Chef Marc Forgione Is Opening Another Italian Restaurant in Mario Batali’s Shuttered Otto
Chef Marc Forgione is taking over the restaurant at 1 Fifth Avenue, at Eighth Street, formerly home to the disgraced celebrity chef Mario Batali’s Italian restaurant Otto Enoteca Pizzeria. According to Forgione — who’s behind the wood-fired favorite Peasant and his namesake Tribeca establishment Restaurant Marc Forgione — the restaurant will be cal...
Piazza-style outdoor dining is returning to the Bronx this summer
One of the coolest recent examples of outdoor dining in the city is coming back this summer to the Bronx’s Little Italy. Piazza di Belmont is set to return to Arthur Avenue for the third year starting next month from East 186th St. to Crescent Ave. The popular thoroughfare will be closed to vehicular traffic from 6pm to 10pm on Fridays and Saturda...
Italian favorite Via Della Pace opens in new East Village home on 4th Street
A new era begins for Giovanni Bartocci (above and below, left) and Marco Ventura at Via Della Pace. (The two also recently opened the small grocery Via Della Scrofa at 60 E. Fourth St.) Last night, the restaurant had a soft opening in its new home at 87 E. Fourth St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery... after months of delays while waiting for a...
The ultimate guide to Italian food on Long Island: Region by region
It’s a country the size of Arizona that wasn’t even a country until 1861, and yet the foods of Italy have captured the imagination and palates of the world like few others. That’s especially true here in the country of Long Island, where no less than a quarter of the population claims Italian heritage, a pizzeria exists around every corner, and alm...
Rossi & Sons Alimentari Opens in Poughkeepsie's Eastdale Village
From old-school corner deli to modern emporium, the Rossi family now have even more to bring to our tables with the Rossi & Sons Alimentari, their new market/eatery in Eastdale Village. The new development, east of Adams Fairacre Farms on Route 44, is just four miles away from their original location, Rossi & Sons Rosticceria on Clover Street in Po...
Where to Find the Best Italian Food in NYC’s Little Italy
Calling all foodies! As the Italians say, qui si mangia bene–here, we eat well! Whether you live in the Big Apple or are traveling in from afar, taking a trip to Mulberry Street to eat is a must. NYC’s Little Italy is steaming hot with savory Italian cuisine, and centuries-old recipes straight from Nonna’s cookbook. In the late 1800s, Italians em...
A Tuscan restaurant joins Eataly Downtown's dining options
Even as questions about the future of traditionally office-concentrated neighborhoods like midtown and the Financial District continue to make headlines, new restaurants and bars move into the formerly much buzzier areas. Firenze Ristorante Toscano & Bar is the latest addition to the former, an Eataly operation on the third floor of 101 Liberty St...
Frank’s Pizza on East Tremont Avenue in Throggs Neck celebrates 50 years in business
Tommy Caruso loved grabbing a slice at Frank’s Pizza in Throggs Neck as a kid. Today, he owns the place and is celebrating yer business’ 50-year anniversary. Caruso, 54, a Throggs Neck native, said Frank’s was a staple in the community and back in the day people flocked there. While things have not been easy the past two and a half years due to the...
New Huntington Pizzeria Offers Italian & NY-Style Pies Made With A Twist
The Dough & Co. Pizza, located at 318 Main St. in Huntington, first opened on Tuesday, Feb. 1, according to Daniel Rocca, who co-owns the business with Teddy Fortunato. Rocca, age 23, said he has been making pizza since he was 5 years old, and he has always dreamed of opening his own pizzeria. He said he and Fortunato, who is also 23, felt the tim...
This New NYC Restaurant Is Run by an 86-year-old Nonna Who Makes Fresh Pasta Daily
Six days a week, Addolorata "Dora" Marzovilla walks the short distance from her Manhattan apartment in Midtown East to her newly opened eponymous restaurant, Nonna Dora's Pasta Bar. Once there, she makes fresh pasta for five hours a day using recipes and techniques she first learned 78 years ago. At 86 years old, Marzovilla is a first-time restaura...
Endicott Restaurant Week Benefits Little Italy
Get your appetite ready for restaurant week coming to Endicott. Today will begin the celebration and it will run through Thursday, May 5th. There will be special deals throughout the ten-day span, including pre-fix three course meals. In addition, Little Italy will host a one night only Pop up dinner at Celebrations on the Avenue, Monday, May 2nd....
New Vegetarian-pescatarian Italian Restaurant Grand Opening East Village NYC
Grand-opening and press party April 28th beginning at 3:30 PM. 85 2nd Ave (corner of 5th St.) (press party on the second floor). Come enjoy a glass of champagne and selected food items this week to celebrate the grand opening of Viva Cucina. Created by New York restaurateur Tony Iracani and his sons Lennon and Justin, the two-story Viva Cucina feat...