Il Gradino: Your New Favorite Spot for Italian Food
Il Gradino manages to be that rare blend of things that most other restaurants only aspire to achieve: a place so memorable that it’s a destination, yet also a warm, friendly, fun and welcoming place for satisfied regulars. Their incredible food in ultra-generous portions is undoubtedly what draws diners from around the city and beyond, but the low...
Chef Fiore Tedesco on the Lure of the Feast of the Seven Fishes
Dec. 24 has always been my favorite day of the year. Until I was 12, family members numbering in the dozens would descend upon my grandparents’ tiny two bedroom apartment in Troy, New York, for the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Although the Italian tradition typically means a day of fasting followed by a meatless banquet at night, my family took the i...
Dig In! – Marino’s, a mainstay on Schenectady’s State Street since 1970, still going strong — still cash-only
You have to do some work to get a pizza from Marino’s. First of all, they don’t advertise. They also don’t deliver or work with any third-party delivery company. And they don’t take credit cards. If it’s a Friday or Saturday night, you’ll have to wait up to two hours for your pie. Nevertheless, Marino’s has no trouble selling pizza. You know Marino...
Tino's Artisan Pizza Co. Expands to NYC with 6th Location
Tino’s Artisan Pizza Co. is an artisanal Pizzeria and Italian restaurant that focuses on using organic, local, and sustainable ingredients, from owners Tino Procaccini, Dominick Natoli, and Andréa Di Meglio. Tino’s is famous for their pizzas, made with unbleached, unbromated flour, hand-stretched to 12-inches round, and feature a signature crispy, ...
Cerasella: Italian Delights
In Italy, “we would call this a bar,” Caterina Pepe tells us. We’re chatting inside Cerasella (pronounced “Chair-ah-Sell-ah”), the small pasticceria e caffetteria she owns with her husband, Luca Schiano, not far from their home in Long Island City. In New York, of course, a bar is typically adults-only, and rarely known for its food. Using that nam...
Italian restaurant Felice offers Tuscany eats and atmosphere in its new Roslyn location
Part New York City, part Italian countryside, Felice is ready to take Long Islanders on a trip. “I want them to feel in Italy,” said Jacopo Giustiniani, founder of the Felice brand and partner of SA Hospitality Group. “I really want to transport them to Tuscany without taking the plane… and the six-hour jet lag. “I want to really recreate the ambia...
Gourmet giant Eataly to bring new NYC location to 200 Lafayette St.
Get those stretchy pants ready: Eataly has signed a lease to open in the base of 200 Lafayette St. in downtown Manhattan. The eatery — which operates as a combination Italian grocery and a high-end dining destination, with eat-in options as well as gourmet grab-and-go foods — will occupy the ground and lower levels totaling 18,353 square feet, indu...
Charlie Palmer Goes Italian With His New Times Square Eatery, AperiBar
The steakhouse, an American institution, is almost synonymous with Charlie Palmer, one of the most highly regarded American chefs and a pioneer of progressive American cooking. Now Palmer has created a new concept dining with AperiBar, a chic Italianesque restaurant and cocktail bar which just opened near Times Square, opposite Bryant Park on the g...
World-Famous Italian Sandwich Shop Opens In Greenwich Village
A world-famous Italian spot just opened a location in Greenwich Village. All’Antico Vinaio opened last week at 225 Sullivan St., near West Third Street, which is the eatery's second location in Manhattan. All’Antico Vinaio opened in Florence in 1991, where its three locations became popular tourist attractions for what Savaeur magazine called "the...
The ‘best pizzeria in the world’ will turn into an Italian coffee shop on Saturday mornings
Here's another reason to visit Una Pizza Napoletana, deemed the best pizzeria in the world by 50 Top Pizza just a few weeks ago: the Orchard Street restaurant will turn into a breakfast destination dubbed Caffè Napoletana on Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm beginning November 5. Espresso for all! Owner and chef Anthony Mangieri has come up with th...
Nunzi’s in Farmingdale Puts Modern Take on Classic Italian
With Executive Chef Marc Wisehart at the helm, Nunzi’s in Farmingdale is tackling classic Italian dishes with modern twists and trendy vibes. Owner Michael Napolitano says the idea for Nunzi’s, named for his grandfather, sprang to life about four years ago during a discussion of new business ventures that were unlike his day job; he owns a chain o...
Italian restaurant Campagnola to ditch old NYC digs for modern space
In a daring Upper East Side dining relocation, Campagnola — an “Italian Country Restaurant” at 1382 First Ave. for nearly 40 years — is moving from its tenement-building home to the modern Impala condo tower two blocks north at 1456 First Ave., where its new landlord will be Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty. It’s a stunning change of venue for Campagnola, wh...