Il Pastaio di Eataly is Coming!
Get ready New York! Opening soon, a new fresh pasta dining experience is coming to Eataly NYC Flatiron: Il Pastaio di Eataly. Meaning "the pasta maker," Il Pastaio di Eataly will offer fresh, housemade pasta dishes, prepared daily by our very own pastai. Inspired by the ancient art of pasta making and generations of Italian culinary secrets, our te...
Staten Island Nightlife: DeLuca's, shades of the 'old country' in Tottenville
Just when you thought Italian restaurants couldn't become any more unique, the doors to DeLuca's Restaurant opened on Staten Island's South Shore and shades of the "old country" came to life. Robert DeLuca, the owner and eponymous founder of the popular Tottenville dining spot -- that was coincidentally celebrating it's first anniversary weekend --...
New Italian gelateria opens in Rye
A new Italian gelateria/cafe opened July 25 in Rye. The husband and wife team behind La Fenice Gelateria chose 3 Purdy Ave. for its "great location" and "great town." The couple — Simona and Salvadore Silvestri —already own a similar spot with the same name in Greenwich, Conn. The intimate cafe, with a combination of stool seating and a few tables,...
Colorful Focaccia and Cookies in NoMad
As good an Italian rainbow cookie as you’re likely to find is just one temptation in the bakery that’s the second part of Jonathan Benno’s ambitious enterprise in the newly redone Evelyn hotel in NoMad. The shop features breads and pastries, including the classic triangular Italian sfogliatella, and assorted traditional cookies. At 11 a.m. each day...
All the Ways to Caprese at Eataly NYC Flatiron
'Tis that time of year when tomatoes abound! We love all of our pomodori, from juicy heirlooms to sweet cherries on the vine. What's the best way welcome in the season of the glorious tomato? Celebrate it like an Italian: make a caprese! Here at Eataly NYC Flatiron, we have a line up of caprese-inspired events that you won't want to miss. Explore t...
‘People Want to Eat Pretty Things’
On a quiet Friday afternoon recently, Dhanya Iadarola walked into Alfonso’s Pastry Shoppe looking for some bread. Ms. Iadarola, 33, was with her parents, Roxy and Anne Fernando, and her 14-month-old daughter, Carmela Iadarola. They came in to pick up a loaf after an errand brought them to the old neighborhood, where Ms. Iadarola grew up. Bread secu...
Italian restaurant La Villetta II opens in Ronkonkoma
A quiet corner of a Ronkonkoma office park that has hosted a string of Italian restaurants may have a keeper — an Italian restaurant with a busy original location in Farmingdale. La Villetta II opened six weeks ago in the space where Mama Mia Ristorante, Ciao Bella and others have dwelled, and has about 100 seats across two warmly toned dining room...
Eataly NYC Downtown To Host Wine, Beer & Street Food Festival
Get your appetite ready because on Friday, July 27 from 6-8PM, Eataly NYC Downtown is hosting a Wine, Beer & Street Food Festival. Guests can escape the summer heat inside Eataly and enjoy typical Italian street foods like Suppli, Porchetta, and Brisket Meatballs alongside local and Italian beers, a selection of sparkling, white, red, and rosé wine...
Arthur Avenue: Shop For Food Like An Italian
In the latest episode of The Dig, CBS2’s Elle McLogan takes a culinary tour of “Little Italy” in the Bronx. Her guide is Italian-born cook Beatrice Tosti, owner of East Village restaurant Il Posto Accanto. Here are Tosti’s top shopping tips: 1. Know where your food comes from. Tosti entrusts Calabria Pork Store with the cheese for her restaurant. “...
Miami Tortellini Specialist Starts Hand Folding Pasta in NYC on Monday
A tortellini specialist with a Miami restaurant is bringing his Italian family’s recipes to Hudson Square next week. Giancarlo “Wendy” Cacciatori plans to open Nonna Beppa, named after Cacciatori’s grandmother, at 290 Hudson St., between Spring and Dominick streets, on Monday. The restaurant will put the chef’s family-recipe tortellini at front-and...
Lady Gaga Fans Are Freaking Out Over a Recent Waitressing Gig at Her Dad’s New Restaurant
The father of pop star Lady Gaga, Joe Germanotta, owns Art Bird & Whiskey Bar, a fried chicken and Southern food joint in New York City’s Grand Central Station that touts itself as the train station’s “first openly LGBTQ-friendly establishment and first to hang rainbow flags to show our support.” And so to show support for her dad, Lady Gaga worked...
What to eat at Eataly NYC Downtown's Wine, Beer and Food Festival
Eataly NYC Downtown has been keeping foodies cool with its Chilled Happy Hour, but the famed food court is jumping on another summer bandwagon — street food. Except this one comes with an Italian twist. This month, Eataly's Wine, Beer and Street Food Festival is promising New Yorkers two hours of just that: Italian wines, cold beer and a tasting me...