A budget-friendly recipe is going viral for channeling an Italian delicacy with just two ingredients that can be found at most roadside rest stops: coffee and an ice-cream sandwich. “It’s July and you know what that means: It’s gas station affogato season,” New York-based travel expert and television host Samantha Brown recently posted on social media. An … Read more
This sandwich influencer has gone brick and mortadella. Danny Mondello, the Italian-American behind @Meals_by_cug has turned his social media brand — making chicken cutlet sandwiches and tossing pasta into the air from a frying pan for more than 2 million followers on TikTok and 1.5 million on Instagram — into Casa Cugine, a new sandwich … Read more
Now this is home cooking! Upper East Side Italian restaurant Caffe Buon Gusto has been quietly seating customers in an apartment next door when their dining room is full, cramming them into its two bedrooms, living room and even hallway — stunning the unsuspecting. “I had zero idea. They have a main dining room, that’s … Read more
A woman is getting slammed online for the unusual way in which she made a lasagna. A traditional Italian lasagna is made a specific way — with lasagna noodles, meat sauce filling and ricotta cheese. So when one woman online tried making a “healthier” version of it — the internet lost its marbles. A woman … Read more
They stirred the pot. A Florida couple went viral for hosting a meatball-themed gender reveal party, which some critics panned as more tasteless than three day-old cannoli. Mom-to-be Rosanna Fontana posted footage of the March 2 celebration on Instagram, showing the festivities inside restaurant North Italia where a sign asked, “What will Baby Fontana have? … Read more
If you want a table at Lucali, you’ve got to wait — or hire someone to do it for you. The acclaimed Carroll Gardens pizzeria — which is cash-only, BYOB, doesn’t take reservations and is beloved by celebs such as Jay-Z and Beyonce — tops the list of a recent report from TaskRabbit on the most … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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