New Year. New Restaurant Review system.

Hello foodies! As the New Year approaches I have decided to use a new system for reviewing restaurants. I feel that my old way of reviewing restaurants didn't give you all enough info and just gave a little blurb that is useless when you want a review on a restaurant. So I decided I will leave the stars and write about my experience. I will add Pros and Cons to give readers a better feel on the restaurant being reviewed.
Yesterday I went to Felidia's, owned by Lidia Bastianich, and it was spectacular. Using the new reviewing system here is my review on Felidia's.

Felidia's                                         243 E. 58th Street, New York, NY, 10022

To sum up Felidia's in one word it would be amazing. Food was impeccable, decor was very nice and service was fair. Everything the Foodie Finders NYC crew and I ordered was really good. The bread was really good and my favorite bread in the basket was the cracker like flat bread made with squid ink. There was also a good bean dip (but wasn't as good as Becco's bean dip). We got a few appetizers to share with the table and they were all very good. We got the Polipo which was octopus grilled and mosaic with tomatoes and marinated eggplant (delicious), we got the Bianconeri which was a black and white pasta with sweet shrimp and squid and oven dried tomato-almond pesto (very good), and we also got the Fegatini which was chicken liver with onion and tuscan crostino ( My favorite dish out of the three). Now for the entrees. I am going to list my favorites from greatest to least starting with my favorite dish, the risotto. The risotto was made with squash, bacon oil, goat cheese and a little bit of 25-year aged balsamic vinegar which complimented the dish beautifully. We also had the Pappardelle with braised duck. We got the Manzo which was also very good. The Manzo was roasted all-natural angus beef flat Iron with mushrooms, hanger steak tagliata, and a summer bean ragu. We got the Grigliata di Pesce which was a plate of seafood which includes calamari, lobster, shrimp, scallops and razor clams cooked in "alla piastra", tomato, cucumber and onion. The last dish we got which was still delicious, just my least favorite out of the other dishes, was the Spinosini Con Vongole which is a thin spaghetti with razor clams, mussels, zucchini and bacon oil. Now for dessert it was all so good just like everything else. We got the hazelnut torte with nutella gelato and marsala zabaglione (delicious), the tiramisu (very good), and the pecan tart (spectacular). Over all Felida's was delicious.


Pros                        

• Delicious food
• Nice decor
• Had private rooms for individual tables for 6 or 8 people which was very appealing (we were fortunate and got a private room)
• All supporting staff, including the coat checker was friendly, which in my opinion, makes a great restaurant.
• The matradee was exceptionally nice and really welcomed all of his guests. He made the experience feel very warm and at home
• Felidia's was a fine dining restaurant without the stuffy feel to it.

 Cons

• Our waiter was very knowledgeable but not very personable.

Felidia's was a great restaurant and definitely one to go back to soon. Anyway if the Foodie Finders crew and I do get to Las Vegas expect reviews of restaurants from some of the greats like, Emeril Lagasse, Rick Moonen, Hubert Keller, Wolfgang Puck, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger. I hope I get a chance to meet one of them like Rick Moonen, because I will definitely be at his restaurant, RM Seafood. If I do meet any of them you all will definitely know. Let's hope I get to Vegas soon. Check back for more info for that and I hope you all like the new restaurant reviewing system, feel free to comment on it. (Also the restaurants that were reviewed the old way will be changed in a future post)

-Mike

Apologies for the lack of posting

Hi foodies! I am so sorry I have not been posting like regular. I apologize so many times but it has been hectic the last week since my Internet was down for a day, the holidays and than I was supposed to go on a food field trip, to Las Vegas, the day after Christmas. Because of  the snow storm the Foodie Finders NYC crew and I are still in New York. We are still trying to go to but it is not definite. I will make sure you all know if we get to go. Again I am sorry for my lack of posting. Check back soon for some more food information and events.

