My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Recently Shuttered Upper West Side Bruno Ravioli To Migrate to Upper East Side

When Bruno Ravioli closed its Upper West Side store on for good Sept. 25 it was a sad day for neighborhood pasta lovers. But the Upper West Side’s loss will soon be the Upper East Side’s gain. Bruno will be opening a new uptown shop at Madison and 98th Street, according to company owner Jim [...]

New Cookbook Featuring 30 Minute Pastas Debuts

For home cooks of a certain age, there was Julia Child for traditional French cuisine. And for preparing classic Italian dishes, there was Marcella Hazan, author of Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking.
Carrying on the family business, Marcella’s son, Giuliano Hazan, a chef and teacher in his own right, has just issued his latest cookbook, Thirty [...]

The Bronx: Arthur Avenue Pizza

Saturday we headed for Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. It’s a tidy Italian enclave that’s bursting with pork stores, meat markets, cheese emporiums, and, of course, restaurants and pizza places. As the Food Section says, Arthur Ave is “the hot spot for Italian staples like fresh mozzarella, deli meats, and fresh fish.“
It was lunchtime so [...]