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Mariah Carey Stops By North End Restaurant After TD Garden Show Mariah Carey Stops By North End Restaurant After TD Garden Show
Mariah Carey Stops By Strega North End After Boston Concert Mariah Carey was in the mood for Italian following her concert on Monday night, Dec. 11, at TD Garden in Boston.  The — disputed — "Queen of Christmas" was spotted at Strega North End at 379 Hanover St. in Boston and posed for a photo with owner Nick Varano.  Varano called her a friend of the Varano Group, his company that owns several restaurants in Boston, and wrote having her show up is "all we ever want for Christmas." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Strega by Nick Varano (@streganorthend) Carey signed autogra…

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by Josh Lanier
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Newton Eatery Opens From Ashes Of Beloved Boston Restaurant Newton Eatery Opens From Ashes Of Beloved Boston Restaurant
Newton Eatery Opens From Ashes Of Beloved Boston Restaurant A new cafe is open in Middlesex County with the same chef that cooked up meals at a now-closed, fan-favorite restaurant.  Stella Newton, a casual Italian eatery located at 549 Commonwealth Avenue in Newton Centre, opened on Friday, July 28, receiving multiple five-star ratings, according to the eatery's Instagram page and Google reviews.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stella Newton (@stellanewtonn) The cafe is the reincarnation of Stella, a closed restaurant that served up Italian favorites in Boston's South End. Evan Deluty…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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New Cambridge Eatery Opens To Rave Reviews New Cambridge Eatery Opens To Rave Reviews
New Cambridge Eatery Opens To Rave Reviews A new Middlesex County eatery was called "stunning" by one opening night diner.  Gufo, a modern Italian eatery and cafe located at 660 Cambridge Street in East Cambridge, opened on Friday, July 28. Its first guests are reporting an amazing debut, according to Google reviews.  Boston’s Coda Restaurant Group is behind the new restaurant. The eatery's sister restaurants, The Salty Pig and SRV are both located in Boston.  Gufo's current menu offers an array of Italian favorites, including mushroom pizza, made with mozzarella, fontina, and roasted garlic, squid ink bucatini, made with baby cla…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Boston Eatery Named Among Best In Nation For Italian Cuisine Boston Eatery Named Among Best In Nation For Italian Cuisine
Boston Eatery Named Among Best In Nation For Italian Cuisine A local Boston eatery is known for having a line and not accepting credit cards or reservations, but its food, service, and ambiance granted it a place among the best Italian restaurants in the country, according to Tasting Table. Giacomo's, a family-owned and operated Italian eatery located at 355 Hanover Street in Boston's North End, was ranked among the top 20 best Italian restaurants in the US by the food and recipe site Tasting Table. The eatery is a fixture in Boston's North End, offering tasty variations on traditional Italian dishes.  Diners can choose from an array of pasta optio…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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MA Eatery That Serves 'High-Quality, Natural' Italian Food Expanding To 2 New Locations MA Eatery That Serves 'High-Quality, Natural' Italian Food Expanding To 2 New Locations
MA Eatery That Serves 'High-Quality, Natural' Italian Food Expanding To 2 New Locations A chef who has already served fresh, authentic Italian food to a Massachusetts city for nearly two decades is expanding to two all-new locations in Connecticut.  The owners behind Gran Gusto, a restaurant located in Cambridge, Massachusetts at 90 Sherman St. since 2007, will soon be opening two new locations in both New Haven and West Hartford, Connecticut, according to owner and partner Cait Danahy.  The West Hartford location is expected to open in April at 111 Memorial Rd. in Blue Back Square, and the New Haven location will open soon after in late April or early May at 278 Park St. on …

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by Ben Crnic
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South End Italian Restaurant 'Soft Launches' Its Reopening South End Italian Restaurant 'Soft Launches' Its Reopening
South End Italian Restaurant 'Soft Launches' Its Reopening A beloved Italian eatery that closed in 2020 after 27 years in business "soft launched" its reopening under new ownership this week and is teasing patrons about when they will be able to get their next pasta fix, according to BosGuy. Casa Giacomo was formerly known as Giacomo's and was owned by Jackie Taglieri. Taglieri sold the restaurant to the team responsible for nearby eateries Kava Neo Taverna and Ilona. The new owners chose a subtle way to advertise that Casa Giacomo was open to the public after closing for a year for renovations.  The restaurant's Instagram hinted at its return but …

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Beloved Italian Restaurant In Braintree Reopening…Kinda Beloved Italian Restaurant In Braintree Reopening…Kinda
Beloved Italian Restaurant In Braintree Reopening…Kinda A restaurant that has been closed since July is coming back to life, but not exactly how patrons might have expected.  Maria's Restaurant, an Italian and Greek eatery at 240 Quincy Avenue in Braintree, has new owners and a new name – but will allegedly be similar to the original restaurant that opened in 1950, according to Boston Restaurant Talk.  Braintree residents wondered why the restaurant, which advertises eggplant parmigiana, veal pizziola, and chicken ravioli, was not open for business in July, according to a post made in a Braintree Facebook group. The restau…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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4 Massachusetts Eateries Make Yelp's List Of Top 100 US Restaurants For 2022 4 Massachusetts Eateries Make Yelp's List Of Top 100 US Restaurants For 2022
4 Massachusetts Eateries Make Yelp's List Of Top 100 US Restaurants For 2022 Massachusetts has lots to offer the local foodie, but the Mass food scene has attracted national attention. The Yelpers have spoken – four Massachusetts eateries made it to a list of America's top 100 restaurants. Sarma in Somerville, Fox & the Knife in Boston, Prezza in Boston, and Red Lentil Vegetarian & Vegan Restaurant in Watertown made the Yelp list. The list was compiled through a process of asking Yelpers about their favorite spots to eat and then ranking the results by crunching data including number of submissions, ratings, and reviews. The Mass restaurants that made the …

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by Morgan Gonzales