'Best Italian food I think I've ever had': Jeopardy host Mayim Bialik visits Federal Hill

What do you do when you have to come to the Providence area for work?

You eat Italian food.

Jeopardy host Mayim Bialik was in Rhode Island this week for a speaking event at the Bryant University campus. While in the state, she stopped by Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen Italian Restaurant for a bite to eat.

"Cute pic of me in Federal Hill in front of the Old Canteen, best Italian food I think I’ve ever had!" she posted on Facebook.

Joe Marzilli's Old Canteen, 120 Atwells Ave., is one of the cornerstone restaurants in Federal Hill, located right by the gateway arch. They claim to be the oldest family-owned Italian restaurant in the state, having been in business since 1956, and serve classic Italian food.

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The "Big Bang Theory" and "Blossom" star visited the Ocean State to do a fireside chat at the Bryant campus with Blossom creator and Rhode Island native Don Reo on April 17. The chat was closed to the public.

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Her fellow "Jeopardy" host Ken Jennings, who is the highest-earning American game show contestant, having won money on five game shows, will be in Rhode Island next month. He's coming to give a talk and lead a Q&A on Artificial Intelligence on May 2 at the Bryant campus. That event will also be closed to the public.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Jeopardy host Mayim Bialik visits Federal Hill restaurant