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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,...

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First came Whole Foods. Then came Bottega Veneta. The luxury Italian brand will open a pop-up store Saturday in the hip-chasing neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Why, you ask? It is understood that Bottega saw the neighborhood as an untapped market for high luxury, and has also seen a growing appetite for its designs in the area. Creative dir...

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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...

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The menu at Convivium Osteria in Brooklyn, N.Y., has a lot of enticing choices. There’s braised artichokes in extra virgin olive oil with garlic and mint, and first courses include Sardinian pasta with housemate Berkshire port sausage in tomato sauce with pecorino as well as homemade tagliatelle with beef and veal ragu sauce. For the main dishes, t...

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Ammazza Caffé, an Italian-inspired restaurant in Eastern Williamsburg just west of Graham Avenue, marries consistent quality with affordability. For that, it’s been included lately among the batch of local restaurants to get on the Michelin’s Bib Gourmand list. An under-the-radar spot, a visit there last week confirmed that it deserves those Michel...

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There is good news as well as some less cheerful tidings in Lifeblood of the Parish: Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an ethnographic look at Italian-American communal rituals in New York. The author conducted years of fieldwork at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Brooklyn, and the book focuses on the men who are...

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The areas known as “Little Italy” abound in the United States from coast to coast. The individual locations are Italian-American enclaves established in cities where immigrants settled in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The food typically reflects this heritage, as well, with menus offering the staples inspired by the immigrant experience o...

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A crucifix vandalized outside of a Brooklyn church and discovered Friday morning is being investigated by the NYPD as a possible hate crime, the Diocese of Brooklyn said. The wooden crucifix displayed at St. Athanasius Roman Catholic Church, located in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, was found face down in the grass next to the school affiliat...

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Barbara liked to tell people she found me in a basement in Brooklyn. Technically, it was a warehouse, but I wasn’t in a position to argue with her. Our first meetings were in 2013, when I was the managing editor of the Brooklyn Rail and she was co-editing the special Ad Reinhardt centennial edition of the publication, which we produced on-site in t...

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The Italian Enclaves Historical Society's founder, Raymond Guarini, has garnered support from FIAO (Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn, Ltd.) and the local district's councilman, Justin Brannan, to have Dyker Heights' 13th Avenue designated as an official Little Italy historic district. Guarini started a petition on Change.org...

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