New Rochelle Has a Cannoli Café and Now Life Couldn't Be More Perfect
Make sure your sweet tooth is ready when you head to Joey’s Cannoli, a cozy dessert café that just opened its doors on a block connecting Huguenot and Main Streets in New Rochelle. The pint-size espresso bar is packed with imported Italian treats, cream-filled everything, and, as the name suggests, several riffs on the classic cannoli. Fittingly, y...
Italian Bakery Angelina Brings Traditional Treats To Midtown
Angelina Bakery, the artisanal treat store that claims to bake with recipes passed down by the matriarch of the owner's Italian family, opened in Midtown Wednesday. Its classic cookies and cakes are made from scratch in the store, letting out a sweet smell through its doors and attracting customers inside, forcing them to lock eyes on their array o...
Inspired by visits to grandma's house, Swan family to open Italian restaurant on Park Ave.
Ashley, Paulina and Jon Swan remember their grandfather, Vern Swan, as a guy who liked to sit in his recliner, stirring his Scotch with his pinky, and listen to jazz. Lee, his wife, was a great cook, especially known for her Swedish meatballs. They had a little garden in the back yard, where they'd grow the tomatoes that would find their way into h...
2019 Chamber Gala Awards: Casa Antica named Lewiston Business of the Year
Villa Fortunata’s closed on New Year’s Eve 2005, its owners determining there wasn’t enough business to generate necessary income. Lewiston is only so big – there’s only so many people – and with so many other places to eat, it just wasn’t a viable operation. And yet, just three months later, another Italian restaurant opened … at the same location...
Trattoria 35 is a top spot for Italian eats
Just ask Taylor Swift, Edgardo Alfonzo or Burt Young, a few of the big names who have dined there. Trattoria 35 does Italian cuisine right. In the 14 years since it opened, the Bayside restaurant has built up a strong base of regulars. Driving it is a business philosophy that puts the customers above everything. “It’s all about family with us,” own...
Arthur Avenue remembers owner of legendary Mike's Deli
The Bronx is remembering the owner of Mike's Deli, the popular shop that is a staple for celebrities, athletes and politicians. Mike Greco passed away Wednesday night. He was 89 years old. His family says he will remembered for his work ethic and as a Bronx legend. Greco's family says he came to the U.S. with his twin brother and just $50 in his po...
Italian drinks firm Campari Group has opened a new headquarters for its North American and US business units in New York City
The company announced it would move its headquarters from San Francisco to New York in February last year. The new offices, which overlook Bryant Park, occupy the 18th and 19th floors of the Grace Building in Manhattan. Campari Group hired global architecture and design firm Gensler to design the new office, which has been designed to evoke the gro...
A New York il gotha del vino per la 34^ edizione del Gala Italia
Il gotha del vino italiano sarà presente alla 34ma edizione del GALA ITALIA che si terrà a New York il 26 marzo. Ad annunciarlo è l’Italian Wine & Food Institute. L’edizione 2019 sarà composta da un Wine Tasting riservato agli operatori del settore seguito da un secondo Wine Tasting ed un Buffet Dinner esclusivamente riservati alla stampa. La parte...
Coffee and Ambience at Caffe Reggio
An 8 a.m. class is mission impossible without a cup of coffee in hand. My first semester at NYU, my immediate mission was to scout out all of the nearby coffee shops: the perfect study spot, my on-the-run go-to and places to chat with friends. Finding that special place is often a feat. Thankfully, there’s Caffe Reggio. Located on MacDougal Street,...
Grimaldi's Pizza is Set to Reopen Historic Brooklyn Bridge Location on March 29
The Grimaldi’s Pizza headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona has never managed the original, foot-of-the-Brooklyn-Bridge location, which operated as an independent pizza shop until recently. However, Grimaldi’s has announced that its iconic 1 Front St. pizza shop will now be managed in Arizona as well, and will reopen on March 29 after renovations are...
Lillo Cucina Italiana: Chef Brings Classic Flavors, Family Spirit To Cobble Hill
Giampietro “Lillo” Remia left his job as a pastry chef in Rome “for love.” He moved with his family to Brooklyn, where he opened Lillo Cucina Italiana, a humble neighborhood trattoria. “I was living here for a few years, and really, I [kept] looking for the same place—an Italian place where you can [talk] soccer, politics. And it was not easy [to f...
11-Year-Old Food Critic ‘Luca Two Times’ Tells Us Where To Eat In Brooklyn
When most people think of food critics, they think of people like Ruth Reichl and Pete Wells, who have authority granted them by years spent covering restaurants around the world. What they don’t conjure is the image of an 11-year-old boy from Brooklyn who delivers his opinion via Instagram videos recorded on his mom’s phone. Well, maybe they shoul...