Tiramisu cake, and sausage platters: Ithaca's Gola Osteria can custom cater your holiday party
Gola Osteria makes Ithaca's only muffaletta sandwich. The New Orleans-born Italian specialty — mortadella, salami, and capicola on house-made Sicilian sesame bread with spicy olive and pepper salad — can only be found on Gola Osteria's catering menu. While there are many caterers in the Ithaca area offering lovely selections, "the big diff...
Ladri di barattoli alla Columbia University, nasce lo scandalo Nutella
Ladri di Nutella alla Columbia University. La notizia potrebbe far sorridere in Italia, ma è stata presa molto seriamente negli Stati Uniti, tanto da meritare la home page del sito del New York Times. Tutto è cominciato un mese fa, quando una delle mense del campus newyorkese, la Ferris Booth Commons - che serve tra i 2.400 e i 3.000 studenti al g...
Restaurant favorites done well at Filomena’s
Filomena's in Waterford is the type of restaurant that feels familiar even on first visit.The decor is unpretentious: light-up beer signs call your attention from the parking lot, and family photos and Little League pictures greet you at the entrance. The walls in the dining area are maroon, the tables and chairs are wooden, and there's a...
Oro, Italian restaurant with modern twist, opens in Long Island City
By Angela Matua After a year and a half of dealing with building code setbacks, Italian restaurant Oro has opened in Long Island City. Located at 41-17 Crescent St., the 160-seat space offers classic Italian dishes Ravioli, Chicken Milanese and an array of pizza. Chef Scott Andriani, who was hired just after the grand opening on Aug. 26 –...
An Italian Bar Fit for Romance in Greenwich Village
By Brian Sloan Earlier this decade, there were few downtown restaurants hotter than the Lion, a celebrity-packed canteen run by John DeLucie in a Greenwich Village townhouse. But the restaurant got sold and the crowd moved on. In July, a quieter restaurant, Casa Apicii, took over in the space, and a second-floor chamber was turned into an intimate...
Torrisi Italian Specialties Announces Closure
by Joanna Fantozzi It's the end of an era. The New York Times announced today that Torrisi, the famed two-star restaurant and flagship of the Torrisi/Carbone fleet, will soon close. But don't panic just yet. Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi plan on turning the intimate, lace-curtained spot into an intimate 15-seat dining experience this spri...
Little Italy Food Tour
Meet at the Arthur Avenue Retail Market: 2344 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458. Spend your Halloween feasting on history and trick or treat for cheese, salume, bread and cannoli! Join us for a walking tour of Little Italy in the Bronx (aka Arthur Avenue) where we'll introduce you to one of the very last enclaves of family owned food shops in New...
Gelato Night August 22 alle 8.30pm
Learn Italy New York invites all the students to GELATO NIGHT at L'Arte del Gelato. Great occasion to taste a typical italian Gelato while conversing in ITALIANO! When? Thursday, August 22th at 8.30 pm. Where? If you have class at our our Midtown location we can go together to Chelsea Market, after class at 8pm. Read more...
Viva l'Italia! gala Italia Wine&Food trade Festival set for 30th year
Food and wine are two things you'll never run out of in Italy. For those in the wine trade, experiencing the finest of the country's corked and cooked will not require a flight to Rome but a journey to Manhattan's Pierre Hotel on February 19, on which day Gala Italia will commence for its 30th anniversary. The trade-specific exhibition or...
The Firtst Dish: Angel Marinaccio presenta il suo libro di ricette all'Italian American Museum
Appuntamento domani, 11 aprile, alle 18.30, presso la sede newyorchese dell'Italian American Museum per la presentazione del libro "The First Dish", di Angel Marinaccio. Autrice di "Be Home on Time When I Put the Water Up For Pasta", nata e cresciuta nella Little Italy di Manhattan, Angel Marinaccio condivide nel volume alcune delle sue ricette pr...
Umbrian flavours and scents seduce Americans
by Sandra Cordon The tastes, smells and sights of the region of Umbria, known as Italy's "green heart", are featured until November 30 in New York City's Eataly outlet. Eataly, an international outpost of Italian food and wine, has currently focused its New York store on Umbrian products, which are presented alongside photos from inte...
Successo oltre ogni previsione per la 30ma edizione del Gala Italia
Con un grandissimo successo, notevolmente superiore alle più rosee previsioni della vigilia, si è tenuta, nei grandi saloni dell'esclusivo Pierre Hotel di New York, la trentesima edizione del GALA ITALIA. Un successo che ha visto convergere su New York i grandi produttori italiani, numerose personalità e VIP accolti da circa 1000 ospiti ch...