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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

My mom was related to the Scialo family and worked as a young teenager at the bakery in the 1940’s. She had many wonderful stories she shared about the bakery ,the community, and of course the pastries! Sad to see such an Icon close!

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Sep 29, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

So sad the good old days of Federal Hill are becoming silent.

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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

I couldn't last a day without my order a hard rolls to make my sandwiches at our family restaurant. And some lovely pastries for some day-to-day treats. And of course I went to no one elce. 25 years ago you've made my wedding cake delicately done to perfection. You will be in my heart always. God bless Carol staff and family. 😘Marie Merola Pichette.

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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

So sad to see them go. We are losing an era that future generations will never know. Their pastries were out of this world.

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Dec 6, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

With the closing of Scialo's (and the loss of their baker Silvio's French bread "sticks") Rhode Island has lost a larger piece of its historical identity than the word "Plantations." Our State legislators will be remiss if they fail to confer some formal homage to the Scialo family. I will do exactly that by promising to more regularly leave my suburban home to patronize the now possibly also endangered bakeries of my youth, DeLuise Bakery, LaSalle Bakery, and, not least, 7-Stars.

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Oct 1, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

I’ll miss the weekly drives to buy the warm well done Sicilian bread in the morning. I started going there with my grand mother and aunts & uncles starting at 4 years old. Now, at 77 a part of my routine has passed. I’ll miss the great front desk employees. If they read this,, you’ll remember me as the Disabled Vet with a cane, we spoke about Spain, you visited there as well.

Memories will last forever. Thank you for all you’ve done. Thank you again and again. We also talked about my career as Exec. pastry chef at the old Sheraton Biltmore Hotel.

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Sep 28, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

Live in Florida and ordered from Scislo's. Their pastries were the best. Lois was my Son's Class Advisor.

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Sep 28, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

Live in Florida and ordered from Scislo's. Their pastries were the best. Lois was my Son's Class Advisor.

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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

'eat safe and wear a mask' ... it's mask wearing and related unnecessary shutdowns that kill treasured small businesses like this one...

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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

Thank you Walter, for sharing this story. You phrased the challenges and sacrifices facing family business so eloquently. I will miss Scialo’s zuppa inglese most of all.

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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

So sad! This bakery made the Italian cookie trays for our son & daughter in laws wedding last Oct. The cookies were amazing! God Bless them for keeping our Italian traditions going. May you find peace, health and happiness in retirement.

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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

So sad to see another Federal Hill landmark disappear. Surely, an end of an era........

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Sep 27, 2020Liked by Flavors and Knowledge

So sad to see it close

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Rest In Peace Mrs. Ellis! You were a phenomenal teacher!

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Live in Florida and ordered from Scislo's. Their pastries were the best. Lois was my Son's Class Advisor.

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I wonder how Luigi Scialo was able to immigrate into the USA in 1916 as that was in the middle of World War I (1914-1918). The Italians fought with the Western allies, and German u-boats were sinking ships. Ships were used for war at sea and for bringing troops and supplies to Europe.

Just wondering!

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