Editing Springfield, Massachusetts (section)

===Cuisine===
Springfield's mosaic of ethnic communities have long played a role in its culinary institutions, with many newer smaller restaurants and several decades-old establishments in its downtown.<ref name="zvastudy"/> Among its oldest institutions are Smith's Billiards, founded in 1902, which serves Theodore's Blues, Booze, & BBQ, a neighboring barbecue and music venue since 1979, recognized as the "Best Blues Club in the Country" in 2004 by the [[Blues Foundation]]. Other venues include [[The Student Prince (restaurant)|The Student Prince Cafe]], a long-running [[German cuisine|German restaurant]] at its downtown location since 1935, featured on ''[[Thrillist]]'s'' 2014 Editor's Choice bars, and a wide array of long-running acclaimed [[Italian cuisine|Italian restaurants]] such as Frigo's (1950), The Red Rose (1963), and Leone's (1988) and pastry shops like La Fiorentina (1947).<ref>{{cite news|work=Phantom Gourmet/CBS 4|location=Boston|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/02/23/phantom-gourmet-red-rose-is-springfield/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329221331/https://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/02/23/phantom-gourmet-red-rose-is-springfield/|archive-date=March 29, 2016|title=Phantom Gourmet: Red Rose In Springfield}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | date = April 16, 2015 | title = Frigo's—Springfield MA | via = Youtube | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAIu5VPpIg | publisher = Phantom Gourmet | access-date = September 11, 2019 | archive-date = June 30, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200630012303/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAIu5VPpIg | url-status = live }}</ref>

In recent decades the city has also become home to a number of cuisines not found elsewhere in the region, including [[Cajun cuisine|Cajun restaurant]] Chef Wayne's Big Mamou,<ref>{{cite AV media | date = October 4, 2015 | title = Chef Wayne's Big Mamou—Springfield MA | via = Youtube | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NtomXCBpVE | publisher = Phantom Gourmet | access-date = September 11, 2019 | archive-date = May 18, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200518172919/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NtomXCBpVE&gl=US&hl=en | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Lebanese cuisine|Lebanese restaurant]] Nadim's Downtown,<ref>{{cite news|title=Nadim's Downtown offers best of both worlds for Springfield diners|work=The Republican|location=Springfield, Mass.|url=https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2017/07/nadims_springfield_review_1.html|last=Bellamy|first=Fran|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523054938/https://www.masslive.com/entertainment/2017/07/nadims_springfield_review_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> local chain Puerto Rican Bakery,<ref>{{cite news|title=Springfield's Puerto Rico Bakery and Restaurant owner Jorge Perez says basic business procedures keep business flourishing|url=https://www.masslive.com/business-news/2011/02/springfield_puerto_rico_bakery_ii.html|last=Santana|first=Lucila|work=El Pueblo Latino|location=Springfield, Mass.|via=MassLive|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523054943/https://www.masslive.com/business-news/2011/02/springfield_puerto_rico_bakery_ii.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and a host of other Greek, Jamaican, Mexican, and Vietnamese venues.<ref>{{cite news|title=The foodie guide to Springfield|url=https://www.gazettenet.com/Foodie-Guide-to-springfield-21240757|date=December 7, 2018|last=Whitehead|first=Margaret|work=Daily Hampshire Gazette|location=Northampton, Mass|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523054942/https://www.gazettenet.com/Foodie-Guide-to-springfield-21240757|url-status=live}}</ref>