A vintage Italian Swatch arrives. Eataly delivers a perfect Cotto e Pomodoro panino. Massimo’s bacon and egg redeems itself. A Wagyu ribeye at The Sinclair steals the week. Plants from Seven Maples, mulch from Maple Row, the debut of The Sicilian Palmer, and the slow build of a Tuscan-style Italian garden in Easton.
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What I Ate This Week: A Drive Home, Local Easton Stops, and Mother’s Day at Spiga (May 4 – May 10)
A reset week: a long drive home from Savannah, Carbone’s vodka penne, Shaggy Coos burgers, a Dig bowl in NYC, a Colony pizza on the way home, a full Easton farm tour with our daughter, garlic butter pasta on Saturday, and a Mother’s Day brunch at Spiga in New Canaan.
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What I Ate This Week: Steaks, Tapas & Tax Day Celebrations (Apr 13 – Apr 19)
From Shaggy Coos sirloin to All’Antico Vinaio sandwiches, tapas at Barcelona for Tax Day, a big Italian night at Testo’s, and the best jar sauce ever — this week had it all.
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How We’re Bringing Italy Home — The Easton Chapter
We spent 22 years in Newtown before a new job, a new town, and a house on the highest street in Fairfield County changed everything. Here’s how we’re building The Amore Life in Easton — one espresso, one Sunday sauce, and one dinner party at a time.
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What I Ate This Week: Ham Sandwiches, Farm Steaks & an MBA Finish (Apr 6 – 12)
Leftovers, a Mighty Quinn’s brisket bowl that ended dinner, Shaggy Coos steaks on the grill, an MBA finish, a flooded basement, and Romanacci saving Friday night. A light week — until it wasn’t.
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What I Ate This Week: Cacio e Pepe, An Easter Feast & A Sandwich Worth Talking About (Mar 30 – Apr 5)
From Cacio e Pepe at Eataly to an incredible Italian sandwich at All’Antico Vinaio in NYC, plus an Easton farm Saturday and an Easter feast crowned with herb-crusted lamb chops and homemade Limoncello Ricotta Cheesecake. A week full of flavor.
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What I Ate This Week: New Beginnings, New Kitchens & a Lot of Life (Dec 29 – Feb 1)
From New Year’s Eve filets to celebratory Fish & Chips, BBQ brisket in Norwalk to handmade Cavatelli in Bridgeport — this is what I ate across five of the most hectic weeks of my life. A dog in recovery, a house closing that moved twice, a new job in NYC, and a move to Easton, CT all collided at once. Here’s the full story, one meal at a time, with the restaurants that fed us, steadied us, and made it all feel worth celebrating