A Boston culinary icon has teamed up with the chef-owner of a longstanding Stoneham restaurant for a one-night dining experience.
Lydia Shire and Angelo Caruso have joined forces to host “The Legacy Dinner: Across Generations” at Angelo’s Ristorante on Thursday night, Feb. 19.
Focused on tradition, technique and the next generation of chefs, the evening will feature Shire and Caruso cooking alongside members of their respective families.
Shire will be joined by her son — “Chopped” champion and chef-owner of Que Mas in Beverly Alex Pineda — while Caruso will cook alongside his father and son, with whom he runs Angelo’s.
Each family member will contribute dishes to the multi-course menu. Sample dishes will include handmade pastas, Nonno Sal’s classic braciola, roasted Kurobuta pork rack and a shared dessert presentation at the end of the night.
Tickets for the event are $150 per person, plus tax and gratuity, with an optional $95 wine pairing. Tickets can be purchased on Angelo’s Ristorante’s website.
Guests should arrive at 6 p.m. with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. Angelo’s Ristorante is located at 239 Main St., Stoneham.
Shire is widely regarded as one of the most influential chefs in American cuisine and has been an integral part of Boston’s culinary scene for the past 50 years.
She was the first female chef to win a James Beard Award, named “One of America’s Top Ten Chefs” by Food & Wine Magazine and was nominated as one James Beard’s “Top Five Chefs in America.”
Shire is the longtime chef-owner of Scampo at the Liberty Hotel and also oversees Bar Enza in Cambridge.
Meanwhile, Angelo’s Ristorante has been a staple of Stoneham since 1982. The authentic Italian restaurant, led by Caruso, is the town’s longest-standing restaurant.
Aside from being named Best Italian Restaurant by Northshore Magazine multiple times, Angelo’s is known for its 800-plus bottle wine cellar.
The cellar’s list holds Wine Spectator’s two-glass Best of Award of Excellence. This makes Angelo’s one of the only restaurants north of Boston to receive the honor and one of a handful in the entire state of Massachusetts.
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