Davio's - Foxborough
Patriot Place
Foxborough, MA 02035
508-339-4810
Restaurateur Steve DiFillippo brings his successful Back Bay steakhouse to the suburbs with the 2008 opening of Davio's Foxborough. Housed in Patriot Place, the restaurant continues the Davio's tradition of excellence with a selection of all natural prime meats and fresh seafood on its innovative northern-Italian-meets-steakhouse menu.
The spacious and inviting dining room features high ceilings and majestic columns with period cornice moldings. There's ample room at the bar where diners can enjoy offerings from the extensive wine list. There're also private dining rooms for functions and events (ranging from 15 to 400), and a seasonal outdoor patio.
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Tom Ponticelli
Pastry Chef at Davio's - Foxborough
In addition to running the bakery at Avila Modern Mediterranean, Tom Ponticelli is also the pastry chef at Davio's. Unlike many in his field, Ponticelli's first calling was not food. Ponticelli, a native of Massachusetts, earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1970 in English Literature from St. Anslem College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
He then went on to earn his graduate degree at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Not truly of the librarian mindset, Ponticelli realized that creative cooking was more to his liking and in 1973, switched careers by applying for a job in the kitchen of a restaurant. He remained in Iowa until 1979, working his way up in a variety of positions including waiter, Baker, Assistant Chef and Head Chef.
In 1979, Ponticelli, eager to return home in order to be near his family, assumed the position of Head Chef at the Monadnock Inn in Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire. Always learning new tricks of the trade along the way, Ponticelli realized his fondness for food was especially inventive when working with pastries and desserts.
In 1983, he began working at Il Dolce Momento in Boston, an Italian and European café featuring fresh baked pastries, breads and desserts. Here, Ponticelli worked with a third generation ice cream master from Florence, Italy and learned techniques for making fine gelato, sorbetto and regional Italian desserts. In 1985, an opportunity to work in the kitchen at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston was just too good to pass up and Ponticelli began as a pastry cook then worked his way up to Pastry Chef in 1992; a position he would hold for ten years. During his tenure as Pastry Chef, the Four Seasons Hotel Boston, and its famed restaurant Aujourd'hui, garnered a five diamond and five star rating.
Wanting a change after seventeen years in the same pastry kitchen, in 2002 Ponticelli was curious to hear about the possibility of working for the new, large Davio's restaurant which was under construction around the corner from the Four Seasons Hotel. After meeting with owner Steve DiFillippo and reviewing plans for the expansive kitchen and separate bakery complete with a large public viewing window, Ponticelli knew he found a new home where his creativity could flourish.
Ponticielli is excited about his expanded role of running the two separate bakeries. "I enjoy working in the busy atmosphere - I've never seen a restaurant so busy - I love it! I've also been afforded a great staff in both restaurants. I enjoy nurturing, just as I have been taught along the way," he stated. Ponticelli lives with his wife and two teenage sons in Braintree.
- Agnolotti
- 1. noun Small, half-moon-shaped ravioli.
- Aïoli
- 1. noun A blend of ail (garlic) and oli (oil) in the parlance of the Provence region of southern France. Around here, we'd call it a garlic mayonnaise.
- Carpaccio
- 1. noun Wafer-thin slices of raw beef served cold; named after the Renaissance Venetian painter.
- Chorizo
- 1. noun Crumbly, spiced pork sausage.
- Confit
- 1. noun Meat (usually goose, duck or pork) that is slowly cooked in its own fat and preserved with the fat packed around it as a seal.
- Crostini
- 1. noun The Italian word for "little toasts" (referring to bread, not grappa).
- Enophile
- 1. noun A person who is knowledgeable about and enjoys wine.
- Epicure
- 1. noun A person of refined taste who cultivates the knowledge and appreciation of fine food and wine.
- Gratin
- 1. noun Any dish covered with cheese or buttered breadcrumbs and baked or broiled.
- Gravlax
- 1. noun Cured raw salmon.
- Haricot vert
- 1. noun A green string bean with French attitude.
- Jus
- 1. noun French for juice, jus also refers to the unthickened juices from a piece of roasted meat.
- Nori
- 1. noun An edible, dark green seaweed frequently used in Japanese cooking for wrapping sushi.
- Pancetta
- 1. noun Cured Italian bacon.
- Panna cotta
- 1. noun Egg-less Italian custard.
- Pesto
- 1. noun An Italian sauce traditionally made with basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts and Romano and Parmesan cheeses.
- Ragu
- 1. noun Tomato and meat sauce from Bologna.
- Risotto
- 1. noun Italian dish made from rice cooked by intermittently adding small amounts of stock or broth. Other ingredients are added as required.
- Salsify
- 1. noun A root vegetable with oyster-flavored flesh.
- Semolina
- 1. noun Very coarse flour used to make pizza and bread. Also refers to rounded parts of wheat used to make a pudding of the same name.
- Tagliatelle
- 1. noun What they call fettuccine born in northern Italy.
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