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Bella Italia started life as two small restaurant chains - Pastificio and Pizzaland both of which were part of the Grand Metropolitan group. [4]In 1990, Michael Guthrie (former Chairman of Mecca Leisure Group) formed BrightReasons and bought the Pizzaland and Pastificio chains from Grand Metropolitan for £20m in February 1991, rebranding Pastificio to Bella Pasta in the process.
[3] [2] The diner was originally placed at 13 Dexter Street in Pawtucket. [3] It operated at that site until 1984, when it was moved to its present location to avoid demolition. [3] The diner was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] It was the first diner to be added to the register. [4]
The Downtown Pawtucket Historic District encompasses a major portion of the central business district of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The city's downtown was developed primarily between 1871 and 1930, covering the period when it grew to become the second-largest city in the state (behind neighboring Providence). The district is irregularly shaped ...
The Old Canteen was an Italian restaurant in Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, opened by Joe Marzilli in 1956.They were Rhode Island’s oldest family owned restaurant and noted for their famous guests, particularly Mayor Buddy Cianci (when he died in 2016, they left his regular table empty in his honor) who has brought Frank Sinatra with him to dine.
The word trattoria is cognate with the French term traiteur [3] (a caterer providing takeaway food). Derived in Italian from trarre, meaning 'to treat' (from the Latin tractare / trahere, 'to draw'), [4] its etymology has also been linked to the Latin term littera tractoria, which referred to a letter ordering provision of food and drink for officials traveling on the business of the Holy ...
Italian foods, such as ham and cheeses, are imported and some also made locally, and every city has a popular Italian restaurant or two, as well as pizzerias. [237] The production of good quality olive oil is on the rise in South Africa , especially in the drier south-western parts where there is a more Mediterranean-type of rainfall pattern ...
The Exchange Street Historic District is an industrial and civic historic district roughly along Exchange, Front and Fountain Streets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.The 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) area is located just north of Pawtucket's downtown, and includes seven buildings and the Exchange Street Bridge, which spans the Blackstone River.