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Sunday Gravy: Enjoy Traditional Italian American Supper at Estuary

Sunday gravy. Courtesy of Sam Barrett-Cotter at One15 Brooklyn Marina.BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Chef Danny Brown, who earned Queens its first Michelin Star with his restaurant Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen, is cooking Italian American-style Sunday suppers for the Brooklyn community. The supper is served every Sunday at the Brooklyn waterfront

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Italian Dining At Mamma Lucia’s

Step inside Mamma Lucia’s, 1701 Foster Avenue. (Photo by Dina Rabiner)There is a certain type of old-school Italian restaurant familiar to New Yorkers. It’s always small, cozy, intimate, and specializes in simple, unpretentious home cooking, just like mama used to make. Inside you’ll find a gallery

Food & Drink

Better Than Cannoli? Aunt Butchies’ Cheese Cones Are Heaven On Earth

At Aunt Butchies, the menu is straightforward. (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean)The cannoli has a virtually spotless reputation in Brooklyn — indeed, you’d be hard-pressed to find a food type, even pizza or coffee, with more hype and reliable deliciousness. The cheese cone, less so, but this is

Bensonhurst

Better Than Cannoli? Aunt Butchies’ Cheese Cones Are Heaven On Earth

At Aunt Butchies, the menu is straightforward. (Photo by Hannah Frishberg / Bensonhurst Bean)The cannoli has a virtually spotless reputation in Brooklyn — indeed, you’d be hard-pressed to find a food type, even pizza or coffee, with more hype and reliable deliciousness. The cheese cone, less so, but this is

Bensonhurst

Check Out 3 New Bensonhurst Restaurants: From Milk Buns To Penne

The inside of new restaurant Galici An Ital-American Eatery. Photo by frankthetank7 [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJx6pGbBOTE/]While the most well-known bites [/top-bensonhurst-pizzerias-according-to-our-readers/#.V-Hi2ZMrKqQ] in Bensonhurst are often also some the area’s most old school [/tasty-bagels-voted-best-bagel-shop-bensonhurst/#.V-HieZMrKqQ] joints, these fresh three eateries are heralding plenty of love from

Food & Drink

La Rina Meets Its Great Expectations

La Rina will leave you pondering pasta. (Courtesy Fort Greene Focus/Justin Fox) Great expectations can weigh down [/blog/2016/08/03/walters-a-tale-of-fried-chicken/] a restaurant, but there is also a special sort of joy when they are met, and an even greater sense of ebullience when those hopes are exceeded.

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Ready For Your Neighborhood Mini Pasta Factory? LaRina Pastificio & Vino Opens Wednesday

Photo via LaRina Pastificio & Vino [https://www.facebook.com/larinabrooklyn/photos/a.767691309997077.1073741825.767386246694250/835576199875254/?type=3&theater] Enjoy a range of Italian dishes in their backyard or take home fresh pasta. Or do both at LaRina Pastificio & Vino [https://www.facebook.com/larinabrooklyn/] (387 Myrtle Avenue between Vanderbilt

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Aita Plans To Bring Italian Flair To Second Outpost This Summer

Chef Silvia Barban (left) with co-owner Guilia Pelliccioni (right).Aita [http://www.aitarestaurant.com/] is ever-evolving, doling out Italian-inspired seasonal fare at the corner of Greene Avenue and Waverly Avenue. Besides recently bringing on chef Silvia Barban, an enthusiastic young cuisinier with a background in French-Italian cooking, the restaurant is

Food & Drink

Dining Review: Casual And Sun-Splashed, Fiat Café Sports Comfy Italian Menu

Photo via Fiat Café [https://www.facebook.com/FiatCafeNYC/photos/a.907735122598422.1073741828.140914499280492/928463830525551/?type=3&theater] Perhaps it was a coincidence. When I stopped into the newly opened Fiat Café [http://www.fiatcafenyc.com/] (80 6th Avenue at St. Marks Avenue), the sun was washing the front tables

Food & Drink

Fiat Café Pulls Up To 6th Avenue, Italian Dishes In Tow

Fiat Café at 80 6th Avenue opened on April 7. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)Bet you can guess Stephan Iacovelli’s favorite car. Iacovelli is the owner of Fiat Café, a neighborhood Italian bistro that opened for business on Thursday, April 7. Owner Stephan Iacovelli of Fiat

Food & Drink

Cuppa Cuppa: (Happiness Is A Warm) Tuscan Gun

Photo by Park Slope StoopThere are few things more satisfying than having a morning cuppa cuppa. Of course, that cuppa cuppa can be coffee, tea, or whatever beverage you prefer to get your day started. In this series, a cuppa cuppa doesn’t only refer to the beverage. It’s

Business

New Italian Restaurant Della Opens On Prospect Avenue

Photo by Shannon Geis/Kensington BKA new Italian restaurant has opened its doors at 1238 Prospect Avenue near Reeve Place, called Della [http://www.dellarestaurant.com/]. The eatery is owned by Jeremiah Fox, who owns several other businesses along the strip including The Juice Box and The Fox & the Crepes