-Mike

Foodie Finders NYC: Hershey, PA pitt-stop coming home from Pittsburgh

Welcome back foodies! When I was coming home, yesterday, from Pittsburgh the Foodie Finders NYC crew and I stopped off in Hershey, PA for a lunch break at the Hershey Pantry. I have been to the Hershey Pantry for breakfast but never have I been there for lunch. It was a delicious meal. Here is my review.

Hershey Pantry                             801 E Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033

One visit to the Hershey Pantry and you will be hooked for life. Everything you order is delicious. We got to amazing sandwiches which were the Pantry Reuben Corn Beef and the Grilled Ham & American Cheese. The Pantry Reuben Corn Beef had the best sauce and the sandwich also had sauerkraut an swiss cheese which was yummy.  The Grilled Ham & American Cheese was also really good. It was delicious ham with a mild and gooey cheese sandwiched between two pretzel rolls which are dynamite. If have never had a Hershey Pantry pretzel roll, you have never lived. Also the burger is really good but if you switch the buns to pretzel rolls it is even better. The Hershey Pantry also has delicious muffins. Normally they fill their muffins with a cream cheese filling that is really good. If you don't like cream cheese sometimes they have muffins that are too warm to fill yet. We got a few with cream cheese and a few without. The best flavors, I think, were cherry, blueberry and candy cane. If you are ever in Hershey you got to go to the Hershey Pantry if it is for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Whichever meal you have you won't be sorry.

Also besides the review of Hershey Pantry I never did the weeks list of events, so here it is.

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich (and Lidia’s daughter Tanya – Co-Author)

Book Signing- Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia’s Christmas Kitchen

Date & Time:

12/ 22/ 2010
Starts at - 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Book Costs $15.95

No contact information

http://blog.lidiasitaly.com/2010/10/book-signing-at-eataly-1222.php

*Please use the 24th St. entrance between 5th and 6th Ave when going to the signing

Not that many events for this week but trust me if you get a chance go to Lidia's book signing, if you haven't been to one of her's yet, you'll enjoy. She is so delightful and very personable. She also enjoys to tell stories (has great restaurants too). Anyway, that's all for today and check back to Foodie Finders NYC soon for everything about food and the people who make it in New York City and Long Island.

-Mike

Foodie Finders NYC on the road to Pittsburgh: Day 2

Hi foodies! While I return home to the food mecca I want to share my experiences  over the past two days in the strip district in Pittsburgh. There are some excellent restaurants and ethnic markets. There is some great food and I want to tell you all about my perspective of the food in Pittsburgh.

In my last post I told everyone about Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh which was spectacular. Another amazing place is Pamela's  P & G Diner. The Foodie Finders NYC crew and I went to Pamela's P & G Diner for breakfast. Here is my review.

Pamela's  P & G Diner                    60 21st St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222

One of the best breakfast restaurants in town has to be Pamela's P & G Diner. The best delicacy on the menu is the hot cakes. The hotcakes are like crepes and there is a variety of fillings. My personal favorite is the blueberry but I thought the strawberry was good as well. Besides the hotcakes there was a Tex Mex omelet which was delicious and filled with chorizo and cheese. The service was good and the food came out fast. The setting is nice and is a place to absolutely return to when in Pittsburgh.

Another great  breakfast restaurant is DeLuca's. Here is my review.

DeLuca's                                                        2015 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222

Depending on what you order this place goes from average to excellent. The pumpkin pancakes are incredible. They are full of flavor and are addicting. They have decent buttermilk pancakes but they just didn't stand out.  All of their meats, like bacon, sausage and chorizo, were really delicious. The food was very good and is definitely a place I would return too.

Besides Breakfast I have one more diner restaurant that was just okay which is the Primanti Bros. A unanimous vote between me and the Foodie Finders NYC crew decided it was mediocer. Here is my review.

 Primanti Bros.                     46 18th St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222

Sandwiches are just okay at Primanti Bros. There isn't much flavor to the sandwiches. Some of the sandwiches we got were sausage, pastrami, and cheese steak. Probably the best one was the sausage. There are fries that are on the sandwich that were pretty good though. it was like a bar-like atmosphere and the service was hurried. Primanti Bros. would not be a first choice when eating out in Pittsburgh.

