Alfred Portale Writes a Second Act, in Italian
This time last year, Alfred Portale was in the middle of his fourth decade as the chef of Gotham Bar & Grill. The loftlike dining room still looked so much like 1985 that it could have served as a set for “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” in the unlikely event that any studio wanted to remake it. The cooking may not have been in the vanguard any longe...
Sunday Gravy: Enjoy Traditional Italian American Supper at Estuary
Chef Danny Brown, who earned Queens its first Michelin Star with his restaurant Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen, is cooking Italian American-style Sunday suppers for the Brooklyn community. The supper is served every Sunday at the Brooklyn waterfront spot Estuary, where Chef Brown is the Executive Chef. While Estuary isn’t an Italian restaurant, Che...
Celebrity Chef Donatella Arpaia Shares Her Tips For Making Pizza At Home
Iron Chef America and the Next Iron Chef, or from her regular contribution to NBC’s The Today Show, but her roots are as humble as one of her signature dishes: pizza. “Pizza is a beloved and simple food, but it there is an art to it,” Arpaia said. “Pizza is in my blood.” As the first-generation daughter of Italian immigrants, Arpaia fondly remember...
IABF "First Look" College Baseball Showcase
The IABF will conduct our "First Look" College Baseball Showcase on Saturday June 6, 2020. All players will receive quality instruction from Division I - II - III, Junior College coaches, former MLB players and MLB Scouts. Prospects will have a great opportunity to showcase their abilities in skill work sessions. Prospects will be placed by positio...
Celebrating National Pizza Day with Eataly
Sunday, Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day, and Eataly North America is celebrating with true Italian pizza! PIX11’s Kala Rama had the chance to learn how to make Eataly’s signature pizza alla pala — a Roman-style pizza. Eataly is the largest Italian retail and dining experience in the world. There are over 40 locations worldwide across 12 countries. In...
Homemade Pasta Is A 114-Year Family Tradition At Raffetto’s In Greenwich Village
At Raffetto’s in Greenwich Village, two generations of family work side by side. Andrew Raffetto and his daughter Sarah are purveyors of pasta and all that goes with it, from sauces to cheeses to imported Italian cookies. Andrew’s grandfather, Italian immigrant Marcello Raffetto, founded the shop in 1906. Fourteen years later, he purchased the buil...
The Oldest Espresso Machine in NYC is in Cafe Reggio
There are many reasons why Caffè Reggio is the grand dame of coffee shops in New York City. One of the oldest operating coffee shops in New York City, Caffè Reggio was opened in 1927 by Domenico Parisi, an Italian immigrant. Located at 119 Macdougal Street in Greenwich Village, it was the first American cafe to serve cappuccino, heralding a new wav...
At Mulberry Italian Ristorante, the results of pasta made a priority
Mulberry Street, the heart of Manhattan’s Little Italy, is the epicenter of Italian American culinary imagination. Its iconic logo awnings, natty white tablecloths and seen-it-all servers set the scene. Pasta and red sauce, workingman’s dishes elevated through skill, love and respect for the old ways, made it the neighborhood that launched a 1,000...
Joanne Mosconi’s The Chef of Greenwich Village
Auguri to NIAF Member Joanne Mosconi for publishing her new cookbook The Chef of Greenwich Village, which tells father’s story and recipes. When her father Chef Pietro, owner of Monte’s and Villa Mosconi restaurants in Lower Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, had a heart attack in April 2015, Mosconi promised God that if he survived that s...
First Ever Little Italy in the Bronx Restaurant Week Launches Today
It’s might be last week of New York City Restaurant Week, but the Bronx is launching today its first ever “Little Italy in the Bronx” Restaurant Week that will run form February 3 to 13th! Centered around Arthur Avenue, a hotspot for Italian cuisine with a long history, the prices are even lower than regular restaurant week at $20 for a three-cours...
Inside the world of Long Island wedding cakes
If this relationship were a cake, what would it look like? How would it taste? I have never much dreamed of being a bride, for reasons both personal and anatomical, but have long been fascinated by the odd, uniquely impossible questions asked of them. The ones above, for instance. Is it not ludicrous to think that the special and sometimes eternal...
Italian origins of Buffalo wings and pretzels
You learn something new everyday…like, for instance when you find out about the Italian origins of Buffalo wings and pretzels. I honestly didn’t expect it. One of my best friends is a proud Buffalonian: she loves her city, is a faithful Bills’ supporter and there’s nothing about Buffalo she doesn’t miss dearly now that she lives in Europe. She wa...