Food & Drink

Fiorentino’s Ristorante Is Closing For Good This Weekend

Courtesy of Fiorentino’sFine Italian food is about to become a little scarcer in Gravesend. Fiorentino’s Ristorante [http://fiorentinosristorante.com/] (313 Avenue U), an authentic, no-frills Italian spot on Avenue U known for its generous helpings of red sauce-drenched pasta, will be closing its doors for good this Sunday

Bensonhurst

Fiorentino’s Ristorante Is Closing For Good This Weekend

Courtesy of Fiorentino’sFine Italian food is about to become a little scarcer in Gravesend. Fiorentino’s Ristorante [http://fiorentinosristorante.com/] (313 Avenue U), an authentic, no-frills Italian spot on Avenue U known for its generous helpings of red sauce-drenched pasta, will be closing its doors for good this Sunday

fort greene

Bite Of The Day: Scopello Ristorante

Bucatini Alla Siciliana at Scopello. (Photo by Fort Greene Focus.)If you’re in the mood for a relaxing sit-down dinner for one that’s a little fancier than the [awesome] corner pub, then Scopello Ristorante [http://www.scopello.net] (63 Lafayette Avenue) should be on your go-to list. The

492 5th Avenue

Former Mezini Space Is Morphing

(Photo by Mary Bakija / South Slope News)We never received official word that former oyster and hookah place Mezini [http://www.mezinirestaurantlounge.com/] (492 5th Avenue between 11th and 12th Streets) had closed. Open for just over two years [/blog/food/mezini-brings-fresh-to-fifth-ave], the restaurant had been shuttered for some time

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Food Stuffs: Villabate’s Iconic Strawberry Shortcake ‘Burger’

Corner Media’s managing editor Mary Bakija poses with the burger, photo by Bensonhurst BeanFood Stuffs: [/tag/food-stuffs/] Let’s be honest. We’ve all eyeballed Villabate Alba [http://villabate.com/]‘s second most distinctive dessert (the first, of course, being their famous orange- and cherry-garnished cannoli [/villabate-cannoli-eating-contest-slated-18th-avenues-columbus-day-festival/#.VcthwCxViko] ) with

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Five Iconic Italian Eateries That Have Withstood The Test Of Time

Source: Facebook/VillabateAlbaBy Jerry Del Priore There’s something to be said for food establishments that have withstood the test of time. With places seemingly opening one day, and closing the next, Bensonhurst has a large number of fantastic Italian food establishments that have been around for years, surviving and

7803 15th ave

If Senator Marty Golden Were A Sandwich…

What kind of sandwich would he be? As a fairly new arrival to this lovely land of Bensonhurst, today I set out to answer that question (among others), and to experience the phenomenon that is Lioni Italian Heroes [http://www.lioniitalianheroes.com/] (7803 15th Avenue) – which offers hundreds of sandwiches,

2579 cropsey ave

Cropsey Avenue’s La Casa Bella Celebrates Anniversary And Sandy Survival

La Casa Bella (Source: Google Maps)When Superstorm Sandy struck and Gravesend Bay poured into the neighborhood, it took six days to pump the water out of La Casa Bella [http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-casa-bella-brooklyn] at 2579 Cropsey Avenue. “[It] was very crippling. Financially, mentally, physically—it was trying,

3003 ave u

Pizza D’Amore To Open On Avenue U Near Batchelder Street

Photo by John H.Tipsters let us know that Pizza D’Amore is preparing to open up shop at 3003 Avenue U, the former storefront of Pizzeria Del Corso and Sammie’s Pizza. It’s the latest outpost for the pizzeria, which also has locations in Mill Basin and Bensonhurst’

357 Washington Avenue

The Day: Rainy Weather, Church Condos and Open Shopping Days

A beautiful week will give way to storms tomorrow if the forecast remains unchanged. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Muggy weather is bearing down on us as we start the day. With showers predicted and expected temperatures in the low-90s, according to the National

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The Day: A Brooklyn Bears Baseball Award and Help with Passover Meal

Clearing skies should leave us with more seasonable temperatures today. (Photo by Francisco Daum [http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscodaum/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Get out and enjoy the sunshine while you can, locals, because rain is expected to move into the area this weekend, according to

2811 ave u

Vittoria Seafood And Grill To Replace Jumpin’ Bean At 3081 Emmons Avenue

Just a few short months after the closure of Jumpin’ Bean at 3081 Emmons Avenue, a new lease has been signed that will see Vittoria Seafood & Grill take over the commercial property. We’re told Vittoria will be opened by the people behind La Trattoria Ristorante Italiano, a long-established staple

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In Fort Greene, Local Restaurants Unequally Impacted by Barclays Center

Throngs of crowds amass outside of the Barclays Center before and after events. (Photo by Willis Arnold)By Juliette Dekeyser Whether it’s a Brooklyn Nets game, a Nine Inch Nails concert or a Justin Bieber show, an event at the Barclays Center means that ten times the regular number