Now besides restaurants, one ethnic market really stood out to me. It is Reyna Foods which is a Mexican grocery market. They had so many products that cannot be found  many other places like Mexican chorizo (not to be confused with Spanish chorizo), wide variety of Mexican chocolate, many Mexican spices, Mexican bottled drinks, homemade tortillas, and more. Reyna Foods had some really great things and I wish a store like Reyna Foods was more local and closer to New York.

And that is all the food experiences jammed into a two day weekend in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (which also includes Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh from the last post). Pittsburgh has a lot of good food and I hope if any of you foodies are going to Pittsburgh that you'll find this useful. Please feel free to leave comments and check back for some foodie events in New York City and Long Island.

-Mike

Foodie Finders NYC on the road to Pittsburgh: Review of Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh

Hi again foodies! Yesterday, the Foodie Finders NYC crew and I have been on the road heading up to Pittsburgh for a short food trip. I am really excited for Foodie Finders NYC's first out of New York food field trip. We got in fairly late, just a little bit before our reservations at Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh. Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh is owned by Lidia Bastianich. Lidia is one of the best in the food industry and her restaurants are always delicious and after tonight that theory stays. Here is my review on Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh.

Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh                   1400 Smallman St., Pitttsburgh, PA, 15222

Beautiful. In every category, Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh is absolutely beautiful. The decor and layout is very modern and beautiful. The service is very good. And most important of all the food is beautiful. Everything is delicious. The bread that they serve is still warm when it hits the table and comes with two scrumptious bean spreads. One was with olives and the other was with basil. For the main course they had a pasta trio (just like Becco, also owned by Lidia Bastianich) which was very good. Another pasta dish on the menu but not a part of the pasta trio which is delicious is the gnocchi with a duck ragu. One more scrumptious dish is pan seared calamari. it had a lot of flavor and was very good. For dessert everything was so good. The donuts with nutella cream are the best donuts I have ever eaten. The chocolate torta is good with a very interesting texture and flavor. The pear crustada was also very good. When you are in town Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh is the place to go.

So that is my first day in Pittsburgh. Check back tomorrow to see my reviews of all the food I ate in my second day of Pittsburgh. I hope when you foodies are in Pittsburgh you get to eat at Lidia's Italy Pittsburgh, it really is an unforgettable meal.

New Events from January to March 2011

Welcome back foodies! Finally the new events are here for the January, February and March calendar. As always when I have more events I will be adding it to Foodie Finders NYC calendar in future posts. A lot of these events take place at Eataly's La Scuola. As you may remember from previous blogs, La Scuola is run by Lidia Bastianich. I hope you enjoy them all.

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet the executive chef at Manzo, Michael Toscano

Michael will prepare:

Carne Cruda al Coltello with Raw Mushrooms & Truffle Bruschetta, Agnolotti del Plin with Brown Butter & Parmigiano, Veal Smoked in Hay with Gigante Beans & Speck

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

1/ 17/ 2011
Starts at – 6:30 – 8:00 P.M

Demo Price: $110

Contact: 212-229-2560

*Sorry, this event is currently full.  To join the waitlist please email LaScuola@eataly.com. 

For more information visit:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=918659

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet the executive chef at Del Posto, Mark Ladner

Mark will prepare a seasonal antipasto, primo and secondo

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

1/ 19/ 2011
Starts at – 6:30 – 8:00 P.M

Demo Price: $125

Contact: 212-229-2560

*Sorry, this event is currently full.  To join the waitlist please email LaScuola@eataly.com. 

