Sandro's Italian opens in Manhasset
In the years that Alessandro Acquista spent inside his family's Queens trattoria, there was barely a task he didn't do. As a teenager, he'd work alongside his father on the weekends. Later, after studying at the French Culinary Institute and working in other New York City restaurants, he returned to Acquista Trattoria and worked every station and p...
Eataly's Restaurant Fest Is Back With Dining Specials, Fall Flavors & Italian Flair
There's nothing like sweater weather to serve as the perfect excuse for some major edible indulgence. After all, fall is the season of the harvest, Halloween treats, Thanksgiving, and, for the more globally minded gourmands among us, Eataly's Restaurant Fest. Now that's a reason to celebrate. The beloved dining festival returns to New York's favori...
New Long Island Restaurant Serves Up Traditional Italian Favorites Made From Scratch
Cosimo's Italian Fine Cuisine hosted its grand opening on Friday, Oct. 1. The restaurant is located at 668 South Country Road East in Patchogue. Owner Cosimo Fragomeni said over the summer he was driving past the location after a catering event, and he had a gut feeling that he should check it out. He spoke to the owner of the business, and just a...
Danny Meyer’s First New NYC Restaurant in Years Arrives Inside Another Monied-Up Manhattan Development
Hudson Yards-adjacent development Manhattan West — which opened in September 2021 — has several new restaurants and dining outlets, but there’s no doubt that Union Square Hospitality Group’s Ci Siamo is garnering the most interest. Ci Siamo, set to open October 12, is the first new restaurant in NYC from restaurateur Danny Meyer’s hospitality group...
Il Postino Italian Restaurant by restaurateur Luigi Russo opens a new location on Manhattan's Upper East Side
It was a bit of ‘buona fortuna’ that seasoned restauranteur Luigi Russo settled on Manhattan’s 133 E. 61st St. New York, NY as the location in which to relocate his modern Italian restaurant Il Postino. Once the long-tenured home to another acclaimed restauranteur named Luigi, Luigi Russo is honored to follow in the footsteps of Chef Luigi Nanni by...
Saraghina Closer to Opening Long Awaited Italian Cafe on Dekalb Avenue in Fort Greene
An Italian cafe is getting closer to an opening on a busy commercial stretch of Fort Greene. Construction fences that were installed prior to the start of the pandemic have recently come down around Saraghina Caffè, a sister establishment to Bed Stuy’s Saraghina, Bar Cicchetti and Saraghina Bakery, at 195 Dekalb Avenue. A peek in the windows showed...
Ex-Prince Street Pizza Impresario Now Makes His Squares in Bushwick
Frank Badali has been making pizza for quite some time. According to the man himself, he had gotten into the line of work at the age of 14, when his father told him that he better go find a job. He did, at a corner pizzeria in Bensonhurst. His pie-making later took him to Staten Island and, following that, the great floating pie in the Hudson (also...
Il Postino Italian Restaurant Opens On Upper East Side
Italian food lovers on the Upper East Side rejoice! There is a new Italian restaurant in town. Il Postino's founder and long-time owner, Luigi Russo, has relocated his 49th Street eatery to the historic space once home to two well-known restaurants: Nanni Il Valleto and David Burke & Donatella. According to a news release, Russo is honored to follo...
Rossville is the Little Italy of Staten Island
When you think of an Italian neighborhood in New York City, you probably get an image of Manhattan's Little Italy in your mind. You may even think of Bensonhurst in Brooklyn or Arthur Ave. in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Unfortunately, these communities are no longer predominantly Italian. The Rossville section of Staten Island is the biggest...
Via Quadronno talks passion for Italian cuisine and dealing with the pandemic
Since 1999, Via Quadronno has been welcoming customers with a delicious selection of Italian cuisine. There’s something on the menu for everyone’s taste buds whether a customer wants a hot or cold dish. Same for someone’s schedule, if you’re in a rush you can grab a bite to eat or if you have time, you can sit down and relax. Via Quadronno has been...
Holy moly try tasty Stromboli at New Hamburg restaurant
Sipping an Aperol spritz aperitivo on the wrap-around porch at New Hamburg’s Puddicombe House is decidedly summery gratification, ideal entertainment for watching people, enjoying a cool breeze on a hot day and mellowing — as fall weather slowly but surely approaches. The tranquility sets in contrast the snappy appearance of a lunch that comes in t...
Carmine's Italian Restaurant is primed to reopen in Times Square as Broadway shows resume
Jeff Bank, CEO of Alicart Restaurant Group, expects customers to party like it’s 2019 when Broadway returns and his Times Square location of Carmine’s Italian Restaurant reopens today after an 18-month pandemic hiatus. “There’s not a safer place to eat these days than New York City. All our employees and every guest has to show proof of vaccination...