition to Stamford contemporizes Italian American cooking with a youth Fortina is blistering! The newest addition to Harbor View in Stamford, Fortina contemporizes Italian American cooking with a youthful, hip atmosphere: loud music and a wood-fired oven that cooks more than...
Pirandello Wine Tasting
On Sunday, November 16, 2014 the Pirandello Lyceum hosted their first Wine Tasting event at Spinelli's, East Boston. The event was chaired by Pirandello Board Members, Dott. Amara, Maria Capogreco and Nicolane Dumond.Over 75 people participated at the Pirandello's 1st wine tasting event. Read more Fonte: Bostoniano
Getting the dough right for 37 years: Italian Bread Shop in Springfield rolls with consumers' changing habits
by Don Treeger People ask Joe Santos all the time for the recipe for the star bread at his Italian Bread Shop. But even if he could give it to you – it's mostly in his head, and he measures flour and sugar by the the scoopful relying on look, feel and experience – yours wouldn't turn out right at home. The dough would never get the ri...
Italian and Sicilian breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Waltham
By Ellen Bhang Sicilian native Michael Colomba always wanted to launch a business inspired by the food of his childhood. Growing up in Castellammare del Golfo, on the island's northwest side, family members made their own cheese and olive oil, and cultivated enough tomatoes for a winter's worth of sauce. After years of working as...
That’s Italian! Brothers Keep on Top with Quality Ingredients, Service
By Sara Poirier Correa Mark Mazzotta and his brother Joseph know Italian food. The brothers grew up in the restaurant business, working with their uncles at their eateries in New York, and have owned seven of their own over a 20-year span, including Riverside's Pomodoro Italian Kitchen. In an era where pizzerias appear on seemingly every...
Experienced Trio To Open ‘Spiga’ Italian Restaurant on Main Street
by Michael Dinan An experienced trio that's already launched successful and acclaimed restaurants in Fairfield, Greenwich and Stamford is planning to open a new Italian spot in the former Barolo space on Main Street. 'Spiga'—that's Italian for the stem on a stalk of wheat—will feature fresh-made pastas, an extensive wine bar and w...