For my first birthday dinner of the year, mom took me to L’Incontro by Rocco on the Upper East Side — a lovely Italian spot in my old neighborhood. After zero wait, we were led to a table in the back of the very crowded restaurant. Our appetizer was the calamari, and this was one […]
For Father’s Day dinner, we headed to one of my favorite Italian restaurants in Brooklyn: Randazzo’s in Sheepshead Bay. Randazzo’s has been serving seafood covered in their signature marinara sauce for four generations, and they are consistently wonderful. Even Anthony Bourdain professed his love for the place on the last episode of “No Reservations.” What […]
Growing up in Brooklyn, I knew of Bay Ridge — that neighborhood in the far southwestern corner of the borough, made famous by “Saturday Night Fever.” We’d shop at the Korvette’s on Bay Parkway and think that was all Bay Ridge had to offer. Oh, were we ignorant. Last week I read about the Bay […]
Last night was a family celebration, so it was back to L&B Spumoni Gardens and this time for something more than just pizza, don’t worry, we got a pie as well. We started with the garlic bread parmigiana and the fried zucchini. Both superb. Then chicken parm in portions so big, everyone will have a […]
In our attempt to try all the best pizza in South Brooklyn, we came upon AvenUe Pizza on Avenue U in Bensonhurst. A very nice place that serves not only pizza of various types but also burgers and Italian dishes. We kept our lunch to pizza, trying the regular slice, the regular Sicilian, a veggie […]