Butera's is coming to downtown Bay Shore; owners eye spring opening
Already a well-known name in Italian food across Long Island for decades, Butera’s is now planning to open a Bay Shore restaurant. Martin Butera, one of the co-owners of the family-owned and operated brand, said that planning for the Bay Shore location initially started in 2016, but was put on hold to focus on the company’s new frozen chicken meatb...
Costello’s Ace Home Center closing 13th Avenue store
A popular hardware store where local residents go to buy hammers, nails, nuts and bolts is closing its doors for good. Costello’s Ace Home Center of Brooklyn at 7609 13th Ave. will be shutting its doors forever at the end of February. “Yes, we’re closing,” a woman who answered the phone at the store on Monday told the Home Reporter. The store’s own...
So What Did We Do Before Eataly? Food Shopping in Downtown Manhattan
If you grew up with Italian food in Italy, then trying to prepare it abroad can pose some difficulties. So much of Italian cuisine depends on the quality and freshness of the ingredients. Fortunately, I live in downtown Manhattan, around Union Square, and there have been plenty of places to shop for ingredients as far back as I can remember. Now, w...
Angelina Bakery Expands to Central Park South with its Second Location Opening Today
Mosey around Central Park and grab a classic Italian hot chocolate from the second location of modern Italian pastry shop, Angelina Bakery opening today at Central Park South and 6th Ave. The road to expansion for Angelina Bakery kicks-off with its new grab & go boutique in the office-dense and high-end residential district of Central Park South, m...
St. Agrestis opens an amaro tasting room in Brooklyn
St. Agrestis, the makers of a bottled digestifs and aperitifs offered at hip liquor shops around the city and hot restaurant and bars such as The Modern, Gramercy Tavern, Momofuku Ko, Torst (and, even our own Time Out Market in Dumbo), has opened its own tasting room in Greenpoint. The Brooklyn-based Italian spirits company hopes to bring more know...
Italian restaurant Marchi’s closes after 90 years
After 90 years, the family-owned-and-operated Italian restaurant, Marchi’s, at 251 E. 31st St., closed December 28. There was no menu, and the same courses were served all the time. Fans included publicist Sy Presten, 95, and Joanne Binder, who just marked their 30th year of going there. Customers came in and ordered a cocktail or a glass of wine....
At The Table: Simple, elegant Grano in Schenectady hits Italian high notes
Maybe it’s because it’s the holiday season and everyone is putting in a bit more effort. Maybe it’s because patrons and staff were dressed up a bit more than usual. Grano, the new restaurant on State Street, looked terrific the night we visited, raising our expectations for the food and raising the bar. We were not disappointed. Grano, in the space...
New Italian Eatery Opens In East Northport
Robert and Angela Portanova decided to open a second location of Brunello's Pizzeria in East Northport because of their deep involvement in the Northport community. The Commack residents opened the casual Italian eatery last week at 398 Larkfield Road and so far have enjoyed a positive word-of-mouth reception, Angela Portanova told Patch. The famil...
On special: Ruggiero's Trattoria & Italian Steakhouse
An extensive menu featuring homemade marinara sauce, pasta, bread, dough, authentic lasagna, and meatballs inspired by mama, with a fireplace-warmed tap and tavern, Ruggiero’s is a modern take on a traditional trattoria. “That’s what trattoria means,” explained co-owner Sharon Dunphy. “It’s a small, family-owned restaurant serving homemade food.” S...
New York’s Bottino Proves A Chef Need Not Be Italian To Cook As Well As One
It is not an idle question to ask if a non-Italian chef can truly cook Italian food, because when it comes to other national cuisines—Indian, Chinese, Turkish, Russian, Thai —few who are not from those regions ever attempt to make them. But the assumption that Italian food is easy to learn and master is a slippery slope indeed, with far too many ch...
Osteria Morini review: Acclaimed chef Michael White impresses with pasta at new Garden City Italian restaurant
There’s a new pasta sheriff in town and his name is Michael White. At Roosevelt Field’s Osteria Morini, the acclaimed chef is putting out tagliatelle, cappelletti and spaghetti that are worthy of the four Michelin stars his 18 restaurants have earned worldwide. White, whose Manhattan restaurants include Marea and Ai Fiori, may be the face of the em...
Boogie Down Bites: MangiPasta
A Bronx couple is bringing a taste of true Italian cuisine to the neighborhood. Aurora Cerrato and her husband Estevan Vargas decided it would be great to share their love for food with others, opening MangiPasta in the heart of Little Italy."So, as it says the name itself, it's where you can come and eat pasta. You pick the pasta with the sauce. S...