What's The Best Sandwich In MA? Each State's Most Iconic Sandwich
In a celebration of lunch, Food & Wine magazine has come out with a list of the best sandiwches in every state.
And, in a move that supports the list’s acumen, the Fluffernutter was not chosen as THE sandwich of Massachusetts.
Can you guess what the top sandwich in Massachusetts is?
What makes a sandwich the “best” in each state, according to Food & Wine, is how iconic the food is. Visual appeal, trends, and availability were not considered. Also not allowed on the list: burgers, hotdogs, burritos, tacos, and barbecue. Sandwich legends only, the magazine said.
New England is known…
Regional Pizza Dynasty Patriarch, Sierros, Has Died
The patriarch of a local pizza-making dynasty has died, his family announced Wednesday, Dec. 16.
Nickolaos “Nick” Sierros died at age 81, according to an obituary written by his family and published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette.
Sierros owned A-1 Pizza in Florence (Northampton), Massachusetts, for nearly 40 years. The popular neighborhood pizzeria became Sierros’ in 1983.
Sierros, a Greek native, comes from a family of pizza-makers and A-1 wasn’t his first shop.
Along with his brother Christos and sister Panagiota, Sierros opened ABC Pizza in Cromwell, Connecticut.
Family members went …
Covid-19: 9 New Central, Western Mass Communities Turn 'Red' - Local Data
Nine more Central and Western Massachusetts communities have been added to the state’s COVID-19 “red” list as infection rates climb across the state and nation.
This week, Nov. 27, there are 31 Central and Western Massachusetts communities in the red - meaning that they are at the highest risk to spread the virus.
Last week, Nov. 19, there were 21.
The week before that, Nov. 12, there were 9.
This week, the Massachusetts average daily COVID-19 rate per 100,000 people was 34.9.
Newly added to the red list are Belchertown, East Longmeadow, Leicester, Millbury, Monson, Paxton, Rutland, Sutt…
