Nonna Dora’s Pasta Bar offers about 20 varieties of pasta, all made by an 86-year-old chef, Nonna Dora herself. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Italian Food (Cuisine)”
Restaurant Review: Lucia Pizza of Avenue X
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2022
A new pizzeria in Brooklyn strays from the slice-shop template. Source: New York Times
Rekindling the Flame at Danny Meyer’s Ci Siamo
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2022
After an uneven patch, the Union Square Hospitality Group returns to form with Hillary Sterling’s Italian food and a wood-fired hearth. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Review: Jonathan Waxman’s Barbuto
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2022
Barbuto, Jonathan Waxman’s long-running West Village restaurant, has brought its charms to a new address, including that celebrated roast chicken. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Review: Lodi in Rockefeller Center
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2022
Many casual lunch spots specialize in convenient mediocrity. The new Italian cafe from Ignacio Mattos offers much more. Source: New York Times
Restaurant Review: Tom Colicchio’s Vallata in Union Square
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2021
Seasonal Italian cooking should be a natural move for the chef. But Vallata doesn’t quite get off the ground. Source: New York Times
One Chef, One Roof, Many Menus
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2021
There’s Mark’s the lox-and-bagel place, Mark’s the refined coffee shop and Mark’s the Italian restaurant. Our critic tries them all. Source: New York Times
Del Posto, the Lauded Italian Restaurant, Will Permanently Close
By Gotham Rex on April 11, 2021
Its executive chef, Melissa J. Rodriguez, has purchased the restaurant with a group of investors, with plans to open a similarly ambitious Italian restaurant. Source: New York Times
Major Food Group Returns to the Old Neighborhood
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2021
Rich Torrisi, Mario Carbone and Jeff Zalaznick will open a restaurant in the Puck Building loosely based on Torrisi Italian Specialties. Source: New York Times
The Empress of East Second Street
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
For over 20 years, Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta and her husband, Julio Pena, have turned diners into devotees at their trattoria, Il Posto Accanto. Source: New York Times