EAT Italian opens on South Shore after construction, menu tinkering
In just four months, restaurateurs Maria Buonsante and Franco Franzese brought their "EAT Italian" restaurant concept to life. The casual bistro-style eatery, located in the Woodrow Shopping Center, just debuted lunch, dinner and its egg-focused "colizione" concept with a friends-and-family fete that attracted South Shore neighbors. "The reception...
Armando’s, Montague St. fixture for 82 years, closes after building sold
Armando’s Restaurant and Bar, Brooklyn Heights’ classic Italian restaurant, has closed its doors after almost 82 years of business. City finance records show that Peter Byros, the restaurant’s owner since 1981, sold the building located at 143 Montague St. to Uri Koptiev for $7,418,000 on Feb. 14. Koptiev is a real estate agent. The roughly 2,000 s...
The Long-Running Pasta Show of Queens
As he stacks four one-pound packs of bucatini on Cassinelli’s compact counter, Giovanni Cali all but apologizes for his pasta purchase.“I can make it at home,” he said. “But I don’t want to.” It’s as difficult to find a store that sells bucatini, which looks like spaghetti with a hole in the center, as it is to make it. And this is why Mr. Cali has...
The International Franchise Expo: opportunities for Made in Italy in the USA
For the second year Italy will exhibit at the International Franchise Expo in New York with a significant growth since the first participation. How important it is to promote the Made in Italy concepts in the U.S. market? Yes, this will be the Italian Trade Agency’s second consecutive participation with a national pavilion at the International Fran...
Sola Pasta Bar takes its pasta to Manhattan streets with fleet of three carts
From former Del Posto executive chef Mark Ladner’s Pasta Flyer to By Chloe co-founder Samantha Wasser’s The Sosta to Eataly Downtown’s I Ravioli counter, New York has seen a large crop of fast-casual pasta spots pop up over the last year, serving fresh plates of spaghetti and more at affordable prices and faster-than-fine-dining speeds. Now Sola Pa...
Polizzi’s serves palate-pleasing Mediterranean dishes in Village Gate: Review
Tom Polizzi’s new restaurant venture takes you through a whirlwind tour of Mediterranean fare, all in the artsy confines of Neighborhood of the Arts' Village Gate. This is not a pita chips and hummus place, nor another Sunday-sauced Italian-American joint. Rather, Polizzi’s offers approachable fare influenced by the cuisine of Italy, France, Spain...
Nostalgic recipes from Staten Island Advance Cookbook 2018
A new Advance Cookbook category, "Nostalgia," reflects on the "old." It plays on the notion that food continually connects us to each other and plugs us into the past. We don't want to lose those momentous tastes and actual formulae that built them. Now, this was a tough category at the Cookbook Taste-off itself because there were three wonderful c...
Three New Pizza Spots In Brooklyn
Brooklyn does not have a shortage of great places to go for pizza, whether for a slice or an entire pie. Three new spots recently opened up in the borough offering their own unique spin on a New York classic. LBK, 669 Union Street (at 4th Avenue), Park Slope 347-889-5309Launched in February by the team behind Luzzo’s BK (145 Atlantic Avenue, Brook...
Senso Unico
Senso Unico is the one way to a delicious, authentic Italian meal, served with love and pride by Chef Vincenzo and his lovely wife, Laura Garofalo. Senso Unico means “one way” in Italian and is seen on street signs everywhere to indicate the flow of traffic. Senso Unico is perched on a quaint corner in Sunnyside across from a playground on 47th Ave...
Postino in the Heights is serving some of Houston’s best bruschetta (and $5 wine)
There was scarcely a seat to be had at the brand-new Postino wine bar last Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The big front patio was full; the bar was packed; there were no empty tables. But I didn’t understand why Houstonians have embraced this new Phoenix-based import so enthusiastically until I got a look at their wines by the glass list. I had to blink twice...
Inside Iconic Staten Island Pizzeria Joe and Pat’s New East Village Location
Staten Island pizza institution Joe and Pat’s went all out for its first Manhattan location, with a meticulously designed space unveiled this week. Unlike the original location, which has lived on Staten Island for nearly 60 years, the pizza here isn’t served on paper plates. Joe and Pat’s has upgraded its more traditional, casual pizzeria look for...
Banfi Vintners Wine Tour & Tasting (GNY LI) on June 5
When: Tuesday, June 5, 2018, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Banfi Vintners | 1111 Cedar Swamp Road, Old Brookville, NY 11545 - Costs: Members: $35; Non-members: $50 - Advance registration required. RSVP now. Join the Long Island Network for its popular wine tasting and tour at the beautiful Banfi Vintners, North America’s leading wine importer. Founde...