Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Boston’s North End is steeped in Italian ...

Skip the reservations and follow the locals to Massachusetts’ best Italian spots—legendary pizza, pasta, and markets worth ...

Most days, you’ll find Rick Mirabella going about his job as a mason. But come summer, the North End native embraces a different role: the “King of Calamari.” For the past 50 years, Mirabella has ...

You can’t talk about Italian food in Boston without a nod to its spiritual home in the North End. But the city these days is so much more than red sauce joints (don’t get us wrong, we love a red sauce ...

An espresso bar is expanding from one Italian neighborhood to another next year. Caffé Ducali is planning to open its second location in Winchester’s “North End” neighborhood in spring 2026. The new ...

Frank DePasquale’s life mission has always been to share his authentic Italian heritage with the Boston community, especially the neighborhood in which he spent practically his whole life. “There’s no ...