The Flavor of the Big Apple
by Carol Sugarman Joe's Pizza, the Greenwich Village institution owned and operated by Naples-born Joe Pozzuoli since 1975, has been visited by a host of celebrities over the years. But its latest claim to fame was its inclusion in the movie Spider-Man 2. Actor Tobey Maguire, aka Spider-Man, plays a Joe's delivery guy. Our tour gu...
At Lìolà, Relax and Enjoy An Authentic Italian Meal
Lìolà is not your typical neighborhood Italian restaurant in Queens. Owner and Chef Angelo Alaimo is serious about providing sophisticated, thoughtful dishes, fine wines and exceptional customer service that rival the top Italian restaurants in the entire New York Metropolitan area. Dinner commences with a plate of cubed parmesan, green and bl...
Mario Batali visits The BookMark Shoppe
World-famous culinary star and restauranteur Mario Batali stopped by The BookMark Shoppe in Bay Ridge on Saturday to meet his fans and sign copies of his new book. "Big American Cookbook" includes 250 of Batali's favorite recipes from across the USA. The BookMark Shoppe owner Christine Freglette welcomed Batali to the mom-and-pop and pop shop that...
A Place for Family and Italian-American Cocktails in Brooklyn
When John Sartor came back from the Vietnam War, he and a buddy opened a bar in Cliffside Park, N.J., called R. Jay's Pub, a no-frills hangout for his family and friends. "The bar was a familiar place for me," said Alyssa Sartor, his daughter. "You could say I grew up on a barstool." Ms. Sartor now has her own place, August Laura, a c...
Il Morellino vola in America. Made in Italy oltreoceano
Per un'intera settimana il Morellino di Scansano, il rosso fresco e corposo DOCG, tipica etichetta della provincia di Grosseto, in Maremma, sarà protagonista di un Tour ricco di eventi e, naturalmente, di degustazioni per gli appassionati d'oltreoceano. Un programma che, dal 5 al 10 maggio, a New York City e a Washington, prevede workshop e semina...
Staten Island Restaurant Review: Pasticceria Bruno offers impressive food, excellent service
What?! Four-and-a-half stars for Pasticceria Bruno in Dongan Hills, an Italian bakery that serves breakfast, brunch and dinner every day but Monday? Oh, yes — indeed, the honor seems more than appropriate for a business that doles out excellent service alongside equally impressive food. Read more Source: http://www.s...
A Review of ‘Dom and Vinnie’s’ in Yonkers
Photo Dom and Vinnie's, an old-school neighborhood restaurant in Yonkers with a parlor and a main dining room, above, is often full of people enjoying a range of pizza and pasta dishes. Credit Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times. At one table were two police detectives (the holsters and handcuffs were a tip-off), having plates of pasta early on...
What to get at new Italian spot Via Carota
In a world where chefs are trademarking their signature dishes and ingredients are altered from liquids to solids and solids to foams, it is refreshing to find a restaurant where simplicity rules. That is what you'll find at Via Carota (51 Grove St., 212-255-1962), the new West Village restaurant by Rita Sodi (of I Sodi) and Jody Williams...
The Art of Making Pizza? It's a World Heritage to be added to the UNESCO's list
by Vincenza Di Maggio On monday evening, pizza aficionados gathered at Rosso Pomodoro, a restaurant tucked away on the corner of Greenwich Avenue and 13th street in downtown Manhattan, where a vital piece of Neapolitan culture, pizza, is not only being celebrated but preserved. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, president of the Fondazione...
Fiorella offers simple, handmade Italian dishes
by Tracy Schuhmacher The newest resident in the burgeoning food scene around the Rochester Public Market, Fiorella focuses on doing a few things well. The dinner menu is a handful each of starters, pastas, pizzas and entrées. The wine list is culled to three reds and three whites; a small assortment of craft beers is offered. Some...
Giornalisti americani si improvvisano detective per scoprire il falso olio extra vergine tra gli italiani di qualità
di Riccardo Chioni Gli investigatori sono stati chiamati sulla scena del crimine, ma a condurre le indagini non è il commissario Montalbano bensì l'autore Fred Plotkin, il quale ha messo assieme le prove che hanno portato a scoprire il falso olio extra vergine d'oliva italiano.Intitolata "Find the Fake!", l'inchiesta organizzata dall'Ice,...
Numero 28, la pizzeria “al metro” che ha conquistato New York
A prescindere che tu sia italiano o meno, quando varchi la soglia della pizzeria "Numero 28" ti senti a casa. Ad accoglierti, nella sede storica di 28 Carmine Street, nel West Village, c'è Eugenia Vilardo, 72 anni, di Cosenza. È lei la maga della cucina. È arrivata a New York nel '62, quando aveva 21 anni. Con la Grande Mela è stato a...