What to Expect from New York’s First Brunello Week
From June 14-20, winemakers from Montalcino will pour their wines at many of New York City’s top Italian restaurants in celebration of all things Brunello. While travel to Italy was forbidden during the pandemic, a consortium of some of Italy’s finest winemakers dreamed up Brunello Week to bring a taste of Italy to America. The Consorzio del vino B...
Humans of New York: Lenny's Pizza
“I was kicking rocks when I first started working here. Don’t get me wrong—I’ve always been proud of the place. They filmed Saturday Night Fever here, so it’s kinda famous. But I just didn’t feel like it was my purpose in life. I’d gone to college to be an artist. I wanted that freedom. I planned on illustrating children’s books. But I knew my dad...
Prosciutto Toscano PDO seeks to educate USA with “Cut & Share” project
Prosciutto Toscano PDO was recently the protagonist of a webinar that involved about twenty buyers, Ho.Re.Ca. operators, distributors and journalists from the United States, based in New York City. The initiative is part of “Cut & Share” project, a three-year information and promotion campaign focused on two PDO Italian foods – the other one being ...
First Look at Casa Limone, an Acclaimed Italian Chef’s American Debut
When southern Italian chef Antonio Salvatore recalls home, he smells lemons and oranges. He hears the tink, tink, tink of silverware and wine glasses on outdoor dining tables that line the charming streets. He tastes creamy burrata and charred octopus. And it’s those sensations, that ambiance and those flavors of the Mediterranean that the Michelin...
How Chicken Riggies Became A Signature Dish in Upstate New York
Like many newcomers to Central New York State, Carlos Moran was puzzled when he first saw “chicken riggies” on a restaurant menu. “I asked the server, ‘What is chicken riggies?’” says the California native, confessing that he initially mispronounced the name “ree-gees,” like the Bee Gees, the popular 1970s musical group. The server quickly set him...
How Does A New Brooklyn Restaurant Earn A Michelin Star During A Pandemic? By Keeping The Vision
Michelin stars are nice, but restaurateur John Winterman and chef Christopher Cipollone had a simpler first wish for their new restaurant Francie — keeping the place open for more than a week. “We opened on December 4, at 25% capacity, with a 10PM curfew and no bar seating,” says Winterman. Days later, New York State shut down indoor dining again c...
South Street Seaport transformation continues with Carne Mare
South Street Seaport’s effort to transform itself from a rowdy tourist destination to an actual hot spot will continue this month with the planned opening at Pier 17 of a new eatery by Michelin-rated chef Andrew Carmellini. The chef behind Locanda Verde in Robert de Niro’s Greenwich Hotel is gearing up to open Italian chop shop Carne Mare on June 1...
This Pizza and Fashion Collaboration Celebrates a “Saint of Pizza”
Great pizza can inspire many things—a trip to Italy, a desire to learn how to cook and, for some, even a burst of artistic creativity. The latter is what happened to the creators of FLAN Labs, a clothing brand that celebrates humor, color, comfort, and—as evidenced by its name—food. Based in Brooklyn, the brand’s founders often dine at Best Pizza,...
My Five Favorite Meals: Chef Joey Campanaro
South Philadelphia-born and -influenced, second-generation Italian chef Joey Campanaro opened the Little Owl in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village in 2006 and immediately he had a hit on his hands. That happens a lot in shiny new thing-obsessed New York, but what doesn’t happen very often is that the restaurant is as coveted a reservation 15 years later...
Zero Otto Nove Is Naples’s Area Code As Well As The Name Of A Fine Italian Country Restaurant In Armonk, NY
Westchester County, New York City’s vast northern suburban country along the Hudson River, is some of the most beautiful in the northeast and, if you use your imagination, you might mistake it for the lake country of northern Italy like Lake Como and Lake Maggiore. So, it seems only sensible that you’d find a villa-like Italian country ristorante t...
Vitalia: What to expect with the Italian marketplace and restaurant
Mario Ferraro smiled as he talked about his new venture in St. George with The Gavel Grill. But his joy over yet another project, Vitalia, moved the chef to passionate words about the Italian restaurant and market, soon coming to Charleston. He aims for an early June opening of Vitalia, a storefront at the South Shore Commons. One of the aspects wi...
Dan “Grossy” Pelosi, From Brooklyn with Vodka Sauce
A design background and cooking go together like pane e prosciutto, both independently excellent but even better together. Meet Dan “Grossy” Pelosi. His Vodka “Sawce” has gone viral. His grandfather, Bimpy, has become an Instagram sweetheart. Pelosi’s love for cooking Italian cuisine started as a hobby and has grown into a full-blown brand, online...