italian food

Boomers ruin their spaghetti with these common cooking errors, according to an Italian chef — but Gen Z mostly gets it right

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Boomers ruin their spaghetti with these common cooking errors, according to an Italian chef — but Gen Z mostly gets it right

The kids are alright. A majority of Gen Z home cooks are making spaghetti fit for an Italian family dinner, according to a new survey — while most baby boomers are hopelessly lost behind a pasta pot. Barilla commissioned the starchy study to better understand America’s relationship with the Sunday favorite — revealing a surprising generational divide … Read more

Exclusive | NJ deli crafts fried ravioli Christmas trees that are fry-ing off the shelf

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Exclusive | NJ deli crafts fried ravioli Christmas trees that are fry-ing off the shelf

They’re having themselves a cheesy little Christmas. A New Jersey deli is crafting 2-foot-tall ravioli Christmas trees — and they’re fry-ing off the shelf. Taliercio’s in Middletown, NJ, shared their festive Italian creation, trimmed with kale, cherry tomatoes and around 50 fried ravioli, two weeks ago on TikTok and Instagram. They were soon inundated with over … Read more

The new Michelin ratings totally miss the mark — and some of NYC’s best restaurants

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The new Michelin ratings totally miss the mark — and some of NYC’s best restaurants

Life’s unfair — and then there’s the Michelin 2024 guide to New York City restaurants. If MAGA-believers and far-left progressives can agree on one book to ban, it should be the tire company’s red-jacketed travesty of culinary justice. Twenty years since Michelin invaded the Big Apple with its hilariously error-filled debut edition, the publication remains influential enough … Read more

Designer Italian fruit cakes costing over $100 are a holiday trend — and NYers can’t get enough

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Designer Italian fruit cakes costing over 0 are a holiday trend — and NYers can’t get enough

Fruitcake is getting fancy. Panettone, the airy, sweet Italian bread studded with dried and candied fruits, has long been a Christmas staple. But, the often cheap and cheerful treat that costs around $10 for a circular, domed loaf, has gotten an artisanal upgrade in recent years — with the price tag to match. Designers such as … Read more

 Ramona Singer and other hotties over 50 are flocking to Casa Tua on the Upper East Side

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 Ramona Singer and other hotties over 50 are flocking to Casa Tua on the Upper East Side

A lot of fancy New York restaurants have opened outposts in Miami. But what happens when a fancy South Beach place takes the plunge in Manhattan? Casa Tua, a Miami Italian-ish joint that has been a magnet for boldfacers in the Sunshine State, leapfrogged to the Upper East Side this month. While the original has … Read more

NYC outpost of Miami’s Casa Tua is more scene than cuisine

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NYC outpost of Miami’s Casa Tua is more scene than cuisine

A lot of fancy New York restaurants have opened outposts in Miami. But what happens when a fancy South Beach place takes the plunge in Manhattan? Casa Tua, a Miami Italian-ish joint that has been a magnet for boldfacers in the Sunshine State, leapfrogged to the Upper East Side this month. While the original has … Read more

Exclusive | Viral ‘Pasta Queen’ Nadia Caterina Munno reveals the cardinal sins of Italian American cooking — and her favorite NYC spots

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Exclusive | Viral ‘Pasta Queen’ Nadia Caterina Munno reveals the cardinal sins of Italian American cooking — and her favorite NYC spots

If you ever get the opportunity to dine with the viral Pasta Queen Nadia Caterina Munno, don’t even think about ordering a cocktail with your meal.  “Wine goes with dinner,” she proclaimed during a visit to Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in Midtown. “Cocktails are always for aperitivo beforehand, and then to sip if you go out … Read more

Borgo is NYC’s best new Italian restaurant in eons

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Borgo is NYC’s best new Italian restaurant in eons

I can’t wait to return to Borgo (124 E. 27th Street). Neither will you after your first meal at the best new Italian restaurant for grown-ups in many a Neapolitan, Abbruzzese or Roman moon. Its accessible, regions-roaming menu scored high on all but one of fourteen dishes I had in every category. It offers a … Read more

Exclusive | Gno kidding! How gnocchi became like Chipotle as the hottest grab-and-go food in NYC

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Exclusive | Gno kidding! How gnocchi became like Chipotle as the hottest grab-and-go food in NYC

New York is a paradise of quick bites, from world-class pizza slices to hot dogs with all the trimmings, but a really good plate of pasta is typically reserved for a nice night out at an Italian restaurant. However, with the cost of dining out higher than ever, big eaters in the Big Apple no … Read more

Exclusive | Feast on these beloved San Gennaro classics —  some of them around even longer than the 98-year-old festival

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Exclusive | Feast on these beloved San Gennaro classics —  some of them around even longer than the 98-year-old festival

