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This fall, Pecorino Romano PDO went on tour with Tasting Collective, the members-only dining club that fosters local communities of food lovers in cities across the USA. In the dinner series, chefs in New York City, Brookline, and Chicago hosted multi-course dinners that explored the stunning range of culinary possibilities that Pecorino Romano PDO...

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In the bustling city of Brooklyn, a passionate Italian-American chef named Dan Pelosi has been capturing hearts and taste buds with his culinary creations. Pelosi believes that food is so much more than sustenance—it is an expression of love and a way to build a supportive community. With his debut cookbook, Let’s Eat, hitting the shelves in Septem...

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The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn commemorated its annual Italian Heritage event at Tiro-A-Segno on Tuesday, Oct. 17. October, which marked Italian Heritage Month, brought a special ambiance to this gathering. The event spotlighted the flavors of Abruzzo, Italy, the region where the Association's President Yolanda Gaudagnoli's parents h...

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If Cremini’s Aperitivo & Kitchen were an American folktale, it would be called “The Little Restaurant That Could.” Opened by newlyweds from Le Marche, first-time restaurateurs and newbies to New York, on the dawn of the pandemic, they have managed to thrive through creativity, hustle and passion. Perhaps even more impressive is that the couple, dev...

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It’s opening week at a new restaurant from Di Fara Pizza. The Brooklyn pizza institution, known for making some of the city’s best pies since 1965, opened a sandwich shop at 1012 E. 15th Street, near Avenue J, down the street from its original location in Midwood. It’s called 1012 Kitchen, and it’s only open for lunch to start. The restaurant is a...

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Humor might be the hardest thing in the world for a restaurant to get away with. Plenty of attempts can be found in the city’s dining rooms, especially at the billionaire-bait tasting-menu spots, where caviar presented in an ice-cream cone is hailed as the pinnacle of whimsy, and at restaurants embracing the new school of self-aware, proudly stupid...

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Hundreds of enthusiastic spectators crowded onto Havemeyer Street in front of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Sunday, July 9, to witness a Catholic tradition that dates back to 1887 Italy: the hoisting of the seven-story Giglio. Part of the 12-day Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in honor of the Virgin Mary, the Dancing of the Gig...

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A Williamsburg parish officially began the 136th annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, a street festival full of Italian eats, music and games, with an opening mass and processional on July 5. The 12-day festival, which dates back to 1887, celebrates Italian culture and tradition with tons of vendors selling authentic cuisine and sweet treats, gam...

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Will Florio’s pride for his Italian heritage served as a vanguard for Italian Americans who brought their generational culture and talents to Valley Stream and etched them deeply into the village’s public life. Florio died on May 3. He was 72. Born in 1951 to two first-generation Italian immigrants, living in Dyker Heights, Florio would not stay in...

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Chef Vincent Dardanello of Amunì in Bay Ridge grew up in the predominantly Italian American community of West Caldwell, New Jersey. His extended family of Sicilian descent was so large that they practically constituted an enclave unto themselves. On any given Sunday, as many as 40 relatives would pass through for Sunday lunch at Dardanello’s grandp...

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