What's in a name? Find out at Greenpoint's New Italian Restaurant, the Naked Dog
by Tanay Warerkar A brand new Italian restaurant on Java Street has been packed to capacity ever since opening September 26. The Naked Dog is a rustic, 60-seater, on a quiet corner of West and Java Streets with nary the sound of a construction truck chugging along the street from time to time. Uncomplicated wooden tables and...
Gino's Italian Bakery creates Summit signature cupcake
Gino's Italian Bakery of Buffalo is creating signature cannoli cupcakes for The Summit Federal Credit Union Wine & Chocolate Festival in Buffalo. The event, to be held Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Adam's Mark Hotel downtown, features numerous regional wine and chocolate vendors as well as other local businesses. Two sessions of the festival w...
La bellezza Eataliana: A night of food, wine & culture
Have you ever dreamt about getting locked in into our store for a night? Your dream is about to come true! On December 7th Eataly will open its doors from 10PM to 1AM for a night celebratingTutte le Cose Belle Italiane(All the Beautiful Italian Things) from food and wine to music. The renowned Teatro Regio Orchestra and Chorus from Torino, conduct...
NicAngelo's: New family-style Italian restaurant enters arena
By Pamela Silvestri Restaurateur Nick Colangelo of NicAngelo's Family Style Italian in Richmond Valley hopes Winter Storm Jonas just blows out to sea. "Saturday night is my best night," said Colangelo, adding, "Hey, Saturday night iseveryone's best night." Actually since NicAngelo's quiet opening in November, weekends turn up...
7-restaurant tour of 7 Italian regions begins
By John Cropley Capital Region restaurateur Angelo Mazzone is launching a seven-week, seven-restaurant journey through Italy, and his ancestral homeland is pitching in. Mazzone Hospitality on Thursday announced Angelo's Tour of Italy, during which each of the firm's restaurants will highlight a four-course prix-fixe menu featuring specialitie...
The 10 Best Italian Restaurants in NYC
By Zachary Feldman For decades, Italian cuisine in New York meant red sauce and lots of it. With the opening of Bamonte's in 1900 and Ferdinando's Focacceria four years later, tomato-heavy Neapolitan and Sicilian restaurants enjoyed a certain sustained verisimilitude, carrying the torch for their motherland while paving the way for other r...
Il jazzista dei sapori
di Maurita Cardone A trasferirsi a New York Antonio non ci aveva mai pensato. Voleva imparare l'inglese, sì, ma gli piaceva stare nella sua Calabria e lavorare nel ristorante di famiglia. Eppure oggi Antonio Mermolia, 30 anni, originario di Gioia Tauro, è uno dei giovani chef più promettenti nel panorama della ristorazione italiana a New Y...
Primi Italian Steakhouse in West Islip: A Contender Throws a One-Two Punch
With Primi Italian Steakhouse, which opened in January in West Islip, you can almost hear the marketing wheels turning: Combine two Long Island cuisine staples, call the place "first" in Italian, and success shouldn't be too far behind. Judging from the crowds so far, the formula is working. There are better steakhouses and better Ita...
Ai Newyorchesi piace il Lambrusco Emiliano
Il vino dell'estate nella Grande Mela? Per i newyorkesi che non vogliono rinunciare al rosso neanche con il caldo, la scelta ideale è il frizzante lambrusco emiliano, che sta vivendo una nuova giovinezza anche in Usa. A dirlo, come riferisce il portale on line winenews.it, è il wine writer del New York Times Eric Asimov, che ha titolato il suo ult...
Wine & Food Festival of New Paltz to feature Lidia Bastianich
by Lynn Woods From Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1, Mohonk Mountain House will host a brand-new event: the Wine and Food Festival of New Paltz. The festival will feature seminars by celebrity sommeliers, chefs and wine experts; tastings of a wide selection of wines culled from mostly small vineyards in Europe and the US, wit...
Eataly Events Share Italian Specialties with Kids
Eataly New York is joining the ranks of gourmet retailers offering store tours and cooking classes for children. "Our goal is to inspire this love and understanding of high-quality food, so we have introduced two new ways to get your kids as excited about the kitchen as we are," says the Eataly website. Passport to Eataly is a one-hour store tour...
Westchester Dining Preview: Zero Otto Nove In Armonk
Most hamlets with a population of less than 4,500 could only dream of Armonk's foodie cred. It's a newly(ish) bloomed dining out destination that includes worthy stops such as Amore Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen, Fortina, Restaurant North, Marc Charles Steakhouse, Beehive, and Moderne Barn. The latest addition is Zero Otto Nove (089 in It...