Mamma mia!  For nearly a century, New York’s San Gennaro Feast has packed the streets of Little Italy with riotous revelers, sizzling sausage and plenty of cannoli and music to spare every September. What began in Naples, Italy, as a tribute to the eponymous Patron Saint of the southern Italian city was subsequently launched in … Read more

Exclusive | How NYC’s ‘professional Italians’ exploded on social media with memes you can’t fuggedabout

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Exclusive | How NYC’s ‘professional Italians’ exploded on social media with memes you can’t fuggedabout

Post the TikTok — take the cannoli. A family of Brooklynites is championing social media creators in New York’s Italian American community who produce funny and authentic content that’s being devoured like fra diavolo worldwide. Siblings Sabino and Michela Curcio and their cousin Rocco Loguercio have run “Growing Up Italian” across social media since 2016. … Read more

Legendary New York restaurant closing its doors after 91 years in business

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Legendary New York restaurant closing its doors after 91 years in business

They’re saying arrivederci. An iconic Italian-American eatery in upstate New York is closing its doors after 91 years in business. Hollywood Restaurant, located in Auburn, first opened for business back in 1933 and has been run by members of the family ever since. In an emotional post on Facebook, current co-owner Joe Colella Jr. announced … Read more

I’m a dietitian — here’s what I order at Italian restaurants to stay healthy

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I’m a dietitian — here’s what I order at Italian restaurants to stay healthy

First, do no parm. Let’s face it — we love our classic Italian-American restaurants for their complete lack of restraint. More cheese, more pasta, more bread, more fried — excess is the entire point, and some of us, New Yorkers in particular, are probably indulging more frequently than we should. Chicken parm and a night out at … Read more

An Italian grandmother takes pasta sauce to the next level with these 2 secret ingredients

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An Italian grandmother takes pasta sauce to the next level with these 2 secret ingredients

Time to turn up the heat on your red sauce. Everybody in New York City has a pasta preference and is just waiting to brag that their grandmother’s pecorino romano-fueled pot is better. Still, many home chefs get hurdled by the little things that go a long way taste-wise — especially producing a sweetness that … Read more

Forget the espresso martini — this strange, savory martini is the drink of the summer

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Forget the espresso martini — this strange, savory martini is the drink of the summer

They’re really shaking up the martini. Some of the buzziest drinks in New York City are savory riffs on the classic cocktail and taste like garlic bread or caprese salad. By comparison, the standard dirty martini seems tame. “There’s definitely an interest in savory flavors, more so than I’ve ever seen in my years in … Read more

I’m an Italian chef — here’s why I’ll never order these so-called ‘Italian’ dishes Americans can’t stop eating

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I’m an Italian chef — here’s why I’ll never order these so-called ‘Italian’ dishes Americans can’t stop eating

They’re nothing but a bunch of im-pastas. A panel of serious Italian chefs have put out a hit on a host of popular American dishes claiming Italian roots. Caught in the culinary crossfire are saucy favorites like spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmesan, which the pros call inauthentic — and unworthy of a true Italian … Read more

Move over, Carbone — this new NYC Italian hotspot has the best meatballs

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Move over, Carbone — this new NYC Italian hotspot has the best meatballs

Tucci is the city’s hottest new Italian restaurant in many a moon. Beautifully built atop fine 19th-century bones, it’s the first place that might give reigning boldface-magnet Carbone a run for its money — and for less money than that notoriously hot spot. Tucci — or TUCCI as they prefer to stylize the name — doesn’t … Read more

You’re making your Bolognese all wrong —here’s how to do it right, according to an expert chef

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You’re making your Bolognese all wrong —here’s how to do it right, according to an expert chef

Say that’s no’more to this culinary faux pas. People around the globe who take pride in their bolognese recipes are predisposed to a glaring rookie mistake, professional chefs warn. It’s a cardinal sin to serve the meaty mixture along with spaghetti, warned influential late chef Antonio Carluccio, who added in a recipe that it cannot … Read more

Food historian claims tomato sauce on pizza is an American invention, outraging Italians: ‘Blasphemous’

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Food historian claims tomato sauce on pizza is an American invention, outraging Italians: ‘Blasphemous’

Italian pie-hards wanted a pizza him. Food historian Alberto Grandi had the nation’s pie makers up in arms after controversially claiming that the US — and not The Boot — is responsible for “pizza rossa:” the red tomato sauce that tops pizza. The culinary expert dropped these “blasphemous” gastronomic theories in his and fellow academic … Read more

I’m a dietitian — here’s what to order at the Olive Garden when you’re trying to eat healthy

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I’m a dietitian — here’s what to order at the Olive Garden when you’re trying to eat healthy

Cancel the Tour of Italy — and nix those unlimited breadsticks. Dining out at the Olive Garden has been a relatively affordable favorite for more than thirty years — with nearly 900 restaurants, most of us are familiar with its unabashedly American-Italian menu, brimming with cheesy pastabilities. But could a meal here actually be healthy? While bowls … Read more