East 12th Osteria brings fashionable Italian fare downtown: Restaurant review
Like a designer leaving a major fashion house to start his own label, Roberto Deiaco is finally making his mark. At Armani Ristorante, where he ran the kitchen for a decade, Deiaco's food could feel cold and corporate. It was Signor Armani's style, you sensed, as much as his. But East 12th Osteria, which Deiaco opened with wife Giselle this s...
Sant Ambroeus: SoHo Cool, Italian Style
On the second day of the new year, the latest outpost of Sant Ambroeus opened its doors in New York's SoHo neighborhood. The sun was setting on a crucial day, but holding court in one of the restaurant's red leather banquettes was chef Marco Barbisotti, sipping from a cup of espresso, the very image of Italian sprezzatura. He has been thro...
A Taste of Summer Under the High Line
by Liz Robbins Never has a restaurant opened at a more opportune time, hell having frozen over and over. Santina, tucked under the High Line and enclosed in a glass box designed by Renzo Piano, seems like a mirage. Yet the palm and orange trees are real, as are the Murano glass sunflower chandeliers. Waiters dress in pastel polo s...
Dining Out: Sicilian savor in Carroll Gardens
By Helen Klein It was a quick trip back to Italy for me, this week, as I indulged in classic Sicilian-style fare at the newly opened Via Roma Pizza Bar in Carroll Gardens. The unassuming eatery not only offers up quintessentially authentic food, the atmosphere is one of relaxed chic, from the oversized vintage photos lining the walls to t...
Birra Moretti USA Celebrates National Pizza Month by Sending Lucky Fan to NYC
In recognition of National Pizza Month this October, Birra Moretti USA is giving fans a chance to win the Ultimate Pizza Experience. The grand prize winner will receive a three day, two night trip to enjoy the best pizza New York City has to offer. The trip for two includes an Ultimate Pizza Crawl to authentic pizzerias that feature Birra Moretti,...
Lidia's KC remodeling 16 years after expanding from NYC
After first opening in 1998, Lidia's KC near Union Station plans to remodel its dining room later this year. The Italian restaurant, owned by famous chef Lidia Bastianich, is based off her flagship restaurant Felidia in New York City. Her daughter Tanya Bastianich Manuali gave us a tour of Felidia in midtown Manhattan while her mother was...
New Chef A Voce Brings Refinement to Italian Food in NYC
by John Mariani When it opened in 2003, no one knew for sure if putting a bunch of restaurants on the third and fourth floors of the Time-Warner Center at Columbus Circle was going to be a good idea. A lot of experienced restaurateurs wondered if people--especially New Yorkers--would be caught dead taking an escalator up to a dining room....
Giada Kicks Off the New York City Wine & Food Festival with Rooftop Italian Feast
by Maria Russo With plenty of tangy tomato sauce at the ready, and tender meatballs and cheesy margherita pizzas on hand, the stage was set for the 2015 New York City Wine & Food Festival's opening night bash on Thursday: an Italian feast hosted by who else but Food Network's own queen of Italian cuisine, Giada De Laurentiis. ...
Restaurant Review: Porta Napoli Offers Pizza for Every Palate
In early September, Porta Napoli in Harrison took the place of Rue des Crepes, known for its theatrical Parisian décor and its neatly folded buckwheat crepes. It is Naples, not Paris, that the new proprietors hope to bring to mind. "Authenticity" is the catchword. Wood embers glow in a fire-engine-red pizza oven, which spreads cheer like a giant em...
Review: Katerina Ristorante Italiano in Great Neck
Remember when Italian restaurants had white tablecloths, crystal chandeliers and tableside carts staffed by waiters who boned fish and flamed sauces? Katerina Ristorante Italiano, which opened in Great Neck a few months ago, offers these touches. It is a pleasant throwback to the 1980s. Antonio Cerra, the general manager, can usually be fo...
How Do the Monster-Sized Portions at Carmine's Taste?
By Susan Stapleton Max Jacobson dives into the massive portions at Carmine's, the new Italian restaurant whose size matches the dishes served at the Forum Shops at Caesars. He notes that, "Carmine's is best enjoyed in a group." While volume is the calling card here, "it must be said that quality and consistency are hallmarks here. Most fo...
NYC Food Truck Lunch: Italian Feast From Li-Sal’s Italian Kitchen
In the winter, you really need food that "sticks to your ribs", and it doesn't get any "stickier" than Li-Sal's Italian Kitchen. We had this lunch on Wednesday, and are still kind of full from it two days later. Li-Sal's Italian Kitchen is from Arthur Ave in the Bronx, a heavily Italian area known for its top-notch food stores and restaurants....