Strong Showing for Italy at NYIOOC
Despite experiencing one of the worst olive harvests in recent history, Italy maintained its position as the second-most-awarded country at the 2015 New York International Olive Oil Competition last week, just behind Spain. Italian producers were stung by a series of challenges during the 2014/2015 harvest season, chief among them a bacter...
“La Materia Prima” Star of the Show as Vic Rallo Eats and Drinks His Way Through Italy For Third Season
Eat! Drink! Italy! with Vic Rallo will premiere on Create TV on Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. (check local listings). Season Three features thirteen, new half-hour episodes showcasing Vic Rallo's unique knowledge of Italian regional cuisine and wine. In the third season, Emmy nominated Vic Rallo takes viewers on a culinary adventure thr...
Salvatore's of Soho pizzeria comes back to Staten Island
The neon sign is lit at Salvatore of Soho's new Great Kills location. If all goes smoothly with permits and planning, owner Salvatore Ganci will open his small pizzeria and restaurant sometime next week. "I'm going to concentrate on what the restaurant does best," said the chef/owner. And, he says his "best" are the likes of panini, salads...
Peppe's Goes Old-School Italian
South Salem is not a stronghold for restaurants, so when a new one opens there, it's important to take note. Peppe's, a restaurant serving traditional Italian-American fare, recently "cut the ribbon" in a space off Route 123 that used to be a bagel and pizza shop. Raffaele Gallo, owner of the popular restaurant Gallo, in nearby Ridgefield,...
Meet the Owners of Bacaro Italian Tavern
By Priscila Korb Meet Thomas Soluri and Joseph Bonacore, the owners of the Bacaro Italian Tavern which recently opened up in Massapequa Park. Patch spoke with the duo about their restaurant, which opened on Park Boulevard last year Is this the first restaurant you ever owned? No. We started with Caraway's back in the '80's a...
AIHA June Picnic on the Lawn
Let's have an old-fashioned Italian style picnic... you bring the lawn chair and we will bring the music and the food... AIHA annual Picnic on the Lawn is back. This fundraising event has grown in popularity each year. This is a great family event. Take out food is also available to purchase. June 27, 2013 5-8 pm1227 Central Ave...
De Robertis, a New York Great, Bids Farewell
by Lizzie Crocker It is impossible not to feel nostalgic when visiting De Robertis, an Italian pasticceria and cafe in Manhattan's East Village that has been serving coffee, cannoli, and various other powdered sugar-dusted pastries for 114 years. Its charming, storied interior—hand-cut mosaic wall tiles and pressed-tin ceiling; a half-dol...
Russo’s New York Pizzeria Opens 44th Restaurant in South Padre Island
South Padre Island, TX (Restaurant News Release) "Mangia Bene" South Padre Island! The most authentic Texas-based Italian eatery has just opened. Together with two sister locations in Galveston and Corpus Christi this 3rd New York Pizzeria strengthens the brand presence along the Texas Gulf Coast. One of South Padre Island's most highly an...
New Italian restaurant opening in East Hampton this fall
By Jennifer Gould East Hampton diners will soon have a new place to go after the beach. Sag Harbor's Dopo La Spiaggia, which means "after the beach" in Italian, will open a larger East Hampton outpost this October, Side Dish has learned. Chef and co-owner Maurizio Marfoglia will open the locally sourced, southern Italian-centric eate...
Review: Lemoncello mixes traditional, modern Italian food
By Amanda Antinore When the snow outside is furiously falling and temperatures are dropping by the minute, certain kinds of cooking can warm the soul from the inside out. For me, Italian comfort food is surely one of them, so I was happy when my friend and I found ourselves at Lemoncello in East Rochester during the very first big snowfall of the...
The toughest restaurant reservation in the US
Think getting a reservation in your city's hot spot is tough? Just try to nab a meal at Rao's, which is so popular with its regulars that the phone lines never open. The tiny eatery in New York's East Harlem is "the toughest restaurant reservation in this country," writes Forbes' Larry Olmsted. The Italian restaurant only has about a dozen...
Tradition and Innovation Meet at Giano
By Channaly Philipp Giano, an Italian gem in the East Village, is named after the old Roman god Janus, the deity of beginnings and doorways. In mythology, Janus, has two faces looking in opposite directions, one to the past, and the other to the future. The decor at Giano takes inspiration from this in an unusual way. The front of...