Italian Eatery, Car Shop Vacating 10th Ave. Building After Sale, Reps Say
A longtime Italian restaurant and a decades-old custom car shop are moving from their 10th Avenue building after being told its new owner plans to demolish it, reps for the two businesses said. Pepe Giallo at 253 10th Ave., at the corner of West 25th Street, plans to leave by end of the year, restaurant owner Gaspare Villa said. The 1...
Mangia! Bravo Italiano Festival Kicks Off Friday With Plenty Of Food
The 31st Annual Bravo Italiano Festival kicks off Friday. At the Italian American Club in Watertown, volunteers are busy whipping up more than 600 meals. They're cooking up plenty of pasta and sauce. Usually the event is held at the Fairgrounds Arena, but with the work going on, there they're moving the event in-house. "We're ho...
Katerina Ristorante to bring authentic Italian cuisine to Great Neck
Cary Rosner said most Italian restaurants do not offer real Italian cuisine."When you go out to a restaurant, you're not being served Italian food, you're being served an Americanized version of Italian food," Rosner said. "Not that there's anything wrong with it, but I believe it has veered so far right that it's time to bring simplicity back to I...
Al Fancy Food Show le eccellenze del Made in Sicily
Una delegazione di aziende siciliane presenti a New York in occasione del Summer Fancy Food 2013 ha partecipato ieri ad un incontro organizzato presso l'ufficio di rappresentanza di Banca Popolare di Vicenza al 595 di Madison Avenue. A fare gli onori di casa Gianni Sellers responsabile del desk dell'Istituto bancario italiano che ha illustrato le...
Dove mangiare i migliori cannoli siciliani a Ny? Nuccio’s bakery, nel cuore di Brooklyn
by Piero Armenti New York è la città delle opportunità, della promesse, della follia. Ma anche se ci vivi e la ami, capiteranno quei giorni in cui ti sentirai homesick. E penserai che l'aria di casa è diversa, il pasticcio di lasagne della mamma non lo troverai mai da nessuna parte, troverai insopportabile l'odore degli hotdog sprigionato...
L'Incontro with Rossella in Astoria, NY
Dear Friends,I am thrilled to announce that on October 23, 2013, to celebrate the colorful Fall Season, I will be hosting a Dinner/Demo at one of my favorite restaurants owned and operated by a great Chef: Chef Rocco Sacramone, originally from Orsogna, a small town in Abruzzo. But wait, I'm not just hosting! The dinner will be a four course meal d...
Ralph's Italian Ices opens in Port Richmond: 'You can't resist'
The temperature was in the mid-40s and the chill breeze made it feel colder even with the sunshine, but at Ralph's Italian Ices, patrons were lined up for their first taste of the season. It just goes to show you, it does not take a hot summer day for Staten Islanders thoughts to turn to pina colada, rainbow and mango ices. It just ta...
10 Reasons Why Every New Yorker Should Visit Bronx Little Italy
by Tracy If you poll an group of New Yorkers, with the exception of those who live or work in the borough, how many can say they've been to the Bronx? A Yankees game doesn't count, and neither does a drive on the Cross-Bronx Expressway. Sadly, many New York City denizens rarely stray beyond a 10 or 20-block radius because they are...
Mario Batali Opens “La Sirena” at The Maritime Hotel
by Jennifer Parker With this month's opening of La Sirena at The Maritime Hotel, New York City foodies are getting yet another Italian trattoria from Mario Batali. It's about that time. Every few years, the famous red-haired chef and restaurateur Joe Bastianich get together and open a splashy New York eatery – as was the case with Bab...
Chef Anthony Russo Guides Extraordinary Global Growth of Russo’s New York Pizzeria and Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen
Chef Anthony Russo, the creative culinary mind, founder and CEO of chef-driven concepts Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, announced today a series of large-scale international franchise advancements for his brands. The globally-acclaimed chef and entrepreneur has firmed up franchise agreements to add more th...
Men Who Dine Guest Bloggers: Italian Dine Out at Aroma Kitchen & Wine Bar!
The next stop on our Italian Dine Out 2013 was at Aroma Kitchen & Wine Bar. Stepping up to the door of this seemingly small East Village establishment is completely deceiving, as soon as you enter, you will be amazed by the number of intimate dining rooms, hidden passageways and exceptionally delicious food! Chef and owner Vito Polosa...
State Street residents, Little Italy Pizzeria in Ogdensburg honored with 'Gateways & Corridors' awards
The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce named Kathleen & Donald Wylie of 911 State Street and Little Italy Pizzeria at 900 State Street as winners of their Gateways & Corridors Committee's Revitalization awards for the month of September. For September the committee chose both a business and a residence in the 900 block of State Street...