Old School Italian in Queens: Red Sauce, Yes; Cellphones, No
The facade of Il Triangolo, a wedge of a restaurant in north-central Queens at the sharply angled intersection of Corona Avenue and Junction Boulevard, isn’t much broader than the door. But the entryway opens to a space that widens in both directions, like arms extended for a hug. This is a gesture not atypical for the owner, Mario Gigliotti, who u...
Sofia's Italian Bistro brings Neopolitan pizza to Mamaroneck
Sofia's Italian Bistro, which specializes in Southern Italian cuisine and wood-fired pizza from Naples, opened June 25 in Mamaroneck. The space had previously been Lum Yen Chinese restaurant which closed earlier this year. According to the website, owners Antonio Mauro and Sammy Reyes, who also own La Vela Dining & Bar on 11th Avenue in New York C...
East End Eats: Bravo, Il Mulino!
Il Mulino is like the Italian version of the Hillstone Group of restaurants. Big, expensive, efficient, and very good. It has numerous locations in New York City and on Long Island, along with outposts in Orlando (Disney World), Atlanta, San Juan, Las Vegas, Tokyo, and now Wainscott. This big, beautiful Tudor house on Georgica Pond has seen many re...
Are Food Tours Worth It? Eating My Way Through The Bronx Made Me Fall In Love With NYC Again
I've only lived in New York for about a year now, but I've been in love with the city for as long as I can remember. And like any normal relationship, my infatuation with NYC has had its peaks and valleys. Sometimes it's hard to look past the stale smell of the subway or the $14 price tag on every decent-looking salad, but when I was invited by Mar...
Bottiglia di Prosecco Doc da 4.500 dollari a New York: "per i ragazzi Down"
Una bottiglia di Prosecco DOC - informa T&F di Valdobbiadene presente a NY per aver organizzato l’evento - protagonista dell’asta di beneficenza, è stata valutata durante la serata presenziata anche dal Direttore del Consorzio di Tutela del Prosecco DOC, Luca Giavi. La bottiglia, unico esemplare nel suo genere, dipinta dai ragazzi colpiti dalla sin...
Italy set another record at Summer Fancy Food Show
Italy is the great protagonist at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2018: 300 exhibiting companies and almost 8,000 square meters at the Javits Center in New York City. It is the home of the trade show dedicated to specialty food and beverages: the largest and most important in North America and the most important in the world, according to many insiders....
Il bello della vita? Pasticcio e gelato a New York, parola di Giacomo D’Alessandro
Il Wall Street Journal lo ha definito “Il re dei cannoli”, titolo che Giacomo D’Alessandro, pasticciere palermitano, si è guadagnato preparando cannoli oltreoceano con la vera ricotta di pecora siciliana importanta da San Biagio Platani, in provincia di Agrigento. Per mantenere intatta la freschezza della ricotta sicula fino al suo arrivo negli St...
A taste of little Italy in Fort Erie’s Chinatown
If you’re in the mood for top notch Italian food, the new Vaticano Restaurant in Fort Erie will most definitely scratch that itch. But be warned: this Italian restaurant is extremely Italian, like, to an almost comical degree. While having dinner with my wife there recently, we heard Dean Martin’s ode to pizza pies, That’s Amore, not once, not twic...
Italian Breakfast, Aperitivo & Live Music in Madison Square Park
From July 11 until August 15, join us every Wednesday for an Italian breakfast, happy hour live music in Madison Square Park. This summer, we're joining forces with Madison Square Music, a free live music concert series located in Madison Square Park in the Flatiron district. To accompany the open air concerts, we're bringing our two of our favorit...
Italian Food Awards USA 2018: the winners
The awarding ceremony of the Italian Food Awards USA 2018, the most innovative Italian products presented in the USA trade show Summer Fancy Food 2018, took place yesterday at the Javits Convention Center (River Pavilion) in New York City. The second edition of the Italian Food Awards USA was organized by Italianfood.net, the international B2B inte...
United Tastes of America al Fancy Food, dove si torna ai gusti dell’infanzia
Nel film a cartoni animati “Ratatouille” che narra le avventure di un topo parigino con la passione per la gastronomia, il “cattivo” di turno, rappresentato dal perfido critico d’arte culinaria Anton Ego, si redime, alla fine della storia, dopo aver assaggiato un piatto i cui sapori lo riportano magicamente alla sua infanzia francese e alle perdute...
Missione business a New York per “Parma Alimentare”
Dal 30 giugno al 2 luglio, è tempo di Summer Fancy Food Show, considerato il più importante marketplace food del Nord America dedicato alle specialità alimentari e beverage, con oltre 2.400 espositori - di cui 1.100 non americani e provenienti da ben 54 Paesi - e 34.000 visitatori professionali attesi, tra specialisti del retail, dell’horeca e del...