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In New York, Italian food is everywhere — and that’s part of the problem. From handmade pasta shops to influencer-fueled trattorias, the city offers more Italian options per block than almost anywhere outside Italy. However, abundance doesn’t always equal clarity. For diners, even the educated ones, it can be hard to distinguish between what’s traditional and what’s opportunistic, what’s rooted in heritage and what’s chasing a trend…
For more than a century, New York has been the canvas for Italian culinary dreams. From the red-sauce trattorias of Mulberry Street to the modern pasta bars of the West Village, generations of immigrants have arrived with little more than recipes and ambition — determined to serve the flavors of home while adapting to the rhythms of a new world. But in a city where Italian food is everywhere, authenticity is often more promised than practiced…
Francesco Realmuto wanted his new restaurant to evoke the town in western Sicily, near Palermo, of his childhood. He is guiding his executive chef, Romulo Barrientos, in preparing fritto misto, fusilli alla Trapanese with Sicilian tomato pesto, classic spaghetti con le sarde with wild fennel and raisins, and skirt steak with Sicilian tomato sauces. There are a few thin-crust pizzas, not what are usually considered Sicilian, but topped with mortadella and pistachios…
The West Village is about to get a taste of Sicily with the highly anticipated opening of Ficuzza, the latest venture from Francesco Realmuto, the mastermind behind L’Arte del Gelato and Filaga Pizzeria. Inspired by the picturesque Sicilian village of the same name, the restaurant channels the rustic charm of the Bosco della Ficuzza forest and the grandeur of the Royal Palace of Ficuzza— with a focus on pasta and pizza….
The Realmuto Hospitality Group — behind places like L’Arte del Gelato — opened a new Italian restaurant, Ficuzza, on Wednesday, February 26. The Sicilian restaurant takes its cues from its namesake village in Italy, with dishes like spaghetti with sardines, thin-crust pizzas, and skirt steak with Sicilian tomato sauce, from executive chef Romulo Barrientos. 121 Seventh Avenue South, near West 10th Street…
The restaurant’s name was inspired by the stunning village of Ficuzza in Palermo, Italy, and thus, its menu is a celebration of both the cooking, flavors, spirits, and natural beauty of the southern Italian region…