Gold Winner Ristorante a Mano Silver Winner il Mercato Trattoria Bronze Winner Rinaldo’s Italian American Specialties Last winter, when Ristorante a Mano closed for two months and gutted the place, people freaked out. There were calls and messages fearing a menu change. Someone even asked if they could buy bulk salad dressing to get through […]
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Best Italian Restaurant
Gold Winner Ristorante a Mano Silver Winner Rinaldo’s Italian American Specialities Bronze Winner Il Mercato Ristorante a Mano has a good thing going, says GM Patrick Gaetz. “We offer great traditional pastas, a cozy atmosphere—it’s probably the whole package, the consistency. We don’t make a lot changes because we know why change something that isn’t […]
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Easy excess at Rinaldo’s
Rinaldo’s 2186 Windsor Street Tue-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri 11:30am-1am, Sat 10am-3pm and 5pm-1am, Sun 10am-3pm and 5pm-10pm As I walk down Cunard Street towards the bus stop, two little boxes sitting as heavily in my bag as the slowly digesting carbs sit in my stomach, I make a promise to myself: I will never go back […]
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25 all right: a round-up of dishes you have to eat right now
We’ve rounded up 25 meals from across the city that blow our minds, stand the test of time and keep our cravings constant. These are the things you should absolutely have eaten, should be eating right now or should plan to eat in the near future. In the words of Thrush Hermit, which celebrates 25 […]
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Best New Restaurant
Gold Winner The Canteen Silver Winner Rinaldo’s Bronze Winner Riot Snack Bar So The Canteen technically opened in 2014, but The Canteen that re-launched last year on Portland Street is a different beast entirely. “This Canteen, as it is now, isn’t anything I ever planned on doing,” says chef Renée Lavallée, who runs the buzzing […]
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Rinaldo’s family focus
Salvatore Rinaldo didn’t exactly leave a trail of breadcrumbs for his sons, Tony and Sam, to follow. It’s more like a path that was coated in breadcrumbs, fried, and covered in marinara. Who wouldn’t follow that path? He was, of course, the founder of the original Salvatore’s New York Pizza (now Salvatore’s Pizzaiolo Trattoria). Tony […]
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The Good Food Emporium closes this Friday
The Good Food Emporium closes its doors Friday after “eight years, nine months and 10 days” as a gathering place and restaurant. The space is being passed on to Sam and Tony Rinaldo—who have been sharing a kitchen with the Good Food for the past five months while cooking for their mobile businesses T-Dogs and […]
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Holding out for a hero
I was already sitting in the sunshine enjoying the salt-laced citrus tartness of Good Robot’s Goseface Killah when my friend Sarah walked onto their gastroturf with her new puppy, Penny. A puff of curly golden fluff, Penny delighted everybody within two feet of her before rolling around and tussling with a nearby basset hound. And […]