The ancient culture of Sicily is amazing. It is the largest island in the Mediterranean and has always been of great strategic importance in that part of the world. One of the principle reasons behind it being the most conquered country in human history, the Greeks, Byzantines, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Moors, Normans, Aragonese, Spanish, French and Germans just to name a few. With them came their culture, art, food and architecture.  Sicily has also been known for its agriculture and rich volcanic soil. The Greeks cultivated olives and wine …

New England vs. Manhattan what style is your preference?  Are you a New England fan that rich, creamy and lightly smoked form preferably a quality apple wood smoked bacon.  On the flip side Manhattan style which is not creamy but made with tomato instead.   For me it’s a no brainer but let’s talk it through for a minute.  On my initial poll it starts out 50/50.  I’m finding out that there is as much passion about your chowder style as there is between Yankees fans and red sox fans.
Here we …

 
So many people have been asking about Italian wines and the unique varietals that come along with those wines. Most people are unfamiliar with Italian wines outside of Pinot Grigio and Chianti. At Stir Italian wines are some of our favorites;  at Potenza, we have a completely Italian wine program, Potenza Wine store has 50% of it’s stock in Italian wines and Zola Wine & Kitchen has a wonderful selection of Italian varietals.
We work to price our wines at a level that allows people to explore wine without spending a …

 
When I think of what makes a good Italian bakery for breakfast I automatically think espresso drinks and pastries.  So when it came time to build the menu for Potenza Bakery  and procure products for this outlet we started with a local coffee roaster  and a whole lot of ideas of what we wanted our brew to taste like so after multiple tastings and refinements we wound up with what we consider our perfect blend for the bakery.
Now that we had coffee it was time to dive into my favorite …

We’ve made the final changes to the Zola Wine & Kitchen menu and the last items we switched up are the most unusual, but my favorite.
I wanted to have a bit of fun as well as some eggs for lunch so the first dish to hit the menu was the All American Breakfast for Lunch.  This dish is just that: Two scrambled eggs seasoned with truffle, house made maple breakfast sausage, cheddar biscuit and buttery hash browns.  What a great lunch for the person who either just woke up or …