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Owner Joel Trocino, who graduated from The Culinary Institute of America, has combined a little bit of everything at Amici's, offering guests a formal dining experience, a pizza shop and an easygoing lounge, catering to whatever kind of night you're up for.   The front door brings you to the pizza counter, where you can stop in for a quick n...

For the past few years, two local entrepreneurs and longtime executive chefs were looking to open their own Italian eatery. That dream became a reality recently when Julio Cevallos and Luis Bautista saw that the location of the former Tonelli's Restaurant on Grassy Plain Street in Bethel was available. Having worked for Rizzutos in Bethel for...

Join Michele Scicolone as she shares some traditional and contemporary Italian recipes for vegetarian and nearly vegetarian dishes from her latest book, The Italian Vegetables. The Italian Vegetables Cookbook is a collection of some of the tastiest vegetable, fruit, and nut recipes that she collected both here and while traveling in Italy. There ar...

Hanno lasciato senza parole Matteo Renzi in visita a New York lo scorso settembre: il premier, in quella occasione, dopo aver ordinato una pizza ai pomodorini ciliegini, ha commentato con stupore che era una pizza italiana al 100 per cento.   Lo sanno anche gli americani di Time Out New York che l'hanno premiata come la pizza migliore nella...

Celebrate Italian-American culture with unique wine pairings, cooking demonstrations, musical performances and more during Diliberto Winery's "Italian Experience" series this summer.   Owner and winemaker Sal Diliberto said he enjoyed planning the Tuscany-themed event for his winery in Jamesport because it reflects his family's lifestyle. &...

St. Benedict's School in Throgs Neck welcomed a new principal this week. Tuesday was Ray Vitiello's second official day as principal of St. Benedicts School. Vitiello has more than two decades with the Archdiocese of New York, serving as a school principal in Kingsbridge and as a regional superintendent.    "It's much more per...

Se siete a New York e con la primavera e le temperature ormai estive vi viene una irresistibile voglia di vacanze romane, o semplicemente sentite la mancanza di quell'aria cordiale e amichevole della capitale, sappiamo dove portarvi: a Via della Pace, direttamente nella City e senza passare per il JFK.   Si tratta di un pezzetto autentico di...

Wine Spectator celebra il decennale dell'Istituto del vino italiano Grandi Marchi, dedicandogli un evento speciale alla Wine Experience di New York, l'appuntamento clou per il gotha della filiera enologica mondiale. Il 17 ottobre, infatti, le 19 cantine top dell'enologia italiana saranno protagoniste del pranzo annuale in cui sono attesi oltre 800...

Here it is at brand new Errigo's in Stapleton: Pappardelle Bolognese topped with a sprig of crisp-fried oregano. And, that bowl of steaming pasta could come to a table alongside a pleasantly singed, thin-crusted pizza topped with puckered pepperoni.   "Our goal her is upscale Italian food," maintained consulting executive chef Sean Chudoba,...

Ai nastri di partenza la competizione ideata dal Pastificio Di Martino per promuovere la cultura italiana della pasta: New York 19 maggio e 24/25 giugno 2016. Promuovere la cultura della cucina italiana nel mondo e sostenere l'impegno dei cuochi italiani: con questo doppio ambizioso obiettivo il Pastificio Di Martino di Gragnano ha ideato...

Father and son duo Michael and Jason Brunetti opened their Neopolitan pizza joint Pizzetteria Brunetti on Long Island in 2009, turning out a dozen pies in a tiny space in the town of Westhampton Beach. This week they opened their second location in the West Village with an expanded selection of pizzas and other light dishes in a space on Jane and H...

While a boring old baked ham is traditional Christmas day fare for many, Christmas Eve's eats offer more variety —at least in Italian-American culture.   We're referring to The Feast of the Seven Fishes, the traditional Southern Italian, seafood-studded affair served on Christmas Eve. The name is up for interpretation; whether that means sev...