Woodstock’s newest addition to the downtown area, Mia Passione, 228 Main St., serves up what owner Michael Palmieri calls “Italian-American comfort food". The Italian eatery’s Woodstock location opened March 9. Palmieri also runs a location in River Grove, which opened in 2014.

As a child, Palmieri said he spent time watching his grandfather cook while living in New York City’s Little Italy. Many of the recipes used in the kitchen at Mia Passione — Italian for “my passion” — have come from his family throughout the years.