Business of the Month: Gaia Italian Cafè, 226 East 3rd Street
Sometimes you find old values, big aspirations, and a spirit of community in places that are contemporary, modest, and commercial. These are among the paradoxes that you encounter at our October 2022 Business of the Month, Gaia Italian Cafè at 226 East 3rd Street (Ave. B/C) along with a revolving selection of freshly-made, delicious Italian dishes...
Staten Island pizzeria receives city recognition for donating food to migrants
A local Travis business received an honorable citation from the city’s public advocate for feeding Central and South American migrants that have been sent to the community as they seek asylum. Owners of the business, Verde’s Pizza and Pasta House, over the past few weeks have fed dozens of migrants simply out of the kindness of their hearts. Public...
Turning Tables: Maialino Reopens at New Manhattan Location
On Oct. 18, Danny Meyer and his Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) revived their Roman-Italian restaurant, Maialino, at the Redbury Hotel in New York, adding another new hot spot to Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood. USHG closed Maialino’s original Gramercy Park Hotel location—a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winner—in 2020 at the beginning of the...
Syracuse pizzeria owner wins first place in World Calzone Championship
John “Vig” Vigliotti is a winner in the world of calzones. Vigliotti, owner of Peppino’s Restaurant and Catering in Syracuse, took home the top prize last weekend in what was billed as the “World Calzone Championship.” That was one of several contests held at the Pizza & Pasta Northeast Competition in Atlantic City, N.J., sponsored by Pizza Today m...
Celebrate 30 years of business with family-run Settepani Bakery in Williamsburg
Williamsburg’s treasured Settepani Bakery (602 Lorimer St.) is turning 30, and the Settepani family is inviting the whole neighborhood to celebrate with them. Settepani’s 30th Birthday Party, complete with great food, drinks, and music, will take place on October 23 from noon – 3 p.m. at 602 Lorimer Street. Settepani Bakery is a family-owned busine...
What is The Best Italian Restaurant on Long Island?
Ahh, Italiana! Food dominated by sauces, cheeses, herbs and carbs…it’s no wonder the cuisine is so popular. But what is the Best Italian Restaurant on Long Island? Long Islanders voted Grandpa Tony’s the Best Italian Restaurant on Long Island in the 2022 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest! What makes Grandpa Tony’s the best Italian restaurant on...
The Abruzzo Wine Consortium Returns To The US With A Series of Masterclasses to Discover Its Signature White and Red Wines
The Consorzio di Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo is pleased to announce its return to the US with multiple occasions to taste its signature wines and learn about them from some of the best wine educators of the country. Two of the masterclasses in the program are part of Simply Italian Great Wines US Tour which will have among its protagonists a selection of...
Adelina’s brings mobile, Roman-style pizza to Collegetown
If you don’t know already, Adelina’s food truck sits at 311 College Avenue, specializing in Roman-style pizza with a special crust fermented over a 48- to 72-hour period and topped with local ingredients. Toby Buggiani owned a Brooklyn-based restaurant that closed due to COVID, moving his pizza operation into an old truck and retrofitting his ovens...
Italian restaurant Seven Sundays to replace Sunny Buffet in downtown Bay Shore
A new Italian restaurant will fill the space left behind by Sunny Buffet, a Chinese restaurant that had served downtown Bay Shore for more than two decades. The Town of Islip Planning Board has approved a site plan application for Seven Sunday’s to fill the vacant Sunny Buffet at the corner of Shore Lane and East Main Street. Eugene De Nicola, a Sa...
New Italian Eatery In Chelsea Awarded 2 Michelin Stars
Out of the 19 restaurants to recently receive at least one Michelin star for the first time in New York City, an Italian eatery in Chelsea was one of just two to receive two stars. Al Coro, located at 85 10th Ave., opened in the beginning of summer with an incredible amount of buzz in the former home of the scandal-charred Del Posto. Here's what th...
The Red-Sauce Joint, in a Jar
Rao’s, the century-old 10-table Italian restaurant in New York City, is one of those places where most people, myself included, need not bother trying to get a reservation. (It is, by many reports, a challenge.) Despite that, Rao’s has succeeded in becoming a known name in far more homes than its capacity would allow, thanks to the pasta sauces it...
Exploring the culinary regions of Italy at Ithaca’s Gola Osteria
This week, we’re enjoying one of our favorite Ithaca fine dining spots, Gola Osteria. Nestled below the Collegetown Terrace apartments at the intersection of east hill, south hill, and downtown, Gola Osteria focuses on the culinary styles of the Emilia Romagna and Tuscany regions of Italy. We’ve been starting with the grilled octopus when it’s on t...