Gastronomia Toscana sbarca a New York, nuovo locale con prodotti freschi da Prato
«Mi garba» ha aperto a Manhattan, nel cuore della più autentica vita newyorkese a due passi da Union Square e Broadway. Lo spazio che prima ospitava una galleria d'arte si trova al numero 129 della 4th Avenue. Si tratta del primo store progettato dall'azienda Gastronomia Toscana che ha inaugurato da pochissimi giorni negli Stati Uniti.&nbs...
'Babbalucci' features Italian cuisine in Harlem
There is nothing like pizza in New York. But in this week's "Neighborhood Eats" this pizza comes with a twist. "Babbalucci" is located at 331 Lenox Avenue in Harlem. "I got to see every aspect of the restaurant and gravitated toward the cooking side," Andrew Lo Presto's father owned pizzerias, so Andrew knows a thing or two...
Eataly New York Celebrates Its 3rd Anniversary
Eataly, the Italian food and restaurant emporium opened by Mario Batali and Joe and Lidia Bastianich in New York City's Flatiron neighborhood in 2010, turned 3 years old on Aug. 31 and celebrated by transforming the space into a classical Italian food and wine festival, with more than 30 stands set up throughout the store to sell some of their most...
Sagrantino Month Returns to New York City, Debuts in Chicago
The Montefalco Consortium announces the 3rd annual 'Sagrantino Month' at Eataly to be held this March. The Sagrantino Month promotion will take place at Eataly's New York City location as well as the newly opened Chicago store. The promotion marks the beginning of the third year of a national Sagrantino campaign that includes events, promo...
Antonioni’s Now Serving ‘Family Style’ Italian at 177 Chrystie Street
It took a couple years to reach fruition, but Antonioni's has finally ripened. The Italian restaurant at 177 Chrystie (at Rivington), designed by Amy Grantham and Luc Levy of Cafe Gitane, soft-opened on Valentine's Day. Right now they're only offering dinner service, but brunch is coming this weekend; lunch reportedly starts on March 24. M...
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse Moves into NYC Near Grand Central Terminal
by John Mariani Monday night in NYC. Bitter cold: 21 degrees with wind chill factor down to 10. Nobody on the streets. Not a night to go out to dinner. Yet, upon entering the three-month-old Davio's, I found that it seemed everyone who did go out to dinner that night was in the restaurant, which was doing booming business. Which goes to pr...
Italy to be SFFS Partner Country Sponsor
For the first time ever, the Specialty Food Association has engaged a partner country sponsor for the Summer Fancy Food Show, the largest marketplace devoted exclusively to specialty food and beverages in North America. The show will be held June 28 – 30 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Italy has long been the lar...
Fabio Cucina Italiana Opens on Wednesday
by Amelia Pang Fabio Cucina Italiana, a new Italian culinary in Midtown East, will open on Feb. 5. Chef Fabio Hakill's menu features homemade pasta made from locally sourced ingredients. Signature dishes include Fettuccine alla Fabio, made at your table by Chef Fabio with porcini mushrooms and a delicate sauce that enhances t...
World’s best chef to open a restaurant in the Bronx
Massimo Bottura, the man behind Osteria Francescana—the world's best restaurant, according to last month's announcement of the San Pellegrino 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants list—plans to bring is considerable culinary clout to New York next year—specifically, the Bronx. Bottura's not only renowned for his Modena, Italy, restaurant, but a...
Sauce like mamma’s at Crossroads Farm
By Rossana Weitekamp As a first-generation Italian-American child, a tomato milling machine was as ordinary to me as a skate key. At the same time, the very sight of it triggered my flight instinct: I knew the minute that machine appeared on my kitchen table that hours upon hours of stewing tomatoes, running them through the mill, pouring the sauc...
Italiani all’estero e made in Italy, a New York il Gala Italia Special Edition
"L'Italia del vino deve ricordarsi del suo mercato di riferimento, gli Stati Uniti". Lucio Caputo, presidente dell'Italian Wine and Food Institute, a WineNews mette in guardia il mondo enoico dal pericolo di adagiarsi sugli allori, 'puntando forte sul mercato cinese, ancora tutto da verificare, e perdendo terreno in Usa, dove nei primi 8 mesi 2012...
Raphael's brings Italian to Boston
By Andrew Z. Galarneau Raphael's has survived a rough introduction to Southtowns winter after opening in December. Owner Ralph Galluzzi brought life back to a Town of Boston building last operated as a pizzeria in 2008. Raphael's, 8936 Boston State Road, offers Italian family dining in the purest sense. Galluzzi said the recipes for t...