A Mano offers inventive Italian made by hand
By Brion O'Connor A Mano Italian Kitchen & Pizzeria is chef Antonio Bettencourt's latest vision for an authentic Italian eatery on the North Shore. This past fall, the Peabody native transformed his popular 62 Restaurant in the same Salem location on Wharf Street. "62 was always viewed as an expensive restaurant reserved for s...
La Motta’s Italian Specialties Brings Brunch to the South End
WHAT: Beginning March 2016, La Motta's Italian Specialties in Boston's South End begins brunch and gives the neighborhood the perfect reason to spring into the warmer months. La Motta will serve brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, with a $9.95 prix fixe reward for early-birds dining from 10:00AM – 11:00AM. Chef de Cuis...
MiVT: Leonardo's Gelateria
What a better way to toast to the hot temps than with a sweet cold treat that's made in Vermont. Things are moving at Leonardo's Gelateria in Barre. mLoris Carlo DePrato was born and raised in Italy in a family that was passionate about gelato - ice cream's Italian cousin. "My great grandpa started in mid-1800s," said Loris. When he...
The History of Cannoli at North End Historical Society
When: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 — 6 p.m. Where: Nazzaro Community Center — 30 North Bennett St., Boston, MA [map] Join the North End Historical Society for a talk about the wonders of cannoli — a dessert that brings thousands to the North End each year. Michele Topor of the famed North End Market Tours will share the intriguing history of...
Mapping Eataly Boston
By Jenna Pelletier Get ready to deck the halls with soppressata. Just in time for holiday gifting (and gluttony), the Italian food temple known as Eataly has opened in the Prudential Center. Like the chain's other stateside outposts—one in Chicago, two in New York—the three-level, 45,000-square-foot dining-and-gourmet-shopping complex mar...
Eatery/market expanding into Portsmouth
by Jason Schreiber Joe Faro knew it had potential as soon as he spotted an abandoned movie theater on Route 1. As the owner and chief food taster at Tuscan Kitchen & Tuscan Market, Faro has been looking for opportunities to expand his growing business that offers customers a real Italian experience. "I've been looking around...
Eataly: The Italian Cuisine of Your Dreams
To take a break from (or procrastinate on) holiday shopping, be sure to check out Eataly Boston, a bustling Italian marketplace that just opened up in the Prudential Center. Eataly is packed with an impressive variety of authentic Italian foods, drinks, and culinary activities such as free live cooking demonstrations and ticketed hands-on...
Whisk to Open an Italian Restaurant in Boston's North End
It looks like a pop-up restaurant that features a chef's tasting menu is going to be changing over to a permanent dining spot. According to a Twitter post from the place, Whisk is planning to continue its pop-up spot on Hanover Street in the North End through the end of the year, at which point it will look to open a "modern Italian restau...
Celebrating Slow Food in the North End
by James Pasto The "Slow Food Movement" was founded in 1986 as an alternative to fast foods and with the goal to preserve and promote regional cuisines. Now an international movement, it was founded in Italy (of course) where it grew out of a protest against the building of a McDonalds near the Spanish Steps in Rome. Its "Manifest...
Haute Secrets Boston: Anthony Caturano
Anthony Caturano is best known for his beloved North End Italian restaurant in Boston, Prezza, but he has recently expanded his roster of restaurants to include the newly opened, Tonno in Gloucester. Italian for "tuna," Tonno features coastal Italian seafood and a variety of homemade pastas adapted from Prezza like shrimp fra diavolo with tagliate...
The DiCenso Family – Rino’s Place in East Boston
by Brittany McDonough In East Boston, masked by tripledeckers and tucked away on residential streets, you will find two primetime restaurants run by the DiCenso family. "It takes a strong-hearted family to run any type of business" says Anna DiCenso, Chef Tony's wife and business partner. They are the second generation to run Rino's Place...
Sugo Cucina Italiana Will Replace Francesca's Kitchen in Arlington This Month
A new place for comfort food will take the place of an old favorite in Arlington later this month. Via the Arlington Advocate, Boston Restaurant Talk noted that a restaurant called Sugo Cucina Italiana will open soon at 162 Massachusetts Ave., which housed Francesca's Kitchen for much of the past decade. Francesca's served home-style Itali...