For more information visit: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=919019

Long Island, NY – Manhasset   (Sur La Table - 1468 Northern Boulevard)

CHILDREN cooking class and signing - What's New Cupcake? - Valentine Edition

Class format:

Hands-On 

Price:

$80.00 

Date:

2/ 5/2011

Time:

1:00 PM 

Restrictions:

Must be Ages 8 -15 (Drop off)

To sign up click here:

http://cookingclasses.surlatable.com/browse/classDetailPage1.jsp?classId=756098

Instructor: Karen Tack 

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet the executive chef at Esca, David Pasternack

David’s dishes that he is preparing have not been specified but they will be a few recipes his book, The Young Man and the Sea: Recipes and Crispy Fish Tales from Esca.

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

2/ 10/ 2011
Starts at – 6:30 – 8:00 P.M

Demo Price: $175

Contact: 212-229-2560

 To sign up click here:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=921431

Long Island, NY – Manhasset    (Sur La Table - 1468 Northern Boulevard)

Cooking class and signing - What's New Cupcake? - Valentine Edition

Class format:

Hands-On 

Price:

$80.00 

Date:

2/ 11/2011 

Time:

1:00 PM 

Restrictions:

Must be Ages 16 or Older

To sign up click here:

http://cookingclasses.surlatable.com/browse/classDetailPage1.jsp?classId=756098

Instructor: Karen Tack 

 New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich

Lidia will prepare

Raw and Cooked Salad, Shepherd's Rigatoni
Seared Lamb Chops "Scotta Ditto", Swisschard and Potatoes

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

2/ 18/ 2011
Starts at – 2:30 – 4:00 P.M

Demo Price: $275

Contact: 212-229-2560

*Sorry, this event is currently full.  To join the waitlist please email LaScuola@eataly.com. 

For more information visit:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=919071

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich

Lidia will prepare

Raw and Cooked Salad, Shepherd's Rigatoni
Seared Lamb Chops "Scotta Ditto", Swisschard and Potatoes

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

2/ 18/ 2011
Starts at – 6:00 – 7:30 P.M

Demo Price: $275

Contact: 212-229-2560

*Sorry, this event is currently full.  To join the waitlist please email LaScuola@eataly.com. 

For more information visit:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=919084 

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet the executive chef at Manzo, Brooks Headley

Brooks will prepare:

Three signature desserts.

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

2/ 23/ 2011
Starts at – 6:30 – 8:00 P.M

Demo Price: $125

Contact: 212-229-2560

 To sign up click here:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=919022

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet the executive chef at Manzo, Michael Toscano

Michael will prepare:

Carne Cruda al Coltello with Raw Mushrooms & Truffle Bruschetta, Agnolotti del Plin with Brown Butter & Parmigiano, Veal Smoked in Hay with Gigante Beans & Speck

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

2/ 28/ 2011
Starts at – 6:30 – 8:00 P.M

Demo Price: $110

Contact: 212-229-2560

To sign up click here: http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=918666

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich

Lidia will prepare

Spaghetti Pesto Anna, Steamed Swordfish Bagnara, Zucchini with anchovies and capers, Pinoli Cookies

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

3/ 23/ 2011
Starts at – 2:30 – 4:00 P.M

Demo Price: $275

Contact: 212-229-2560

*Sorry, this event is currently full.  To join the waitlist please email LaScuola@eataly.com. 

For more information visit:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=919085

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Watch and meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich

Lidia will prepare

Spaghetti Pesto Anna, Steamed Swordfish Bagnara, Zucchini with anchovies and capers, Pinoli Cookies

Cooking Demo

Date & Time:

3/ 23/ 2011
Starts at – 6:00 – 7:30 P.M

Demo Price: $275

Contact: 212-229-2560

*Sorry, this event is currently full.  To join the waitlist please email LaScuola@eataly.com. 

For more information visit:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=919086


Those are all the events but they will always be updated so check back to Foodie Finders NYC for more events and some other exciting things. Always feel free to leave a comment as well.

-Mike 

Late Notice Lidia Batianich Book Signing

Hi foodies and welcome back to Foodie Finders NYC! I have a lot of events I can't wait to post with all of you but that will probably be next post since today I just wanted to add one more event (Lidia Bastianich Book Signing at Eataly)  that is coming up fairly soon. Here it is.

