Famed chef Andrew Carmellini drafted for Pier 17 restaurant
The Howard Hughes Corporation’s South Street Seaport has gobbled up another marquee-name restaurateur for the Seaport District’s crown-jewel Pier 17 — super chef Andrew Carmellini. NoHo Hospitality Group, where Carmellini is partners with Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom, just signed a lease for an 11,000-square-foot space to open next year. Word of th...
At Pasta Flyer, Fast and Flavorful Italian Takes Off
Thank hospitality majordomo Danny Meyer and his 152 (and counting) locations of Shake Shack for inspiring scores of fine-dining chefs and restaurateurs to take a crack at serving high-quality fast food. For the past decade, empire-building food personalities like Bobby Flay (owner of several burger “palaces”), David Chang (of fried chicken sandwich...
Great Wines of Italy 2018 US Tour Arrives in New York
JamesSuckling.com presents the Great Wines of Italy US tour, beginning on Tuesday, March 6 at the IAC Building in New York City, featuring Italy's most sought-after wines from prestigious and renowned Italian brands as well as chosen premium boutique wineries. World-renowned wine critic James Suckling has selected more than 120 wineries to present...
Roncone's Italian Restaurant cooks legendary comfort food
There is no shortage of hugs to go around at the recently reimagined Roncone’s Italian Restaurant on Lyell Avenue in Rochester. Jimmy Paulino, Roncone's owner and chef, is now carrying on an 80-year tradition of serving soul warming Italian American comfort food and maintaining a popular gathering spot for patrons, from paesanos to politicians to p...
Maria, Italian restaurant with late night menu, will open in New Rochelle
The owner-chef behind Fratelli Pizzeria and Pop’s Espresso Bar is eyeing an early May opening for a third restaurant on Huguenot Street, named Maria. Frustrated by his own difficulty finding a late-night spot in New Rochelle, Cucullo said the kitchen will offer a stripped-down bar menu between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Prices will range from $5 for a bar...
NYC’s Roman Obsession Reaches a Magical New Level at Camillo
The distinctive food of Rome is enjoying its moment in the moonlight, as a fit successor to our earlier obsessions with Tuscany and Naples. Like Naples, Rome is a pizza town, but unlike Naples, pizzas occur in a bewildering variety of styles. There are round cracker pizzas that can break apart as you bite into them; and thicker circular pies like t...
Get Cheesy @ Casa della Mozzarella
Situated at 604 E 187th street is an Arthur Avenue staple: Casa de Mozzarella. A true haven of meats and cheeses, it was opened twenty-five years ago by Sicily native Orazio Carciotto and his son Carlo. Casa is an old school spot specializing in Italian deli fare, cold cuts, olive oils, and, most notably, homemade mozzarella. The store itself is na...
Italian couple migrates to Carroll Gardens to bring us a missing Italian specialty, by Mary Anne Pietanza
I remember as a kid that perhaps the next best thing, if not better, to pizza was a calzone. In the neighborhood, House of Pizza and Calzones on Union Street was the place to head to if you were hankering for one. It was large, filled abundantly with ricotta cheese and mozzarella, and ham – except on Fridays in observance of “no meat” days for Cat...
Italian restaurant Il Mulino to open in Wainscott
Il Mulino, the pricey Italian restaurant brand with branches from Manhattan and Roslyn to Las Vegas and South Beach, is poised to open in the Hamptons.Il Mulino announced plans to move into the former address of Osteria Salina, perched at Georgica Pond in Wainscott, a spaghetti strand from East Hampton. A spokeswoman for the restaurant said a May o...
National Meatball Day inspires $100 meatball at Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse
One New York City restaurant has come up with a unique way to mangia on National Meatball Day. For $100 — one night only — you can get a special meatball at Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse in Manhattan. But this is no ordinary meatball stuffed with breadcrumbs, egg and fennel. This upscale version is comprised of Wagyu beef, truffle caciocavall...
A Brooklyn arriva il sapore della Puglia…in un morso!
Dal tacco d’ Italia a Brooklyn per esportare una mezzaluna ricca di sapori della tradizione culinaria di casa. Questa è la missione di una coppia di giovani imprenditori, Vittoria Lattanzio e Pasquale De Ruvo, che dalla Puglia hanno costruito il loro sogno esattamente al 235 Smith St., aprendo Panzerotti bites dove hanno ricreato le atmosfere accog...
Bruno Italian Grill to open at Delaware and Chippewa
It didn’t take long for the Rachel’s Mediterranean location to fill up at the corner of Delaware and Chippewa. Bruno Italian Grill was apparently waiting in the wings, to swoop in and grab the vacant storefront. The Italian eatery will join numerous other restaurants on “The Chip Strip”, as the district continues to transition from night life party...