Step into traditional Italy at Binghamton’s Little Venice
Of all the things that Restaurant Week has to offer, transportation to another country is not one of them. But by stepping into Little Venice, you'll come as close to Italy as possible without leaving Broome County. Located at 111 Chenango St., Little Venice is a family-owned Italian eatery that makes generic places like Olive Garden pale in compa...
Ischia Comes to Brooklyn
By Becky Cooper Ischia: Capri's forgotten sibling, the Cinderella of the islands off the coast of Naples, long lay quiet in the Tyrrhenian Sea, home to therapeutic thermal springs and sunbathing Italians. But now, thanks to Elena Ferrante, the author and patron saint of many a contemporary bibliophile, Ischia conjures mythic promises of rejuvenati...
Florence's famous panini shop opens New York City outpost
The scene: Florence is the cradle of the Renaissance, the place where artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo got their start. But Italy's most famously creative city does not limit its artistry to canvas and marble — Florence has fantastic food, from Tuscan specialties to gelato to the city's sandwich obsession, the panini. And for...
Rossella Rago, host of Cooking with Nonna, and Rienzi Foods are Now Partners
Rossella Rago, the host of the popular webseries Cooking with Nonna, is partnering with Rienzi Foods, a leading producer and distributor of quality Italian foods in the US, to represent Rienzi Foods at the Italian Festivals in Boston, MA and Houston, TX as well perform a series of cooking demonstrations at selected ShopRite Supermarkets in the New...
Business Beat – Belmont BID: Selling Authentic Italian Traditions
For Bronxites and beyond, traveling to the Bronx's Little Italy is often compared to a trek to the old country. It's a destination. The smell of seasoned Italian sausage, blended with sights of Italian-named eateries and singers greeting its customers make the area a must-see. And behind a push to attract visitors to the destination is the Belmont...
NYC Culture Guide: The 10 Best Italian Restaurants & Trattorias
Italian food is notoriously the food of the world, loved by all due to its traditional flavours and textures. In bustling New York City, Italian food is never far away. But, whilst the city may be renowned for Manhattan's Little Italy, this updated review of the top 10 Italian restaurants in NYC spreads its net a little wider to find those...
Family Brings Special Italian Bread From Fellini's Hometown to Eighth Ave
An Italian family is opening a new restaurant on Eighth Avenue that will serve authentic "piadina," the owner said. Piadina is an Italian flatbread that hails from Rimini, the same Italian town where film director Federico Fellini was born, owner Alessandra Pasqualini explained. Read more Source: https://www.dnainfo....
Brooklyn pizzeria Emily to open new shop
After enjoying a great success with their Clinton Hill pizzeria Emily in Brooklyn, Matt and Emily Hyland have announced their plans to stretch their feet and expand with a new shop called Emmy Squared. Emmy Squared, which will be a bar and pizzeria specializing in Italian-American sandwiches and pan pizza, will be located in an old Subway, mer...
I vini rosati e i riflessi di Puglia al Metropolitan Museum di New York
New York chiama e la Puglia risponde. A volare oltreoceano, questa volta, sono gli speciali vini rosati delle cantine pugliesi dell'Associazione 'Puglia in Rosè', rappresentata da Lucia Nettis, per una serie di eventi culturali esclusivi organizzati nella Grande Mela in collaborazione con l'agenzia 'Giosetta Consultants' dell'italo-americana Gioset...
Gli spaghetti meatball? In Italia non esistono, ma chi li ha inventati? Ce lo spiega Stefano Milioni
by Piero Armenti Se qualcuno prova a convincervi che la pasta è stata inventata dai cinesi, non dategli retta, è solo una leggenda. Parola di Stefano Milioni, giornalista enogastronomico e imprenditore, uno dei maggiori esperti di cibo italiano. "In molte parti del mondo si pensa che sia stato Marco Polo, nel 1295, al suo ritorno dalla Cin...
39 local eateries set for Brooklyn's first Italian restaurant week, 10/10-17
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has announced that 39 of Brooklyn's greatest and tastiest restaurants will take part in "Explore Brooklyn: Italian Restaurant Week" from October 10-17. The initiative - which coincides with the week of Columbus Day and Italian Heritage Month - is aimed at promoting restaurants in Brooklyn and allowing for v...
Gerardi's Farmers Market opens for the season in New Brighton
Spring has sprung: Gerardi's Farmers Market opened Monday in New Brighton. To make reference to the children's story, "White Snow, Bright Snow" by Alvin Tresselt: There was no feel or look of snow in front of the warehouse stretch next to the "Salt Mines." But along with a damp March wind blowing down Richmond Terrace, the sun shone strongly on a...