Flora’s Pizza Cafe, located at 637 Jericho Turnpike in Syosset, opened its doors in March 2023. Already, the eatery has sparked a lot of buzz for its Italian dishes and cozy atmosphere. Owned and operated by husband-wife duo Ervis and Gabriella, who met while working at an NYC Italian restaurant, Flora’s Pizza Cafe offers a variety of pizza and pas...

On May 23, Piscataway, New Jersey-based Ferraro Foods — one of the largest specialty distributors of food and foodservice supplies to Italian restaurants and pizzerias in the U.S. — announced a major expansion of its Long Island distribution business. Ferraro said it plans to add a 230,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at 80 Wilshir...

Piscataway-based Ferraro Foods on Monday announced a major expansion of its Long Island distribution business with the addition of a 230,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center. Located at 80 Wilshire Blvd. in Edgewood, New York, the addition will position the company to greatly increase its share of the world’s largest, most concentrated...

Notice is hereby given to compatriots registered with AIRE and residing in the Long Island area of New York State that on Friday, May 12, 2023 starting at 9:00 a.m. it will be possible to apply for a passport by appointment at the premises of the Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge in Glen Cove, NY.Interested parties can request an appointme...

Replacing the old Badolato’s on Middle Country Road in Centereach, Mangiamo has opened and people are heralding the new Italian market and deli. "Finally a great Italian food market that makes awesome sandwiches among other great food,” John L, from Port Jefferson Station said in his Yelp review. “Went for the first time Monday morning for Cuban sa...

ITA Kitchen is cooking up a new location on Long Island. Salvatore and Christina Sorrentino, the husband-and-wife ownership team behind the Italian restaurant, announced they are opening an ITA Kitchen in East Moriches. They confirmed to greaterlongisland.com that ITA Kitchen has taken over the former Coral Tapas & Wine Bar spot on Atlantic Ave. Th...

DiCarlo Food Service is one of the largest privately owned wholesale food distributors in the nation. They provide a surprising array of products: Knishes from Gabila’s Knish in Copiague, pasta from Bruno’s Specialty Foods in West Sayville— even mixers from The Murph’s Famous Bloody Mary Mix in Melville–all food items that are grown, raised, baked,...

The Stony Brook University Center for Italian Studies has announced that the 17th annual Robert D. Cess Concorso d’Eleganza Annual Celebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty will be held on Sunday, September 10, 2023. The show, which is free and open to the public, is extremely popular among auto enthusiasts and features examples of “art...

It’s a bit modern. It’s a little bit farm. But most of all, it’s authentic. That’s how restaurateur John Tunney III describes his new venture The Farm Italy, a new Italian restaurant that recently opened in Huntington Village. “We wanted to start it with this kind of homey feeling,” Tunney said. “It’s a comfortable environment and really authentic....

A well-liked Italian pizzeria and restaurant in the Court Square section of Long Island City has closed. Luzzo’s, which was known for offering Neapolitan pizzas and pasta dishes, shuttered for good last week at 42-60 Crescent St., according to a social media post put out by the business on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The post did not specify the reason for t...