All'Antico Vinaio To Open UES Location
While the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Vecchio are staying put in Florence, the world-famous Italian sandwich maker a stone's throw away from the home of Michelangelo's "David" is coming to the Upper East Side sometime this summer, according to filings with Community Board 8. All’Antico Vinaio, a famous — and now viral — focaccia (technically,...
Meet Biddrina Gelato, the new-school gelaterie at Locanda Vini e Olii
The temperatures are finally heating up, which means those summertime snacks need to cool down: just in time, new-school Italian gelato shop Biddrina Gelato, launched this week outside of its sister restaurant, Clinton Hill's Locanda Vini & Olii. Named after the Sicilian legend of the "Biddrina," a mythical serpent said to live in the wetlands of...
Chef Rich Torrisi And Major Food Group Team Up With Robin Hood, New York City’s Largest Poverty-Fighting Philanthropy
Ever since opening in Lower Manhattan last December, Torrisi Bar & Restaurant has enjoyed status as the hardest reservation in town. A multitude of articles and social media posts are dedicated to helping hack your way to a table inside. Now chef Rich Torrisi and his co-owners from Major Food Group are leveraging that popularity for philanthropic p...
New Italian eatery opens in Penfield, serving specialty pizza, homemade desserts and deli delights
Capone's Italian Eatery has opened in Penfield. The restaurant, located at 1811 Penfield Road, serves specialty pizza, cold and hot subs, pasta, salads and homemade Italian desserts, including carrot cake and cheesecake. The 1,100-square-foot business is part pizzeria and Italian eatery and part deli, said owner Bryan Dezio, a Penfield native who n...
Italian Restaurant Carlotto Opens in New York’s Union Square
Rockwell Group has completed its design for Carlotto, the second New York restaurant from Canada-based Toptable Group. Located next door to sister eatery Oceans, the new Italian concept pays homage to the matriarch of the owner’s family and their enduring roots. “Rockwell Group was inspired by classic Italian dining experiences and the existing spa...
This Italian Restaurant in New York City’s West Village Is Ideal for Sunday Dinners
When we imagine the ideal Sunday dinner Arthur & Sons will forever come to mind. The West Village spot that serves up heaping plates of pasta and stacks of eggplant piled high alongside heavy pours of wine and espresso martinis is casual, fun, homey and somehow very hip with its black and white checked floors and nostalgic posters lining the walls....
Ferraro Foods Adding New Long Island Distribution Center
On May 23, Piscataway, New Jersey-based Ferraro Foods — one of the largest specialty distributors of food and foodservice supplies to Italian restaurants and pizzerias in the U.S. — announced a major expansion of its Long Island distribution business. Ferraro said it plans to add a 230,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at 80 Wilshir...
Alba Accanto Is Manhattan’s New Luxe Amalfi Coast Oasis
Introducing New York’s latest haute spot, Alba Accanto, which has actually mastered the joie de vivre of the Italian summer holidays in the heart of Manhattan, transporting guests to the island of Positano through its signature Italian dishes and vibrant coastal decor. Following the success of Prince Street Hospitality’s wildly popular neighborhood...
Restaurant review: Pietro Cucina Italiana
If all Italian food means to you is spaghetti and meatballs or penne alla vodka, then listen up. Traditional Italian cuisine has a rich history with so much to offer, and there are many restaurants waiting — one of which is right in Stony Brook’s backyard. Two colleagues and I had the pleasure of dining at Pietro Cucina Italiana in Saint James. Whi...
Celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis to Give Keynote Address at 67th Summer Fancy Food Show
The Specialty Food Association is thrilled to announce that Giada De Laurentiis—Chef, Emmy Award-winning television personality, restaurateur and entrepreneur, and founder of lifestyle platform Giadzy.com —will give the keynote address at the 67th Summer Fancy Food Show. The Summer Fancy Food Show is the largest B2B specialty food industry event in...
Out to Eat … at Grano in Schenectady
Grano brings fresh, local ingredients to its menu unique Italian dishes and more in downtown Schenectady. Grano’s motto of. “Fresh. Local. Simple.” is seen in practice throughout the wide variety of dishes it serves. Located at 426 State St., right by Proctors Theater, the theater’s shows drive a lot of business to Grano, but what keeps them coming...
See It: New Italian Bottega 'Da Adriano' Opens In Lenox Hill
The new 500-square-foot Italian spot at First Avenue and East 65th Street called "da Adriano" describes itself with three words: Caffé, focacceria and bottega. Caffé is obvious. The 19-seat eatery serves coffee and espresso brewed with the help of the finest and most legendary espresso machines every manufactured: the Faema E61.