New York, NY – Flatiron           (Eataly – 200 5^th Ave.)

Meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich (and Lidia’s daughter Tanya – Co-Author)

Book Signing- Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia’s Christmas Kitchen

Date & Time:

12/ 22/ 2010
Starts at - 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Book Costs $15.95

No contact information

http://blog.lidiasitaly.com/2010/10/book-signing-at-eataly-1222.php

*Please use the 24th St. entrance between 5th and 6th Ave when going to the signing

So that is the only thing for today but just to let all you foodies know there is a new survey on the right side column which some of you may have already noticed. It goes back to some blogs ago when I said that I think French Macarons will be the next dessert trend after the cupcakes. But I want to know what you guys think and I bet you guys want to see what other foodies think. The survey will close on January 6th, 2011 at 11:59 P.M. After this survey closes another one will go up. Go put in your vote soon and check back to see what everyone else thinks. Also a whole bunch of events will be added to the calendar and to the blog very soon so check back to Foodie Finders NYC to get these dates. 

-Mike

List of Events for the Week of 12/13

Hello foodies! As we kick off a new week, new events follow. We have some exciting events this week but after this week the calendar is blank. Don't worry of course because I will post a bunch of events from now to march that will as always be updated on Foodie Finders NYC constantly. They should be posted by the end of this week. Anyway here are this weeks events.

New York, NY – Columbus Circle   (Borders – 10 Columbus Circle)

Meet cookbook author and Food Network host, Ina Garten
Book Signing- barefoot contessa: how easy is that?

Date & Time:

12/ 13/ 2010
Starts at - 12:00 p.m.

Book Costs $35.00

http://www.borders.com/online/store/EventView?city=&state=&zipCode=&within=&all_stores=&selectedStoreId=12278&eventId=333356&

Long Island, NY – Huntington            (Book Revue - 313 New York Avenue)

Meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich

Book Signing- Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia’s Christmas Kitchen

Date & Time:

12/ 16/ 2010
Starts at - 7:00 p.m.

Book Cost is Unknown

Contact:

631-271-1442

http://www.bookrevue.com/LidiaBastianich.html

 

Hope all you foodies take advantage of these dates. Check back soon to Foodie Finders NYC for future events and everything about food.

-Mike

NYC Restaurant Review - Nougatine

Hey foodies! Today is another restaurant review day On Foodie Finders NYC. The restaurant I am reviewing today is Nougatine owned by World renowned chef and restaurant owner, Jean-Georges Vongeritchen. The  pastry chef is Johnny Iuzzini from Top Chef: Just Desserts.

Nougatine                                           1 Central Park West, New York, NY, 10023

Morning, noon or night this place has the best food for quality, appearance and taste. Nougatine, owned by Jean-Georges Vongeritchen, has incredible food. For brunch the french toast is the best french toast you will ever eat. It so moist and full of flavor. For dinner everything is great and dessert is spectacular. The service is good and the decor is subtule but very nice. Nougatine has great food with a lot of attention and detail to all of its food, what else is there to ask for.

Nougatine is definitely a restaurant to stop of at especially with such a great chef, Jean-Georges Vongeritchen and a a great pastry chef, Johnny Iuzzini. Please leave a comment if you have been to Nougatine and you want to put in your review or you can always leave a comment about anything in general. Check back soon to Foodie Finders NYC for more updates and more restaurant reviews.

