Eric's Italian Bistro in Mineola: First bites
Eric's Italian Bistro is like two restaurants under one roof. It's a destination for Italian-American favorites and for creative specialties from chef-owner George Echeverria.Echeverria has starred with local restaurants, including the now-closed Amicale in Huntington Station, Soigne in Woodmere and Andiamo in Mineola. Here, the appeal is from old...
New Business: Giuliano's Prodotti Italiani provides a taste of Italy on Staten Island
By Tracey Porpora In his pursuit of the American dream, Salvatore Giuliano came to the United States from Siracusa, Italy in 1980. "He wanted to give his three daughters the best life possible. He felt America had endless opportunities for his girls," said Sandra Giuliano, his daughter. Though he sought a new life in America,...
A Day in Heaven on Arthur Avenue
by Sarah Spigelman This weekend, I went to foodie Disneyland. No, not Stew Leonard's. Another, less suburban, grittier, and infinitely more charming Foodie-land. I went to Arthur Avenue. I religiously followed Serious Eats' excellent suggestions. I tried all things yeasty, porky, and cheesy. I came home and, with friend...
Rustichella d'Abruzzo lancia a New York la pasta che si cuoce in 90 secondi
di Alberto Magnani A volte bastano due numeri. Anzi, uno: 90 anni di storia, 90 secondi di cottura. Rustichella d'Abruzzo, il pastificio artigianale fondato nel 1924 da Gaetano Sergiacomo, ha scelto New York per presentare la sua rilettura "futuristica" degli spaghetti: "90 Secondi Rapida", una pasta di grano duro che si cuoce in un minuto...
Home of legendary New York restaurant Rao’s hits the market for $10.5M
Can't get a table at iconic celebrity eatery Rao's? Now, you can buy the whole building. That's right. The home of America's most hard to get into restaurant has hit the market for $10.48 million, the Daily News has learned. The property, at 265 Pleasant Ave. in East Harlem, has 22 luxury rental apartments upstairs. Rao's, a favorite of A...
Coastal Italian Cuisine in an Unlikely Spot
by Sophia Hollander The industrial edge of lower Manhattan might seem unlikely inspiration for the sun-soaked splash of Santina, a seaside Italian restaurant somehow tucked under the High Line. But when Major Food Group signed a lease for the space, their research uncovered a surprising fact: The land was the site of one of the c...
Italian Bakery Palombo to Replace Burger King Near Yankee Stadium
by Eddie Small talian pastry and coffee shop Palombo will soon replace the Burger King near Yankee Stadium, DNAinfo New York has learned. The cafe, which has been on Arthur Avenue for several years, aims to open on East 161st Street and Walton Avenue by next Easter, according to building property manager Paul Mingrino. He said the caf...
Here's Why 15,000 People Lined Up at Eataly Last Week
by Kate Krader At noon on Thursday, Aug. 11, the line outside Eataly NYC Downtown stretched a thousand people long, down three floors and out into the street. Day One of the 45,000-square-foot, $39 million project on the third floor of 4 World Trade Center could have been more popular only if Olympic gymnast Simone Biles had somersaul...
Sotto 13 Brings Italian Tapas to West Village
By Nadia Ghattas The Turks call it mezze, the Spanish tapas, the French amuse-bouche and the Venetians call it cicchetti. Sotto 13 calls it Italian tapas with choices of small-sized pizza for sharing. Sotto, located in the West Village, offers a dining experience of Italian-styled tapas with fabulous original cocktails. The setting is rustic, war...
L'extra vergine Igp Toscano vola a New York: certezza dell'orgine contro ogni accusa
La notizia ormai nota della vignette di Nicholas Blechman sul New York Times che ha fatto il giro del mondo ha creato scompiglio. Ha generato dichiarazioni squalificanti e penalizzanti nei confronti dell'intero comparto olivicolo italiano e di riflesso anche su quello della Regione Toscana. Le ultime dichiarazioni del Presidente Enrico Rossi e del...
Il gusto del vino campano in America: così la cantina diventa un tesoro
By Beatrice Bondi L'eccellenza dei vini della Campania sbarca a New York, presentandosi agli States in due giornate di incontri istituzionali e tasting organizzate da Unioncamere Campania in collaborazione col Merano WineFestival e con l'Italian Trade Commission di New York. Gli appuntamenti newyorchesi delle eccellenze campane si sono aperti mar...
The Costa Smeralda Landing in New York
Starwood Costa Smeralda is planning to open a luxury restaurant in New York within 2016, that will contribute in promoting traditional culture and food of Sardinia. After launching the initiative Taste of Sardinia promoted in the UK, France and Qatar, the exclusive company geared by Qatar sheik's, is now ready to conquer the US with the Cala d...