Pastabilities: Creative, comforting Italian food in Armory Square (Dining Out Review)
Spicy hot tomato oil. That was all we knew about Pastabilities before our recent Wednesday evening visit, but it was enough to make us look forward to dinner there. A friend had given us a jar of the restaurant's invention two years before, and it was everything we love about Italian food: deeply flavorful, spicy, rich and versatile. We only hoped...
New pasta places in NYC: Where to get your fettuccine fix at affordable prices
New York City is having an Italian moment — and it’s not of the red-sauce variety. Trendy new pasta concepts have been popping up in recent months, bringing affordable, fresh fare to NYC diners looking for their fettuccine fix. “I think it’s great all these places are opening,” said chef Ali LaRaia, co-founder of the fast-casual Italian spot The So...
This traditional Italian eatery is taking over New York
Bakeries wouldn’t seem the obvious place for one-percenters to spend their dough. But Sant Ambroeus is not your average bake shop. Founded in Milan back in 1936, the traditional Italian eatery has spread across tonier tri-state ’hoods — Southampton, SoHo, Madison Ave. — to become the pastaria and pasticceria of choice for major fashion, media and m...
Celebrity restaurateur to open 'wood fire' eatery in Urby
The man behind PBS's "Eat! Drink! Italy! with Vic Rallo" wanted to bring something new and different to Staten Island -- an eatery that cooks all its food over a wood-fired hearth. Victor Rallo, a well-known New Jersey restaurateur, said he will open Surf Restaurant in Urby -- the 900-unit development on Stapleton's waterfront -- by next month. "Th...
Restaurant offering wood-fire pizza and Italian/American fare to open on Center Blvd early September
A new restaurant serving wood-fire pizza and high-end American-Italian fare is scheduled to open on Center Boulevard in early September. Piatto, which is opening across the street from Hunters Point South Park at 1-50 50th Avenue, will offer Italian favorites—such as Chicken Marsala–but with an American twist. There will be items for vegans and veg...
Maialino Vets Open Up Popina, Where Italy Meets The American South
“I’ve been very influenced by both Southern and Italian cuisine,” says Popina chef and co-owner Chris McDade via press release. “Both feel very familiar and have an amazing sense of place. The idea of a nonna making ravioli or a grandma making biscuits almost conjures the same scene in my mind and both utilize a lot of simple ingredients. Simple th...
Caporuscio e l’arte della pizza a New York anche in streaming e sui social
In Fulton street si impara l’ arte della pizza, attraverso la storia e la tradizione di un prodotto promosso a patrimonio dell’ umanità dall’ Unesco. Appartiene a Roberto Caporuscio, presidente dell’Associazione Pizzaiouli Americani, da 20 anni in America dove con il suo socio Antonio Starita gestisce tre ristoranti: l’idea di portare a New York la...
Star Naples Pizzaiolo Opens NYC Flagship Next Month
Super-famous-for-Italy pizzaiolo Gino Sorbillo of Naples is preparing to open his pizzeria Sorbillo NYC (334 Bowery) by late September. It’s his second New York restaurant but more of a U.S. flagship than Zia Esterina, the fast-casual pizza fritta restaurant he opened in Little Italy earlier this year. The pizzeria will have approximately 60 seats,...
Iavarone Bros. hits the 90-year milestone
Joe Iavarone, whose grandfather founded Iavarone Bros. Foods, says he hopes the family’s legacy will always prevail. Celebrating its 90th anniversary, this business has gourmet food retail stores in Wantagh, New Hyde Park, Woodbury, and its oldest, in Maspeth, Queens. Planned for 2018 is the opening of a full service 6,000-square-foot restaurant in...
Isola now serving Italian cuisine on Shelter Island
Isola — it’s the Italian word for “island,” and an entirely appropriate name for a new restaurant on Shelter Island specializing in new Italian cuisine. That, according to Seth Nathan, Isola’s executive chef, translates to sourcing the freshest ingredients to be found on the East End and infusing them with the flavors of the Mediterranean. “We’re s...
11 Favorite Italian Restaurants in NYC
You can’t visit New York City and not spend at least one of your meals in an authentic Italian restaurant. While the options can sometimes be overwhelming, the 11 Italian restaurants rounded up below will never let you down. From La Masseria to Villa Mosconi, enjoy some homemade pasta and vintage restaurant aesthetics at any one of these beloved es...
Da Silvano To Be Replaced By New Italian Restaurant
A new Italian restaurant is looking to replace Da Silvano, the longtime Greenwich Village staple that closed last year after 41 years serving the Village. The restaurant, run by its famous owner Silvano Marchetto, was as well known for its Italian dishes as its popularity among celebrities and New York's elite. Da Silvano was frequented by stars in...