The Sosta Opening Stuns in Nolita
The Sosta officially opens in New York City’s Nolita neighborhood today and we are loving it. The super-cool fast-casual Italian restaurant held a spectacular launch party this week to celebrate the creation by Co-Founder & Creative Director Samantha Wasser (by CHLOE.), along with Co-Founder and Executive Chef Ali LaRaia. The food is splendid, atmo...
The best pizza in NYC is about to open a second location for the first time ever - here's what it's like to eat there
Over 50 years ago, in 1965, Italian immigrant Domenico DeMarco opened Di Fara Pizza in the Midwood section of Brooklyn. To this day, it's considered by critics and locals alike to be "the best of the best," as former chef Anthony Bourdain put it back in 2007. There's a lot of pizza in New York City. It's a cliche maybe, but Di Fara Pizza is conside...
Dining review: Does newly relocated Italian eatery match the Originale?
Sandwiches. I know, I know. I've been talking about them a lot lately. But I have a good reason for it. A uniquely Alaska reason. Because like most Alaskans, I spend my summer trying to do the impossible: be in 10 different places at once. I want to be everywhere: camping in Hope, listening to live music downtown, reading a book under a backyard...
Uncle Giuseppe’s celebrates 20th anniversary
With five locations on Long Island, including one in Port Washington, and another opening this fall in Melville, Uncle Giuseppe’s is celebrating its 20th anniversary with sales at all of its locations through the end of this month. The founders of the chain, Carl DelPrete, Philip DelPrete and Thomas Barresi, bought a produce and deli store in East...
How to Cook like an Italian Chef
In the summertime, grilling is great, and we welcome any version of s'mores we can find. But, mostly, all we want to eat are fresh ingredients, simply prepared. That's why you can find us cooking Italian most nights of the week. So when Sessanta, one of NYC's hottest Italian restaurants, took on a new chef who revamped its menu, we knew where to go...
Ralph's Italian Ices and Ice Cream owner: 'We'll be open'
The owner of Ralph's Italian Ices and Ice Cream was emphatic when he said, "We'll be open (Friday)." The local summer hot spot was supposed to close at 11:59 p.m. Thursday after the village revoked its certificate of occupancy and adopted a resolution denying an application for a special use permit. But the owner, Scott Rosenberg, said Thursday nig...
Making and eating Neapolitan pies at Kesté Pizza
Pizza is a family affair for Roberto Caporuscio and daughter Giorgia Caporuscio. Roberto is a pizzaiolo, Italian for master pizza maker. Giorgia is a pizzaiola, a female master pizza maker -- one of the few in the United States. Together, they run Kesté Pizza, a place where you can order a delicious pie or learn how to make one yourself. Kesté Pizz...
Eataly Downtown Opens Take Out Ravioli Bar
Eataly's first-ever all-ravioli concept has debuted at the Italian megastore's newest New York City location in the Financial District. I Ravioli, a ravioli takeout counter in Eataly's second Manhattan store offers three types of ravioli to scarf down during your lunch break or take back to your desk for an Italian-style feast under $15. While peak...
Starbucks is opening an Italian bakery in Red Hook
Last year, Starbucks invested in Italian-food purveyor Princi to bring its bakery goods stateside to New York and Chicago. Now, the chain is moving one step closer to that goal by opening a Princi kitchen and commissary in Red Hook. The Milan-based bakery specializes in pizza, pasta, antipasti and egg dishes–although no word on what exactly it will...
Throwback Italian Deli Promises Food Just Like Nonna Used to Make
Today is the grand opening of Regina’s Grocery, an Italian-American comfort-food joint at 27 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side, next door to The Fat Radish. The store, founded by Roman Grandinetti, principal of the “content management” firm CNNCTD, and his mother, Regina, has been in soft-opening mode for several weeks. “Old-school delis are cl...
Staten Island Nightlife: Trattoria Romana upholds traditions native to Italy
Whoever said Staten Island would be a ghost town on this Fourth of July weekend, obviously didn't see dine at Trattoria Romana Friday evening. The down home dining spot in Dongan Hills, where Vittoria Asoli sits at the helm, was alive with diners enjoying fine food and the exchange of good conversation -- as the fragrant aroma of freshly prepared...
Chef Talk: Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano
Chef Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano grew up in New York City and began working in the restaurant industry as a teenager. He attended the Florida Culinary Institute, managed eateries throughout New England and beyond, and eventually launched his Sarasota restaurant, which is known for its homemade pasta and authentic Italian dishes....