This Italian-American eatery was named one of Bon Appétit’s best new restaurants in America
By Kevin Slane Food and dining magazine Bon Appétit released the 2016 edition of its "Hot 10" best new restaurants in America list Tuesday, and a seafood-centric Italian-American spot less than an hour from Boston made the cut. Oberlin, which opened in downtown Providence, Rhode Island in January 2016, is the brainchild of chef Benjamin S...
At five years, Sportello reinvents itself
By Kara Baskin Where to Fort Point's Sportello, Barbara Lynch's reinvented restaurant next door to Menton. Sportello used to sell baked goods and sandwiches, but in November it underwent a fifth-anniversary makeover to focus solely on trattoria-inspired Italian dishes. What for Small plates, soups, pastas, and Italian wines served from a...
The Italian Cultural Center of Western Mass to host fish dinner on March 27
The Italian Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts will host a fish dinner on Friday, March 27, at 6 p.m. at their 56 Margaret Street location in Springfield. The deadline for reservations is March 20 and only 100 seats are available. Reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis and must be paid for in advance. Cost per...
Piccolo Market in Moultonborough Offers a Taste of Italy
In Italian, the word "piccolo" means small, but there is nothing small about the variety of delicacies available at the new delicatessen, Piccolo Market, on Rte. 25 in Moultonborough. Chef/owner Bill Bennett opened his deli with a small café in late December and has been adding delicious items to his menu ever since. Bennett, originally fr...
Carmine's Creative Italian Cuisine
By Karen Gardner If you're looking for quality Italian food, like what you would get at home if you lived in Italy, I highly recommend making a trip to Williamsport to visit Carmine's Creative Italian Cuisine. A meal at Carmine's is definitely love at first bite, especially if you live and breathe Italian food, like I do. Give m...
Campania Ristorante, Branford
The most common way to monitor a local restaurant scene is to keep track of which restaurants occupy the available spaces. Some folk take a more sophisticated approach, tracking chefs and/or restaurateurs. But in our Italian-American restaurant community, it's necessary to track families. Forget keeping up with the Jones. Greater New Haven...
An Italian Renaissance at Seaport’s M.C. Spiedo
By Devra First Where to M.C. Spiedo, the latest incarnation of the restaurant inside the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. It is a project of chefs Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier, best known for the acclaimed Arrows, in Ogunquit, Maine, which they ran for 25 years. What for The restaurant is inspired by the Italian Renaissance, and "spie...
Serenity now! Italian restaurant SRV brings Venice to the South End
Consider how wrong this could go. You're on a grand avenue in one of Boston's flushest enclaves, eating in a restaurant styled after a working man's bacaro — the hideaway bars that pepper the alleys of Venice — waiting for a stream of cicchetti (bite-size Venetian tapas) as conceived by two New England natives, surrounded by beautiful people i...
Celebrate the Holidays with Festive, Fine Dining at Morello
Nothing brings family and friends together like the warmth of Italian tradition and great food. On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve – two of the most anticipated holidays of the year – Morello Executive Chef Kevin Garcia will offer holiday-inspired special menus, to accompany his popular a la carte menu. Morello will offer a traditional Italian "Fe...
Paisano’s fills need for authentic Italian deli
Terrill Street Discount Beverage has been quenching Rutland's thirst since 1983. A family-owned business run by father Joe Coloutti and sons, Bob and Mike, the store recently expanded its services in order to ease its patrons' hunger too. Here Bob Coloutti discusses the new Paisano's Italian Kitchen. What is the nature of your business? ...
Panzanella's offers comfort food and more in new Newmarket location
By Rachel Forrest Longtime Newmarket main drag Italian spot, Panzanella's, has moved to larger digs nearby. There's more parking, a bigger bar, and a bit of a separation between that bar and the dining area, which makes one section more family friendly, one more for the Happy Hour crowd and sports fans. Another benefit of the move is thei...
Dine Out Maine: Meanwhile in Belfast
by James H. Schwartz Take a seat at Meanwhile in Belfast, the new pizza restaurant that opened here in March, and you'll discover that pizza is a sensual meal – a feast for all the senses. There's the heady fragrance of fresh dough and the occasional whiff of garlic wafting from the kitchen and enticing customers (or passersby) to...