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Staten Eats: Sad Farewell to Piattini Ristorante in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
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Sunday, August 19, 2012. Sad Farewell to Piattini Ristorante in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. I was sad to see the other day that Piattini Ristorante at 99th Street and Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn appears to have closed. More than two years ago, my mom saw the restaurant's gelato-in-a-brioche-roll featured on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate. She bugged me often to give the restaurant a try, and it took me forever to make it over there. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Simple ...
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Staten Eats: New York Nights
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Besides food, one of my other interests these days is cities, specifically New York City, where I have now lived for more than seven years. I have indulged this interest by taking some classes at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Stay tuned for more posts on this topic. Phillip Lopate-edited anthology "Writing New York," sitting on my table at French Roast. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. July 6, 2012 at 8:47 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Staten Eats: Surf and Turf at Home, with a Raw Bar
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Sunday, July 1, 2012. Surf and Turf at Home, with a Raw Bar. My plans to go to the shore yesterday fizzled early in the morning heat. As much as I love lobster at Red's Lobster Pot in Point Pleasant Beach, I had little desire to drive an hour. But I didn't let it stop me from enjoying some surf and turf at home. Thanks to Island Fish on Richmond Road in Dongan Hills. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. Read my stories elsewhere. Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.
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Staten Eats: June 2011
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Sunday, June 5, 2011. Jersey Shore Daytrip: 3 Reasons to Love the Parker House in Sea Girt. Ropes line the sidewalks outside starting in the midafternoon, a sign that 20-somethings will soon invade the multiple bars inside the Parker House. But by day, this old Victorian home on the border of two upscale towns - Sea Girt and Spring Lake - offers peaceful patio dining as well as inexpensive specials down in the tavern. Here are three of my favorite reasons to go to the Parker House. Follow me on Twitter.
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Staten Eats: April 2011
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Pizza Rustica time on Staten Island. It's Holy Week, and on Staten Island, that means its pizza rustica time. For more about this Italian American Easter favorite- made with eggs, cheese, cured pork and parsley- and for a Pugliese recipe, check out my article. In the March 16 issue of the Staten Island Advance. But in the New York area, the tradition is alive, well and enjoyed at this time of year. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow me on Twitter.
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Staten Eats: May 2011
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Sunday, May 15, 2011. Jersey Shore Daytrip: The Avon Pavilion. Few restaurants at the Jersey Shore bring you as close to the water as the Avon Pavilion. Open during the summer months only, this boardwalk restaurant in tiny Avon-by-the-Sea. Is open 7 days a week for the 2011 season as of May 12. A native of Asbury Park and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. The potions are generous and filling, but the desserts are also tempting. I finished the evening with my favorite: Toll House pie a la...
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Staten Eats: Old Mr. Flood, and the Elixir of Fish
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Thursday, July 26, 2012. Old Mr. Flood, and the Elixir of Fish. The reading for my summer "City Life in Fact and Fiction" class included a short story and short novel by Joseph Mitchell. Both " Up in the Old Hotel. And " Old Mr. Flood. Are set in the Fulton Fish Market, which closed shortly after I moved to New York City. I am sorry I never made it to the market in 2005, just to see what it looked like, even though he market had seen its height long before my parents were even born. Now ever since starti...
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Staten Eats: January 2011
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Tiny Donato's on Richmond Road, Aiming for a Comeback. The new menu isn't final yet, but Donato's on Richmond Road is newly reopened, after a monthlong renovation late last year. For years, the eatery was known as Ali's, and co-owner Matthew Cappabianca wants to restore the establishment to what it once was. Check out the rest of my story about Donato's on silive.com. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. Sunday, January 23, 2011. How to Make Homemade Pasta. Eggs in the center. With th...
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Staten Eats: Pizza Rustica time on Staten Island
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Pizza Rustica time on Staten Island. It's Holy Week, and on Staten Island, that means its pizza rustica time. For more about this Italian American Easter favorite- made with eggs, cheese, cured pork and parsley- and for a Pugliese recipe, check out my article. In the March 16 issue of the Staten Island Advance. But in the New York area, the tradition is alive, well and enjoyed at this time of year. Posted by Vincent Gragnani. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Staten Eats: Jersey Shore Daytrip: 3 Reasons to Love the Parker House in Sea Girt
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Sunday, June 5, 2011. Jersey Shore Daytrip: 3 Reasons to Love the Parker House in Sea Girt. Ropes line the sidewalks outside starting in the midafternoon, a sign that 20-somethings will soon invade the multiple bars inside the Parker House. But by day, this old Victorian home on the border of two upscale towns - Sea Girt and Spring Lake - offers peaceful patio dining as well as inexpensive specials down in the tavern. Here are three of my favorite reasons to go to the Parker House. Follow me on Twitter.
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