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La Bottega Italian Gourmet will be opening a restaurant in Glen Cove.  The chain leased a 2,500-square-foot freestanding building in the Orchard Plaza shopping center at 192 Glen St.  The space was formerly occupied by iSouvlaki, which closed towards the end of last year.  Founded in 2003 by Giuseppe and Marisa Ruta, the La Bottega chain has eight...

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Long Island’s Largest Italian Festival is returning for a 2-weekend long 50th anniversary celebration! The Feast of Mother Cabrini will be happening 8/25 – 8/27 and 8/31 – 9/4 at Suffolk County Community College Grant Campus in Brentwood. There will be a delicious Italian feast, plenty of fun rides and games, and a breathtaking firework show Saturd...

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Umberto’s of New Hyde Park, Long Island’s iconic pizzeria and Italian restaurant, will be hosting a special car show with the New York Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club (NYAROC) on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their New Hyde Park location (633 Jericho Turnpike).  The event will support Island Harvest Food Bank, the leading hunger-relief organiz...

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The Italian American Women’s Center awarded four graduating high school students from Long Island and Queens with $1,000 in scholarships. The scholarships were presented to each student during a luncheon at Uncle Bacala’s in Garden City on July 23. The students — Angelo Cangero, Sophia Ieraci, Jack Longobucco and Lauren Stea — earned the scholarshi...

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On Sunday, July 23, Morgan Park Summer Music Festival (Germaine St, Glen Cove, NY) will present Italian Night including a full evening of music, food, and all things Italian. The free performance begins in Morgan Park at 7:00 pm. For this Sunday’s concert, Pizza Company 7 - a popular Italian food truck, will begin serving pizza in the park starting...

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Every summer, thousands of people from across Long Island and beyond make their way to Glen Cove for the Feast of St. Rocco, one of the North Shore’s most popular events. Guests can expect games, rides, prizes and, of course, an extraordinary diversity of food. The four days of fun and festivities that comprise “The Best Feast in the East” begin on...

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Will Florio’s pride for his Italian heritage served as a vanguard for Italian Americans who brought their generational culture and talents to Valley Stream and etched them deeply into the village’s public life. Florio died on May 3. He was 72. Born in 1951 to two first-generation Italian immigrants, living in Dyker Heights, Florio would not stay in...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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