A new Italian restaurant has made its debut in Greater Woodlawn neighborhood
The competition for best Italian in St. Pete is a hot one, and a new contender has entered the fray. GUSTO Italian Restaurant is now open at 2827 16th Street North, making its debut last week in the Greater Woodlawn neighborhood with traditional Italian fare. Located in the beautiful brick building formerly home to Anju Korean Gastropub, GUSTO show...
From Pentimento to Perfection: Elaine Micali Returns with 'Elaine's' - A Taste of Italian Delights and Community Reunions in Setauket
Elaine Micali is back. After presiding over one of the most beloved local spots for years as manager at Pentimento Restaurant in Stony Brook, the restaurateur who says “food is in her blood” has signed a lease at 316 Main Street in Setauket. She officially takes over the space in September. Micali’s restaurant will be called “Elaine’s” and will be...
US pasta maker Seviroli snaps up local peer Mama Rosie’s
Seviroli Foods, a US manufacturer, has acquired fellow pasta maker Mama Rosie’s for an undisclosed sum. New York State-based Seviroli, which manufactures frozen-filled pasta, as well as sauces and Italian desserts, has taken over Boston area-headquartered Mama Rosie’s, which also makes frozen pasta products. Seviroli said the deal “creates a strong...
Hidden Inside A Neighborhood Market, This Old-School Deli Makes The Best Sandwiches In New York
Rossi Rosticceria Deli was founded in 1979 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Since then, it has been cranking out some of the best old-school deli sandwiches in New York. The deli, which is also known as Rossi & Sons, was even included on Yelp’s 2023 list of the top 100 restaurants in America. Pretty amazing, considering the deli’s humble origin and locat...
The Best Restaurants on Arthur Avenue, the Little Italy of the Bronx
Arthur Avenue is one of the Bronx’s best known tourist destinations, a 12-block area filled with historic Italian American businesses since the first decades of the 20th century, but now showcasing an increasing number of Albanian and Mexican establishments as well. Can visitors embark on a comprehensive tour, including sightseeing and multiple din...
An Icon of Rome Is Now Open in New York
In its first location outside of Rome, Roscioli NYC is open at 43 MacDougal Street, near King Street, in the West Village, with the original known for its iconic bakery, salumeria, and wine bar that have long-attracted fans from across the globe. As of this week, the New York location is now open, in partnership with the wine-centric Rimessa Roscio...
Relocated Slingerlands Bellini’s opens this week
Bellini’s Italian Eatery, closed since early January in preparation for a move to a nearby retail and office campus, reopens Tuesday with a soldout charity cocktail reception and Wednesday for regular dining. The new Bellini’s, at 10-01 Vista Blvd., is about half a mile from the original, which operated for 21 years in a Price Chopper plaza at 1365...
Two Westchester County Trattorias Can Compete With The Best In NYC
Not for the first time will I argue that the best Italian restaurants are more often than not run by individuals who put their names and reputations on the line every day and night they’re open. The menus are their own, their purveyors work with them, their staff has longevity and their presence in the kitchen and dining room is as dependable as th...
Adrienne’s, Serving Tastes of Southern Italy, Opens in the Rockaways
Adrienne Guttieri, a promising young chef who studied in Italy and worked her way up at restaurants there and in New York, died last summer at 33. Her family, most notably her brother, Frank Guttieri, is keeping her memory and legacy alive at this new restaurant named for her in their hometown area of the Rockaways. They have taken over the waterfr...
A Culinary Roman Empire’s Next Conquest? Manhattan.
For decades, people in search of the best food in Rome have found their way into the arms of the Roscioli family. Atop a network of wine cellars between the ancient Jewish quarter and the Campo de’ Fiori flower market, descendants of Marco and Franco Roscioli run four businesses, each outstanding in its field: a bread bakery, a pastry shop, a wine...
Alba Accanto Brings a Taste of the Amalfi Coast to Manhattan
Less than a year after launching Italian restaurant Cucina Alba, New York-based Prince Street Hospitality has introduced Alba Accanto next door. Both the restaurant and new cocktail bar are situated on the ground floor of the Heatherwick Studio-designed Lantern House condo building in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neighborhood. To juxtapose its urban lo...
NYC ‘Pizza Alliance’ created to slice City Hall’s efforts to crack down on coal-, wood-fired ovens
Don’t let them take our dough! A new alliance has formed to fight New York City’s edict targeting famous pizzerias that bake their pies in pollutant-spewing coal-and-wood-fired ovens. Lobbyist and self-described pizza fanatic Brad Gerstman said Wednesday he’s created the “New York City Pizza Alliance” with fellow lawyer Nina Marinaro and pie makers...