A Casual Tuscan-Inspired Eatery for All-Day Indulgence in Soho
Neighborhood coffeeshop with a line of tourists out the door. Indulgent all-day Italian spot for chicken-ricotta meatball sandwiches and/or lasagna bolognese. We'll end our virtual tour of Prince Street right there at Coco Pazzo: a casual-leaning Italian spot back after ten years and open right now in Soho, right as you read these very words. You...
How Balducci’s Taught New York to Love Produce
It was with a mix of sadness, nostalgia and, mostly, appreciation that I learned of the recent death of 92-year-old Andrew Balducci, scion and guiding force of the family that brought fruit and vegetable wisdom to countless New Yorkers, myself included. The Balducci produce market provided a formative food and cultural experience for me. I moved in...
Italian eatery from ‘Lord of the Pies’ Bruno DiFabio now open in Brookhaven
An Italian restaurant that took the place of a pizzeria is now open for business in Brookhaven. Amore Kitchen & Bar is located in the Town Brookhaven development in a space previously occupied by Ohio-based chain PizzaFire, which closed in November. The restaurant, which also has a location in Stamford, Conn., is owned by Bruno DiFabio, who has app...
Zetti's offers Italian specialties from classic dishes to twists on favorites
With nearly 30 different flavors of hand-stretch, brick-oven New York style pizza, visitors to Zetti’s will have difficulty picking just one. A popular spot for take-out, Zetti's also has a small dining area. Options range from a classic cheese slice ($2.80) to a variety of specialty slices available daily ($3.92) like the Hawaiian Pizza loaded wit...
Italian wine seeks US renaissance
Italy is the top supplier of wine to the United States but its quality is not yet fully perceived by American consumers. To improve perception and positioning in a highly-competitive market, the Italian government is investing 20 million euros in a three-year campaign, said Maurizio Forte, the Italian Trade Commissioner in the United States. The ca...
Local Grocery Titan Andrew Balducci Dies
Andrew (Andy) Balducci — the man responsible for pioneering a now-popular specialty grocer model in New York — has died at 92. Balducci and his father ran a 24/7 Greenwich Village fruit stand together called Balducci’s, and Balducci is credited with growing that stand into a much larger specialty food store that housed a fishmonger, a cheese displa...
Secreto Southern Kitchen To Replace Fiorello’s Italian Bistro In Brookhaven
Alpharetta's Secreto Southern Kitchen & Bar is heading ITP. The "contemporary southern" eatery mid-spring will open its second location in-town, according to a press release Wednesday. Secreto's new outpost will be situated in Brookhaven's Brookleigh Marketplace shopping center, at 3575 Durden Drive, in the former Fiorello’s Italian Bistro space. O...
After 90 years in business, Giuseppe's will open a new location in Irondequoit
The Chinappi family was leaving Seabreeze Amusement Park after a family outing when they found the future standing directly in front of them. Across the parking lot was a vacant restaurant with a big "for sale" sign in front of it. "This is a sign," Marciano "Marcy" Chinappi remembers saying. The retelling may sound a bit like Captain Obvious, but...
The Dying Art of Sicilian Marzipan Is Still Alive in Bensonhurst, at Easter
When I first moved to New York City seven years ago, my mother made me drive to a pasticceria in the East Village—De Robertis on First Avenue—to buy marzipan lambs, the traditional Sicilian Easter treat. On the designated day, my cell phone would ring several times: "The agnelli," she would say, using the Italian word for lambs. "What's going on wi...
Influential ’90s Italian Trattoria Coco Pazzo Returns With a Fast-Casual Bent
Legendary Italian restaurant Coco Pazzo of the ’90s and early aughts is fully back in action — this time in Soho and with a very 2018 fast-casual portion. Storied restaurateur Pino Luongo, who used to run an empire of Italian restaurants in New York, has joined forces with partner Alessandro Bandini to open the new location at 160 Prince St., at th...
Visit This Ardsley Italian Eatery For Heart-and-Soul Hospitality
Consistently well prepared food, a comfortable ambience, and on-point service are all essential characteristics of a successful restaurant. There’s another element, however, that is just as important, but many restaurants neglect either out of ignorance or inability. Call it the “heart and soul” factor but it’s the person (or people) that gives t...
Bronx’s Little Italy shines with fresh cheese, baked goods, pizza and more
Worth a trip from anywhere in the city, the Arthur Ave. area of the Bronx is less than a mile from the B train stop at 182nd-183rd Sts. There are dozens of worthwhile restaurants and shops in this Little Italy, a part of the neighborhood called Belmont. These three are a great starting point. You can buy dried pasta, cured olives and countless oth...