Waterfront dining, Italian style
by Terry Biener Dining at AcQua Restaurant is a truly amazing experience, from its unique setup and soothing atmosphere, to its Olde World Italian cuisine. The site of Aqua was originally the members-only clubhouse of the Blue Water Yacht Club. Now, it's a restaurant open to the public. Drive all the way down to the water. Walk in...
Goodbye Elio, New Yorkers with Real Taste Will Miss You
by Sally Fisher Sadly, Elio Guaitolini has passed away. Elio was a beloved restaurateur who opened his eponymous East Side restaurant Elio's in 1981. I returned to New York City this same year after attending high school and college in Florence, Italy. In those days Italian food in New York City was limited to the many pizzerias...
The Early Word on Michael Stillman's Quality Italian
Michael Stillman's newest restaurant, Quality Italian, is serving up revamped Italian American dishes in a massive space designed by the team at AvroKo. Like its neighboring sister restaurant Quality Meats, the menu is meat-heavy, but it also includes crudo, homemade pastas, and several fish dishes. The cocktails are mixed by Monkey Bar ve...
Staten Island's Meals on Wheels teens to host 'Tutto Mangiare' dinner
The Meals on Wheels of Staten Island Teen Council will hold its traditional Italian Sunday dinner, "Tutto Mangiare," on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 3 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, 505 Watchogue Rd., Willowbrook. The dinner will feature antipasto, pasta and meatballs, salad, coffee, tea and dessert. The cost is $30 for adults and $10 for children under age...
Chef Andrew Carmellini expands career built on eclectic tastes with upcoming pasta shop
by Holly Ramer Andrew Carmellini is ready to shake up his culinary playlist again. After shifting back and forth among Italian, American and French cooking, his next venture is Bar Primi, a pasta restaurant set to open in New York in April. It's the latest example of how he has found success by building on his own tastes and the way h...
Stella's closed for repairs, Nestico's ... too! expands, Tabatha's opens in Auburn
Relax Stella's fans: The popular diner on Syracuse's North Side is only closed for a few days. Stella's Diner, 110 Wolf St. (near the corner of Lodi Street), shut down Tuesday for what a sign on the door describes as "improvements that require closing." Read more Source: http://www.syracuse.com/
Wine Tasting Fundraiser – June 3, 2015
Ann Bambino Lodge #2353, Order Sons of Italy in America invites you to our Wine Tasting Fundraiser. $25 per person, paid at the door. RSVP in advance is STRONGLY recommended by calling Anne Marie at (516)242-4475 or email [email protected]. Come taste various red & white wines from California, South Africa and m...
The Best Old-School Red Sauce Italian Joints in NYC
by Christine Fischer With Italian restaurants a dime a dozen in NYC, it's hard to know where to find the stuff grandma would approve of -- we're talking lasagna, veal Parm, and manicotti (or "manicot," as grandma might say). When you're craving the sauciest, cheesiest, most colossal plate of Italian-American food you've ever eaten, there...
Gluten-Free Italian Restaurant Risotteria Closes After 17 Years in Village
A longtime Bleecker Street business has shuttered for good. Risotteria doled out gluten-free Italian food since it opened in 1999. But over the past three years, business dropped 17 percent, owner Joseph Pace said. He was able to offset the loss for a while, but in January, business was off 50 percent, he said, and remained that way s...
A native Italian and today Paramus resident, still cooking here
Fortunato Nicotra remembers those first confusing months after leaving his native Italy to run the Italian fine-dining institution Felidia in Manhattan. "Everyone was asking for chicken francese," he said. "I'd say, 'I'm Italian – I don't know what chicken francese is.' " Today, Nicotra remains a relative rarity in America – a chef born and raised...
La farsa dell’olio d’oliva made in Italy
di Beatrice Bondi L'olio d'oliva che noi italiani acquistiamo a New York siamo proprio sicuri che venga dall'Italia? E se arriva dell'Italia, siamo certi che sia proprio un prodotto italiano? Prendiamo ad esempio quel colosso della grande distribuzione che è Fairway che, per chi non lo sapesse, è noto per aver importato prodotti italiani di quali...
Capriccio Latino Celebrates Grand Opening
Celebrating their grand opening on Wednesday, August 21st, Capriccio Latino Restaurant invites the media to come and experience an exciting culinary venture—classic Italian cuisine prepared with a Latin twist. The media is welcome to sample the fare and flair of this beautiful new restaurant with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. ...