Così la Calabria, e la 'nduja, fanno impazzire New York
La Calabria ha scoperto l’America. E gli americani scoprono la Calabria. A cominciare da New York, dove non è raro trovare ingredienti calabresi nei menu di ristoranti di ogni tipo e fascia. E dove adesso Eataly, grazie all’accordo stipulato con Regione Calabria e all’aiuto di una testimonial come Lidia Bastianich, promuoverà più di ottanta prodott...
Bulldozer Group to open high-end Italian eatery in Midtown
International hospitality company Bulldozer Group has leased a 5,000-square-foot space at 129 W. 52nd St., where the company intends to create a high-end Italian restaurant. Tom Caliendo and Daniel DePasquale of Winick Realty Group represented the tenant, while the retail owners, Christopher Okada, David Ho and Francis Leung of Okada & Co., represe...
Pizza Week: Bella Pizza
Katherine S. reached out to us on Facebook to suggest Bella Pizza in Hillcrest. She must really enjoy it as her post was in all-caps and even included some pizza emojis. And, Codie on Facebook enthusiastically entered Bella as well in all caps. Our Mike Tanzini stops by the small-town pizza shop that creates big time flavor. "I started off washing...
Vito's Ristorante in East Syracuse: Not just the 'old Rico's' (Dining out review)
Vito's Ristorante is not Rico's Ristorante. The Utica greens pizza ($14.95) was our first proof. The pan pizza, sliced in strips, was browned nicely to support the heft of the escarole, cherry pepper and breadcrumb mixture. The greens were distributed evenly over the dough, preventing any collapsing or cold spots. A scant amount of mozzarella chees...
Nonno's: An Italian Tradition
I may have mentioned at some point in our relationship that I’m from The Bronx. Which, if you’re unaware, is one of the outer boroughs of New York City, famed for Yankee Stadium, open spaces (we’ve got parks, yo), the birthplace of hip-hop and the famed Ogden Nash couplet “The Bronx; No Thonx.” It’s one of the few places that begins with “The,” and...
A Restaurant Where The Cooks Are Grandmothers
There’s a restaurant on Staten Island with a team of cooks unlike any other. They aren’t trained chefs. Instead, they are grandmothers. A restaurant kitchen staffed by grandmas was the vision of Jody Scaravella, who opened Enoteca Maria in 2007. At first, he hired exclusively Italian nonnas, filling a personal void left by his own late grandmother....
We Love Italy to open in Commack
The first American restaurant and shop of We Love Italy, the Venice-based food company, is expected to open in early March in Commack. Construction is underway at the 6333 Jericho Tpke. site, in a mall on the north side of the turnpike, west of the Sunken Meadow Parkway, opposite Pep Boys. Beatrice Galati, co-owner overseeing the Commack location,...
New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration
Francesco Coli grew up inspired by the sea. And now, he's bringing that love for fresh plucked-from-the-ocean cuisine to New Rochelle with the opening (as of October 2017) Vento Bistro. The new eatery is, as Coli describes, "a chef forward coastal Italian concept with an ever-changing seasonal menu." Fish and seafood are handpicked daily at the Ful...
Previti Pizza and Papazzio Dining named official pizzeria of Iceland
Iceland, a major landmark and destination for skaters and hockey players, in New Hyde Park, owned and operated by Rich Roulston, has named Previti Pizza Papazzio Dining as their “Official Pizzeria.” “They supply us with great pizza, and are located across the street with a great selection of artisan pizza, and delicious Italian dishes” said Rouls...
Buon appetito: Italian chef debuts vegan eatery in Park Slope
Call it verdure Italiano! An Italian chef opened a vegan and vegetarian eatery in Park Slope that puts a healthy twist on some of her favorite red-sauce staples. The menu items at La Vellutata do not all come straight from Italy, but that doesn’t stop the cook from drawing inspiration from some of her home country’s signature foods, she said. “Peop...
Ex-‘Sopranos’ star now an in-demand Italian chef
Joseph R. Gannascoli — who played beefy mobster Vito Spatafore on “The Sopranos” — has been surprising New York-area Italian-food lovers with his cooking skills. The actor and foodie was spotted cooking up “spaghetti carbonara in a Parmesan wheel tableside” at Matteo’s of Roslyn on Wednesday night, we hear, to the delight of diners. One fan of his...
Via Margherita: Coming soon with authentic Calabrese cooking
Hours at the onset will be daily starting at 7 a.m. The business will close at 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 p.m. Thursday; 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 5 p.m. Sunday. The hope is to see patrons from across the street after mass lets out at St. Joseph's R.C. Church. The restaurant, which aims to open Friday, Feb. 9, is a family affair. Na...