Starbucks is opening an Italian bakery in Red Hook
Last year, Starbucks invested in Italian-food purveyor Princi to bring its bakery goods stateside to New York and Chicago. Now, the chain is moving one step closer to that goal by opening a Princi kitchen and commissary in Red Hook. The Milan-based bakery specializes in pizza, pasta, antipasti and egg dishes–although no word on what exactly it will...
Throwback Italian Deli Promises Food Just Like Nonna Used to Make
Today is the grand opening of Regina’s Grocery, an Italian-American comfort-food joint at 27 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side, next door to The Fat Radish. The store, founded by Roman Grandinetti, principal of the “content management” firm CNNCTD, and his mother, Regina, has been in soft-opening mode for several weeks. “Old-school delis are cl...
Staten Island Nightlife: Trattoria Romana upholds traditions native to Italy
Whoever said Staten Island would be a ghost town on this Fourth of July weekend, obviously didn't see dine at Trattoria Romana Friday evening. The down home dining spot in Dongan Hills, where Vittoria Asoli sits at the helm, was alive with diners enjoying fine food and the exchange of good conversation -- as the fragrant aroma of freshly prepared...
Chef Talk: Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano
Chef Marcello Aquino of Marcello Ristorante Italiano grew up in New York City and began working in the restaurant industry as a teenager. He attended the Florida Culinary Institute, managed eateries throughout New England and beyond, and eventually launched his Sarasota restaurant, which is known for its homemade pasta and authentic Italian dishes....
To Add Value To Italian Wine, Learn Your Grapes
A windowless room, state-of-the-art in both amenities and inorganic building materials, seems an unlikely place to fall harder for Italy's sunny wines, but after five days spent in the reaches of Astor Center enriched by native grapes, lectures by writer and educator Ian D'Agata and 56 glasses of Italian wine, I did. For its first venture into the ...
La Puglia fa breccia nel cuore di New York con i suoi Rosati
La bella e dinamica Lucia Nettis, Presidente di Puglia in Rosé, l’Associazione da lei creata che rappresenta 62 produttori di Vini Rosati pugliesi, aveva iniziato a dicembre, quando era venuta a New York proponendone alcuni all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in occasione della mostra di Guido Cagnacci. In quell’occasione era riuscita a farli degusta...
Luigi’s Restaurant owner eyes Floral Park eatery
The owner of an Italian restaurant in New Hyde Park is planning to open a sister eatery in Floral Park. Vinny DiRico, the owner of Luigi’s Restaurant & Bar on Union Turnpike in Queens and a 22-year Floral Park resident, plans to open a new spot called Rosalia at 86 S. Tyson Ave., he said in an email. The 4,280-square-foot space is the former home o...
Italian restaurant owner is a pioneer of Bay St. revitalization
When Phill Errigo -- who grew up in Huguenot cooking sauce on Sundays with his father and siblings -- heard of the North Shore revitalization, he knew he wanted "a piece of the pie." "At the time, I was working in back office finance in the city. When I was in college, I worked as a waiter and bartender so I always enjoyed working with people and t...
Vinitaly International Academy announces 13 new Italian Wine Ambassadors from New York City
Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) successfully launched its first ever Certification Course in USA at Astor Center, in the heart of New York City. After a week of training followed by a final exam held on June 30th, VIA welcomed its 13 new Italian Wine Ambassadors (IWAs). Representing the one and only opportunity for wine professionals to gain e...
Un banchetto all’italiana al Summer Fancy Food
Secondo un noto proverbio cinese, “mangiare è uno dei quattro scopi della vita… Quali siano gli altri, però, nessuno lo ha mai saputo”. Tutto il mondo sta scoprendo l’importanza del mangiare bene, valorizzare la cultura del cibo, le materie prime e il processo di produzione. E l’Italia mostra la via. Riassumere in poche parole la 63ª edizione del S...
Sicilian Street Food and Firriato Wine Dinner
Recently I had the opportunity to partake in an exceptional dining experience that showcased the favorite staples of Sicilian tradition, pairing each dish with a wine that captures the essence of it. The dinner was designed by Bernardo Nolfo, the Sicilian-born owner of Numero 28, a fresh casual eater. Funny thing is, I passed by this restaurant sev...
Noto's Casa Cucina: Where brick-oven pizza meets a clam bar
Noto's Casa Cucina's crew intended to launch in the last week of June with a "soft opening." John and Susan Noto and their chef, Kim Leo, thought the restaurant would see a mere handful of patrons, at least enough activity to get the staff's feet wet in these early days. But as long-time Staten Islanders would have it, friends and family of the tri...