Lucciola Italian Restaurant In New York City is all About US!
Synthesis and simplicity for Cooking, the greatest refinement consists in synthesis and simplicity. This phrase by H. De Toulouse Lautrec represents the thought of the father of all Italian Chefs Gualtiero Marchesi then and of Michele Casadei Massari now, becase we have to watch back to the tradition, then forget it and aim to the new tradition of...
Italian Restaurant Reopens In Ulster County After Remodel, Sells Products At New Shop
An Ulster County restaurant that temporarily closed due to COVID-19 came back with a bang, remodeling their store and adding a market of over 300 Italian products. Palizzata on 298 Wall St. in Kingston celebrated its reopening and expansion with a ribbon-cutting, attended by local officials and chamber of commerce members clad in protective masks,...
Bartolino’s
Bartolino’s Italian restaurant is celebrating 33 years on Broadway in Astoria serving top notch, sophisticated Italian cuisine at affordable prices. This is the real deal where all dishes are made from scratch by an Italian chef and the service is extraordinary, even while you dine outside on the temporary patio. Owner Bobby Puccio is a pillar of A...
Guest Chef Series at Il Patio di Eataly
At Eataly, we are always looking for ways to support our local community, so we have invited some our fellow chefs across the city to join us at Il Patio di Eataly - La Costa to cook up a special dish for us. Available for just a limited time and representative of each chefs' unique style and expertise, a portion of the proceeds from each guest che...
There’s a San Gennaro-inspired feast happening in Little Italy this year
Some NYC traditions aren't going anywhere. Come September, Mulberry Street is usually filled with the aroma of fried dough and grilled sausage, as a million visitors stroll through the streets of Little Italy for the Feast of San Gennaro. This year, even though parades, festivals and fairs are all still on pause, an event inspired by the Feast of S...
How to Succeed with Traditional Roman Cuisine in New York: Antica Pesa
The beating hearts of two of the world’s grandest cities — the animated neighborhoods of Trastevere and Brooklyn — have something (appetizing) in common: the Panella brothers’ Roman-style cooking. Heirs of Antica Pesa, the historic Roman restaurant established in 1922, Francesco, Simone, and Lorenzo took their culinary passion across the ocean via...
Building Community around Pasta in Brooklyn
Allison Arevalo is 3rd generation Italian-American. She grew up in New York cooking with her grandmother and great grandmother, eating with her whole family. She worked in restaurants throughout high school and college. After years in marketing, she decided to pursue the dream of owning her own eatery. The troubled economy of New York City in the...
The Man Who Brought Pure Italian Experience to New York in the Form of Food
This is the story of Michele Casadei Massari, the man who brought pure Italian experience to New York in the form of food. Every individual in this world has a passion and a dream to turn it into a career. Many people believe that nothing in life is better than working in a field that they love; it is an ideal situation. While everyone dreams, not...
Nucci’s South offers pickup, delivery and outdoor dining amid pandemic | Yes, They’re Open
“Yes, They’re Open” is a web series highlighting local bars and restaurants that are still open for takeout, delivery or pickup during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Live streams from the featured restaurants are broadcast on the Advance Facebook page every weekday around 3 p.m. On Friday, the Advance highlighted Nucci’s South Italian Restaur...
La Fontana offers pickup and outdoor dining during coronavirus pandemic | Yes, They’re Open
“Yes, They’re Open” is a web series highlighting local bars and restaurants that are still open for takeout, delivery or pickup during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Live streams from the featured restaurants are broadcast on the Advance Facebook page every weekday around 3 p.m. On Tuesday, the Advance/SILive.com visited La Fontana at 2879 Am...
Panaro's, Public Espresso among businesses pivoting in restaurants' dark time
Like many food and drink businesses, Panaro's is in a desperate fight to survive. The Allentown restaurant, owned by Mike and Tony Concialdi, has served housemade Italian lunch fare for 15 years, relying on nearby office workers, family, friends and returning customers. The approach was humble but effective: what began as a single storefront on Del...
Mineo & Sapio Celebrating 100 Years in Business
Mineo & Sapio is celebrating a century in business. Cranking out classics, from five cheese stuffed banana peppers to Italian sausage in every variety, the Mineo & Sapio plant churns out 16,000 pounds of product each week. It's mission? Keep the customers happy. "I think that making a quality product that we're proud of – we have a lot of support f...