Cucina Della Nonna in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
By Giovanni di Napoli On Sunday (Nov. 24th) I had the great pleasure of attending Cucina della Nonna ("Grandma's Kitchen"), the first of hopefully many celebrations of Neapolitan food, family, and culture sponsored by the Federazione dell Associazioni della Campania USA. The event included participants from several mutual aid soci...
DOK Dall'Ava Week: a New York il sapore delle cosce più buone del mondo
Ne hanno fatte di cotte e di crude. E continuano a farne. Soprattutto crude e soprattutto cosce di maiale con il marchio DOK Dall'Ava. Infatti a San Daniele del Friuli la famiglia Dall'Ava fa prosciutti da oltre mezzo secolo. "Ma attenzione – spiega il titolare Carlo Dall'Ava - il prosciutto è solo crudo, perché è il prodotto della pr...
It’s All Smiles at Sorriso Italian Market in Queens
By ARIELLE DOLLINGER On a recent Sunday in Astoria, Queens, Sal DePaola looked out the windows of Sorriso Italian Salumeria, a box of a store with its walls nearly bursting with Italian foodstuffs. Gesturing toward the street, he lamented that some of the area's residents seem set in their daily routines, too focused to even notice the humble stor...
Italian American Community Center to host pasta dinner and fundraiser
The Italian American Community Center will host a pasta dinner and fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 3. The menu includes salad, pasta, meatballs, Italian bread, soda and coffee. Tickets are $9 for adults and $4 for children 12 and younger. The special is six tickets for $50. Placemat advertisements are s...
Made in Italy in USA vale oltre 400 mln di Euro
Nel 2012 l'Italia ha esportato negli USA 133 mila tonnellate di oli vergini di oliva per un valore di 403 milioni di Euro su un totale di circa 1,3 miliardi di Euro di export in tutto il mondo. Vale a dire che un terzo di tutto l'export di olio extra vergine di oliva targato made in Italy vola verso gli USA che restano il primo mercato di riferimen...
Week of Italian restaurateurs in New York
On the occasion of Summer Fancy Food 2013 June 30-July 2, 2013 - New York City Fancy Food Show is the largest exhibition in the agri-food industry in North America. The eventhappens twice a year: the winter edition which takes place in January in San Francisco, and the summer show, whichtakes 'place in New York. Read more &...
Franny's' Cookbook Brings the Neighborhood Italian Joint to Your Kitchen
by Will Budiaman There are so many Italian cookbooks that get released every year, adding to the already formidable collections in bookstores, that it can be hard to figure out which ones are worthwhile (and worth the money, too). So why does Franny's: Simple. Seasonal. Italian. (Artisan Books, $35) matter? Francine Stephens and A...
The 100 Layer Lasagne at Del Posto in NYC
by Hillary Dixler Since adding the impressive, labor-intensive Yesterday's 100 Layer Lasagne to the menu at Mario Batali's acclaimed New York City restaurant Del Posto in 2009, executive chef Mark Ladner has never stopped refining it. His unlikely inspiration for the restaurant's now-famous dish was the beloved Hans Christian Andersen fair...
Al pizzaiolo di Rossopomorodo a Eataly, Gazmir Zenelli il primo Oscar 2015 della pizza tradizionale napoletana
by Riccardo Chioni Mentre Hollywood si appresta ad assegnare i suoi Oscar, New York ha già provveduto a selezionare i vincitori tra una rosa di pizzaioli che hanno partecipato alla prima edizione della US Caputo Pizza Competition che si è svolta ad East Harlem. Per cercare di aggiudicarsi l'Oscar della pizza durante la due giorni al Neapo...
Fortina’s Italian Chicken Classics Are Delicious
Late this summer, Fortina's Chef/Owner Christian Petroni teased a major announcement for the restaurant. Then he trolled us with odd pictures of LEGOs, a baby, and a Fisher-Price basketball hoop, him getting a massage, and then a POV shot from above the sneakers. People wondered, they guessed, and failed miserably with their predictions. S...
Largest White Truffle: Italian truffle breaks Guinness world record
A white truffle weighing in at a massive 4.16 pounds (1.89 kilos) when discovered sold at at Sotheby's New York to a food and wine lover from Taiwan bidding by phone for $61,250; the white truffle sets the new world record for the Largest white truffle, according to the World Record Academy. The Guinness World Records world record for the largest...
Cesare Casella on Italian Cooking and NYC in the '90s
by Gabe Ulla A series of cushy consulting gigs in the '90s convinced the Italian chef Cesare Casella to settle down here for good. He had started out at his parents' restaurant in Tuscany, where he earned a Michelin star, and when he came to New York, he brought his talents to Coco Pazzo, the seminal and glamorous Italian restaurant on the...