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DiNardo's Ristorante Italiano, located in Pound Ridge at 76 Westchester Ave., is known for homemade pasta and pizzas, as well as an extensive collection of wines, according to the business's website. Fresh ingredients such as seasonal produce, Italian cheeses, meat, game, seafood, and fine Italian olive oils feature in the restaurant's dishes.  Ope...

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When Veniero’s Pasticceria & Caffe opened nearly 130 years ago on 11th Street in the East Village, it was a pool hall serving pastries to its patrons in a mainly Italian neighborhood. The founder was Sorrento native Antonio Veniero, who soon realized he ought to import bakers from Naples, and after he did the shop reached its current high level of...

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Most Americans don’t see a difference between Italian food and Italian-American food, but native Italians sure do- and that is exactly what Fred Assini saw back in 2012, when he bought the legendary pizzeria Cascarino’s. Fred Assini, a serial entrepreneur based out of Long Island, NY, had a staff of over 350 people who frequently ordered from Casca...

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Meeting Italian superstar Monica Bellucci in midtown Manhattan turns out to be a pretty refreshing afternoon outing. Exuding the sort of innate confidence and beauty that the 58-year-old actress and model has been known for since first catapulting on the public scene, Bellucci reminds this particular writer that the world outside of New York is one...

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A toast and roast to celebrate the retirement of the Monroe County District Judge Jack Vitale took place Thursday afternoon. The reception in the county Board of Commissioners Chambers in the Monroe County Courthouse included light refreshments and a special retirement tribute, a framed document highlighting the judge’s extensive career. Vitale’s 2...

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L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, the acclaimed, century-old Naples pizzeria that appeared in Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling novel Eat Pray Love, opens its Manhattan outpost this week. The restaurant known for its thin pies, which take less than a minute to cook, will open at 2 Bank Street, near Greenwich Avenue, in the West Village on Saturday, Decem...

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Alexis N. Carra-Tracey, Esq. is an attorney at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. She assesses parish compliance on child protection policies and speaks on matters of law, philosophy, and religion. Alexis has a B.A., M.A., and J.D. from Fordham University in New York City. She is the founder of Discussion & Discipleship, a forum dedicated...

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A recent autumn evening marked the one-year anniversary of Brooklyn Roots in Bay Ridge. The crowded room on 3rd Avenue and 87th Street was full of goodwill, from the happy-go-lucky bartender, to the friendly waitstaff working the floor, to the open kitchen in the back, where the crew prepared the type of Italian food that has generated similar exci...

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This season of “The White Lotus” may be over, but consumers seeking a hint of Italian luxury have a new spot to explore in Noho. Italian retailer LuisaViaRoma signed a 13,000-square-foot lease at 1 Bond Street, the New York Business Journal reported. It will be the online retailer’s first physical location in the U.S. The retailer will occupy 8,000...

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When the last bomb had exploded at the end of the World War II, and Italy was looking to the future with hope again, a Tuscan restaurateur who had arrived in Milan with his family decided to open a pastry shop on Via Larga. In 1946, Attilio Bindi had a clear idea in his head: he wanted to produce high-quality pastries and offer them to the restaura...

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