Marco’s Waterfront Grill opens in Port Washington
Marco's Waterfront Grill is the newest occupant of the restaurant in the Brewer Capri Marina East in Port Washington. This oft-churned site was most recently RiverFish, which opened in 2014 and replaced Aquarelle 45 — which lasted fewer than six months. Earlier occupants include Marino's on the Bay, DiMaggio's on the Bay, P.W.'s Chowderhou...
Italian tradition on chef Rossella Rago's menu
By Kristine M. Kierzek Rossella Rago grew up making pastas and traditional dishes from Mola di Bari, the small Italian fishing village where her parents were born. A first-generation Italian-American from Brooklyn, everything she learned about cooking came from her nonna. She knows her knife skills might raise an eyebrow or two. That's OK...
Casa Belvedere on Staten Island
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere on Staten Island continues its busy summer schedule this month with a Tuscan Farm-to-Table Dinner with Chef Dave on August 17, and Dining al Fresco with Michael Colameco on August 21. And catch some of the most-awarded Italian films at Casa Belvedere's 8 p.m. outdoor screenings starting with "The Fi...
Where to Enjoy the Feast of the Seven Fishes in NYC
by Marguerite Preston Here's a guide to eight great restaurants that are serving that traditional Italian-American Christmas Eve dinner, the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Many have taken the literal route, and are serving seven course meals of octopus, salt cod, clams, and more, but there are also few more condensed meals on the list. ...
Vinitaly USA Addresses New York’s High Demand for Rich Diversity of Italian Wine
Last month Vinitaly International, the worldwide ambassador of Italian wine, announced the appointment of Ian D'Agata as scientific director of its new educational initiative Vinitaly International Academy (VIA), which will launch at its New York event on February 3. An innovative masterclass series that combines focused tastings with academic lect...
Old Classic, New Classic: Italian-American Opulence at Bamonte's and Carbone
The story of Italian food in America is, in many ways, a story about the color red. There's the wine, the waiters' jackets, the checkered tablecloths, the cherries punctuating the ends of cannoli, and most of all, there's the sauce. Much of the credit for this redness belongs to the south of Italy: its agricultural and gastronomic embrace...
Ciro Casella, da Salerno a New York La sua pizzeria piace ai vip americani
di Vincenzo Pascale «L'America e' stata sempre presente sia nella storia della citta' di Salerno che in quella della mia famiglia. Furono gli americani a liberare Salerno nel 1943. Dall'America arrivarono enormi aiuti materiali e finanziari a seguito del terremoto del 1980. Sono stato spettatore di quegli aiuti. Ed in America all'inizio d...
Excitement growing at DeLallo over the New York Produce Show and Conference
by Christina DiMartino The George DeLallo Co. Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA, is excited and looking forward to exhibiting at the upcoming New York Produce Show and Conference, Dec. 5-8, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Giuliana Pozzuto, marketing director said the company has exhibited at the show in the past. "We...
Grand Opening of Emirios Italian Restaurant of Highland Falls NY is 15 December 2016 at 5:00 PM
All elected officials, military personal, members of the media and members of the community are invited to the grand opening of Ermirios Italian Restaurant in Highland Falls 15 December 2016 at 5:00 PM. Ermirios Italian Restaurant is owned by John Mclellan and lead by award winning chef Philippe Scouarnec. Philippe has worked at multiple award winn...
Italian restaurant ‘Gola Osteria’ to open in Ithaca
Husband and wife team Sam Epps and Kami Drake are opening a new Italian restaurant called "Gola Osteria" in Ithaca's lower Collegetown this December. "I've literally dedicated all of my adult life to learning about Italian food and cooking Italian food," says Epps, who studied at the French Culinary Institute and has taught "How to Cook Italian" t...
The Real Little Italy and Best Restaurants Are in the Bronx
by John Mariani If you've been to Little Italy in Manhattan and were disappointed by the tourist-trap atmosphere and the forgettable food, it's because you went to the wrong place. The real Little Italy is a vibrant neighborhood in the Bronx called Belmont, half a mile from the Bronx Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Others call it Arthu...
Italian Festival is a family affair
By Anne Calos Like most things the Molinaros do, this Sunday's Italian Festival is all about family and friends. This is the 14th year the festival has brought lots of Italian-themed food and fun to the city, but the festival is about a lot more than that. Since it began, the festival has raised almost $100,000 in the fight against canc...