Solevo Kitchen opens Friday in Saratoga
Solevo Kitchen & Social Club in Saratoga Springs, inspired by Italian supper clubs in 1950s Las Vegas, will open with a ribbon-cutting event at 3 p.m. Friday (9/21), followed by a free tasting of wines and samples from the menu until 7 p.m. It starts regular dinner service at 4 p.m. Sunday, with dinner available from 4 p.m. nightly thereafter. (Sat...
Sandro's Trattoria In New York Is An Enduring Tribute to Roman Cooking
Outside of Italy the distinction between a ristorante and a trattoria has become as blurred as has that between a bistro and brasserie outside of France. Traditionally, a ristorante is a mid- or-upper level dining establishment of whatever size offering a fairly extensive menu, whereas a trattoria is small, unfussy, usually family run, with a short...
Pizza Challenge returns to Little Falls
Little Falls is shaping up to be a “city of festivals,” having hosted numerous events throughout the summer months, including the Little Falls Cheese Festival, a weekly Cruise-Inn car show, the Corning GlassBarge and the Canal Celebration. The roster of community events has grown in recent years to include the annual Art Walk and Midsummer Night’s...
22 of the best Italian markets and bakeries in Upstate NY
Upstate New York is home to a large population of Italian families. In fact, New York State has the largest population of Italian-Americans than any other state except New Jersey. Even the small city of Rome, N.Y., has a population that declares itself over 30 percent Italian-American. So let's take a look at a list of favorite Italian markets and...
Rocky’s New York Deli: The real thing
CALLING ITSELF the first of its kind, Savannah has its very own legitimate New York deli, Rocky’s New York Deli & Italian Catering. By “legitimate,” I refer to specific things— in-house curing of meats, Nonna’s recipes, and a chef and owner that are actually from New York. The owner of the brand new deli located in Sandfly, Bill Vissicchio, decided...
Ralph's Italian Ices looking to open new location on Mamaroneck Ave.
The saga between Ralph's Italian Ices & Ice Cream and the Village of Mamaroneck may be heating up just as summer comes to a close. Scott Rosenberg, owner of the seasonal store, which was shuttered last year due to a zoning battle with the village government, is now hoping to open in another part of the village. Rosenberg submitted a preliminary app...
In This New Restaurant, a Room Just for Pasta
EVERY MORNING, as the sun arrives, so do they: a handful of employees, taking their spots at two maple benches custom-made by John Boos & Co., the Illinois company revered for its cutting boards. They will stay for around 10 hours, producing whichever pasta the kitchen requests: corzetti, stamped like Roman coins; or cappelletti — little hats — stu...
Sotto Le Stelle
Dine under the stars at Sotto le Stelle, which is the translation of the name of this charming pizzeria and restaurant on Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside. The decor is as rustic as the pizza served here with distressed wood paneled wainscot, smoky blue walls, and a rough-hewn bar backed by exposed brick. The brick oven glows with intense heat and sizzlin...
In Search of New York’s Essential Calzone
During a sweltering afternoon last month in Brooklyn, on a day when trudging along on the sidewalk felt like wading through shower gel, I walked into the original location of Di Fara, one of the country’s most famous pizzerias. It was well past prime lunchtime, around 2 p.m. From all I’d read about the place, there should have been a line of people...
Upscale Italian Restaurant Il Mulino Nabs the Former Scott Conant Space in Flatiron
Il Mulino is on an expansion roll. Just a month after opening a new outpost in Tribeca, the clubby Italian restaurant chain has announced that it will take over the Flatiron space that housed Scott Conant’s restaurant Fusco, at 43 East 20th St., between Broadway and Park Avenue South. A more casual trattoria was located across the street but closed...
Missy Robbins Embraces Simplicity, at Misi
Missy Robbins, the chef and owner of Lilia in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, now has a challenge: distinguishing Misi, her new restaurant, from its older sibling about a mile away. From nearly the moment it opened in 2016, Lilia was a hit with diners and critics, who extolled the Italian menu and her touch with pastas. “I expected Lilia to be a neighborho...
Lillio Cucina Italiana brings Roman cuisine to Cobble Hill
When Lillo Cucina Italiana quietly opened at 331 Henry St. in Cobble Hill last fall, some thought it was merely another “nondescript coffee shop replacing another nondescript coffee shop,” according to Grub Street. Soon, however, the combination Italian bakery and restaurant, headed by Roman-born Giampietro “Lillo” Remia, began to attract local din...