Bocaccinis Italian Bistro & Bar offers a tasty lunch in Perinton
It was a day of celebration for us and we marked the occasion by going out to lunch to Bocaccinis Italian Bistro & Bar in Perinton recently for my grandmother’s 96th birthday. She is our family's matriarch. With a couple of kids in tow, we called ahead to make sure Bocaccinis could accommodate our party of five. They happily got a table ready, and...
Italian cheese maker reflects during NYC Immigrant Heritage Week
An Italian immigrant who got his start making cheese in the Bronx is reflecting on his experience in the U.S. during the city's Immigrant Heritage Week. The owner of the store he first began working at in 1986, Orazio Carciotto, started out knowing nothing about mozzarella. Carciotto is just one of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who has come t...
Caci to open second location on Shelter Island
Caci North Fork, the highly regarded northern Italian eatery in Southold, is opening a second location on Shelter Island. Caci Shelter Island will open in May at the former home of The Tavern at the Shelter Island House. Guests of the new 68-seat restaurant can expect the same locally sourced dishes and house-made pasta Caci is known for on the Nor...
Vintus Adds Italy’s Masciarelli To Growing Import Stable
New York-based importer Vintus is expanding its Italian wine portfolio, welcoming Abruzzo’s Masciarelli Tenute Agricole to the fold. Masciarelli, which was previously imported to the U.S. by Boston’s San Martino Imports, is expected to sell about 75,000 cases this year. Led by Marina Cvetic, the wife of founder Gianni Masciarelli, who passed away i...
Happiness is a Meal at Vento Bistro
A refreshing breeze has arrived in Westchester. Its name is Vento Bistro, [Vento translated to wind]. The owner, Chef Francesco Coli has graced our area at La Viletta, at Massa’ right here in Scarsdale and at Massa’ Coastal in Mamaroneck. His latest venture Vento Bistro in New Rochelle, once again showcases is outstanding talent in preparing seafoo...
Earth Week at Eataly NYC Flatiron
Every year, Earth Day reminds us to celebrate our planet, protect the environment, and reflect upon our impact as humans. This year, we are celebrating for an entire week at Eataly NYC Flatiron! Join us as we feature our most sustainable butchers, bakers, and even cider makers throughout the market. ALL WEEK, APRIL 16-22 - No Plastic Straws. For so...
New Italian restaurant opens in downtown Rochester
There’s a new Italian restaurant on the scene in downtown Rochester. Restaurateurs Mark Mendola and Michael Thomas Jr. hosted a grand opening of their new restaurant, D’Marcos Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar. D’Marcos is at 401 S. Main St., Rochester, in the former Rojo Mexican Bistro location. Mendola is a business executive, who graduated from Oakl...
Crispino’s is slinging authentic NY-style pies and Italian classics
Don’t trust me? That’s fair. I get it, dear readers: You don’t even know my real name, so go ahead and trust your peers. One skim through the interwebs, while searching for Crispino’s critiques, will lead to rarely a negative comment. Also “best pizza in Wilmington” comes up quite a lot, for that matter. Quite the accolade for a newbie. Seems like...
A Day in the Life of Jenni Guizio, Danny Meyer's Right Hand for Italian Wine
Breakfast service is in full swing at Maialino, the jewel of restaurateur Danny Meyer's Italian eateries, when Jenni Guizio arrives. But Guizio has already been "on the clock" for hours, tackling her inbox on her commute from Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. Her days spent at the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winner in Manha...
Meet Lidia Bastianich, the woman who cooked for two popes
If you were asked to cook for the Pope, what would you choose to make? This was a real question for chef Lidia Bastianich in both 2008 and 2015 – the years in which Benedict XVI and Pope Francis visited the United States. “I remember vividly,” Bastianich told CNA. “It was an extraordinary experience. ”“When I got asked to cook for Pope Benedict, I...
Little Big Italy parte su NOVE: concorrenti e ristoranti della prima puntata
Parte oggi, domenica 8 aprile 2018, Little Big Italy, un programma in onda su canale Nove presentato dal ristoratore romano Francesco Panella. La formula è quella della gara tra tre ristoranti italiani all’estero, partendo da New York sede della prima puntata. Vediamo insieme chi sono i tre concorrenti in gara. Qui trovate orari e scheda del progra...
Italian restaurant Patrizia’s to open in Massapequa Park
Patrizia’s Italian restaurant is all about more: more food, more celebration, more noise. And now, more Long Island locations. The Hicksville restaurant, which opened in August 2016 and received two stars from Newsday, will be joined by one in Massapequa Park, expected to open in the next few months. Massapequa Park will be the eighth location of t...