CafĂ© Pavone’s Chicken Verona

Opened in 1990 by husband and wife team Ed Aloise and Claudia Rippee, CafĂ© Pavone, or “Pavone’s” as most locals referred to it was a charming restaurant set in an old brick mill just steps from the raging Merrimack River in downtown Manchester, NH. It was comfortable and totally unpretentious, but showed sophistication in both... Continue Reading →

Spaghetti Carbonara Pie

Huddled in a quaint trattoria on what could be any side street, just steps from any Piazza and away from the roar of too many tourists, I find solace in a bowl of peppery pasta. Spaghetti alla Carbonara seems to be Rome’s official dish. Thick chunks of guanciale -- a type of bacon cured of pigs’... Continue Reading →

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