-Mike

John Barricelli Book Signing Was Great

Welcome back to Foodie Finders NYC! I just went to John Barricelli's book signing at the Book Revue. John was really spectacular and interesting. He is the owner of Sono Bakery in Connecticut. He also works with Martha Stewart and is the host of Martha Stewart's Everyday Baking from Everyday Food. John was very personable and told everyone his next book which is expected to be out in store's by Mother's Day of 2012! I am really excited, espeically since his first book is awesome. The food is so good in the cookbook, and if you are wondering why I know that it is because he was kind enough to bring a bunch of different pastries to the signing. His macaroons were the best macaroons I ever had. I also like his tart that had the best crust. The place was a very intimate setting and John walked around and mingled before it started with complimentary Persecco that he brought as well as the pastries. He talked and told us stories and than the book signing followed. I will definitely put John on the calendar next time he is in town because he is one you can't miss (and if you are in South Norwalk, Connecticut go to his bakery called Sono Baking Company).

 

 By the way, the calendar is back up and working right. Check back soon for some more updates on food events and more on Foodie Finders NYC.

-Mike

List of Events for the Week of 12/6 (and a restaurant review of Becco)

Hi foodies! I hope that all of you get to go to Eataly and I hope you enjoyed the 5 - day tour of Eataly. Also I know there is something wrong with the calendar and I am trying to fix it. In other news here is this weeks list of events.

Queens, NY – Bayside            (Barnes & Nobles - Bay Terrace S.C., 23-80 Bell Blvd)

Meet NYC restaurant owner and PBS host, Lidia Bastianich

Book Signing- Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia’s Christmas Kitchen

Date & Time:

12/ 6/ 2010
Starts at - 7:00 p.m.

Book Costs $15.95

Contact:

718-224-1083

http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/68869

New York, NY – Upper East Side           (Crate & Barrel –650 Madison Ave.) 

Meet cookbook author and Food Network host, Ina Garten
Book Signing- barefoot contesssa: how easy is that?

Date & Time:

12/ 6/ 2010
Starts at - 7:00 p.m.

Book Costs $35.00

Contact:

212-308-0011

http://www.barefootcontessa.com/book_tour.shtml

New York, NY – Columbus Circle              (William Sonoma – 10 Columbus Circle)

Meet New York Times food writer and best-selling cookbook author, Mark Bittman

Book Signing- The Food Matters Cook Book: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living.

Date & Time:

12/ 8/ 2010
Starts at - 6:00 p.m.

(No information about William Sonoma’s cost on the book)

                     Contact:

         (212) 823-9750 

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/tip/mark-bittman-book-signing.html

Long Island, NY – Huntington            (Book Revue - 313 New York Avenue)

Meet the host of Martha Stewart’s Everyday Baking from Everyday Food, John Barricelli

Book Signing- The SoNo Baking Company Cookbook: The Best Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Occasion

Date & Time:

12/ 8/ 2010
Starts at - 7:00 p.m.

Book Costs is Unknown

Contact:

631-271-1442

http://www.bookrevue.com/JohnBarricelli.html\

Now that is this weeks events but now I want to review the restaurant Becco in Manhattan. Becco is owned by Lidia Bastianich and Joe Bastianich (both part owners of Eataly and great restaurateurs). The restaurant is on 355 West 46th Street. So here is the review.

     Becco                                                    355 West 46th Street, New York, NY, 10036

     

Imagine yourself in an ideal Italian home with ideal Italian food. Well now picture that place in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, on Restaurant Row. If you are imagining this place right it is Becco one of the best Italian restaurants ever. At Becco right from the start they have the best bread with this white bean dip sitting in a little bit of olive oil that is delicious. Their Caesar salad is a must have and then when you get to the Entree's there is so much great food to choose from. One really good dish is the Sinfonia Di Pasta which is an unlimited serving of three different pasta's changed every evening. Just when it is time for dessert and you are ready to explode from all this food, the dishes hit the table and suddenly you don't care if you explode. The zabaglione is really good and the pannacotta is good too. On top of it all the service is impeccable. The only problem about Becco is that it is hard to walk out and leave all the great food.

So that is Foodie Finders NYC's review of Becco and trust me all of you got to get there. Also they have a fantastic general manager, Jim Brigman. Anyway I am still trying to fix that calendar glitch. As always feel free to leave a comment and always check back for more updates about eveything food in the food meca, New York City and Long Island.

-Mike