Can You Find Authentic Italian Food at Eataly in NYC?

[@fungi-gal888]

I will never forget a wood fired pizza that I had in Sicily nearly 40 years ago. It was made with an ancient wheat grain. Till this day, I remember the perfect perfumed thin but chewy crust, with ingredients so fresh and vibrant. The cooked prosciutto, mushrooms, olives, basil and mozzarella di buffala were all top quality. NOTHING will ever beat this pizza, NOTHING.

[@KatieJoMikell]

Chicago here to say wood fired Pizzas are the best!!

[@KatieJoMikell]

Would you guys get to Chicago and try our Italian food?! We got the best food and the nicest people and a beautiful city. I know you hear the dangers here but you’re talking about the south side mostly the rest of Illinois you’re pretty safe. It’s just like any other town.

[@h8GW]

@KatieJoMikell I'm very much willing to eat and enjoy Chicago deep-dish, as long as you stop calling it "pizza".

[@KatieJoMikell]

@@h8GW I don’t care what you eat. And Chicago deep dish pizza is Chicago deep dish pizza pizza pizza pizza pizza pizza. CAPICH!

[@pillsorpoison7517]

It’s the cream they use in Italy and the way they treat their cows. The gelato in Italy is so mouthwatering and doesn’t mess with your stomach. I fell in love

[@ApriliaRacer14]

Gelato is best in Ireland. Try Gino’s. It’s next level!!!

[@brockreynolds870]

Ice Cream in the United States is fine if it's homemade... in the last 30 years, American companies have gone to putting vegetable gums in ice cream, and that is what messes them up.

[@giovannimoriggi5833]

@@ApriliaRacer14 Gino: a typical Irish name.

[@TheWorldisaLIE2]

perhaps it's raw dairy and not pasteurized ?

[@rosspalumbo]

@@TheWorldisaLIE2 American dairy is industrialized and built for scale/speed, not quality. The milk in Europe is exponentially better and it's very noticeable.

[@ByzCathCuban]

My wife and I went to Eataly in Chicago over the weekend because of you guys. I have been interested and making pizza Napoletana for around 5 years and Eataly had the best pizza I have ever had in my life. My wife had ravioli with prosciutto and black truffle butter that was amazing. We also had their chocolate cake since it was my wife's birthday and it was also amazing! Thank you guys for the recommendation!

[@okie-kan9240]

I understand what Alessio is saying, the slower you eat, the more you enjoy it, makes sense. I love how you call each other Amore, that says a lot about your relationship.

[@Lucy-bv2wq]

This was totally fun. thanks for taking us on this mini tour and sampling Eataly food for us.

[@ThePasinis]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed this little vlog! :)

[@francescopennisi2741]

I will say as an Italian-American born and raised in NY, Our culture has been pretty well persevered here. I'd recommend looking at some of the counties outside the city though. Westchester, Rockland, Putnam. You'll get more for your buck.

[@cannypride8191]

When you say Italian-American, do you mean your family moved to America generations ago or more recently? I always get confused by this

[@francescopennisi2741]

@@cannypride8191 my grandparents moved here in the late 60's early 70's then my parents were born here and then me lol

[@cannypride8191]

@@francescopennisi2741 Oh, I initially thought it Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans and etc. were like emigrated on the 1800s XD Thought it is nice to see unique American subcultures and preserving one's roots~

[@francescopennisi2741]

@@cannypride8191 haha I can see why you thought that. From what I understand someone whose Italian-American, Irish-American, etc is just someone whose family immigrated here at some point. Not sure after how many generations it would end. Things like this are tricky,lol but we are all Americans at the end of the day!

[@LeMagnifiqueDoubleAgent-cj4zo]

I split my time between Roma and Brooklyn. The Italian food in the US is generally quite different, but more recently with places like Eataly, you can find authentic Italian products.

[@JackBarrett7]

I know a second generation Italian-American whose argued with native born Italians over his Italian food at his ristorante in NYC. lol

[@ThePasinis]

haha curious what restaurant so we can go try it!

[@JackBarrett7]

@@ThePasinis Sorry, I should have said "I knew", but the mans long dead (his name was Stefano Granacci) and the place long closed, but it was named Lisabetta's.

[@marymotherofgod4861]

Awww he passed so sad so young 😢🙏

[@JackBarrett7]

@@marymotherofgod4861 What do you mean?

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

So? A lot of Italians know very little about food in other parts of Italy.

[@kurtvanderweg9147]

Compared to other things I've watched on KZbin, your videos are 10/10.

[@spanishdncr71]

The best gelato I’ve had in the states was in AZ. This old Italian couple make the gelato themselves and it was delicious.

[@AN-jw2oe]

What is the name of it, please? Thank you!!

[@meghancepeda]

My favorite couple on social media. You guys are never a bore.❤ cheers to the rest of your lives! So thankful to have some ACTUAL interesting & genuine content

[@chopstix3]

Loving this channel even more - the authentic reactions are great. Please do more!

[@onevoice13]

My father (rest his soul) was a second generation , Sicilian Italian raised in Whitestone NY. He would travel to NY every three years or so and bring home an entire wheel of Locatelli Pecorino cheese, and all other kinds of authentic treats and foods. He loved his heritage and cooked all of time and passed the traditions on to my brother sister and I. The love of the food is real. I am a for real pizza snob. Thank you for sharing your adventure.❤️ Mangia!

[@alexaad1712]

You guys should try out Dominique Ansel’s bakery and Levain cookies while you are there. Not Italian, but maybe Alessio can get in touch with his French roots there 😊

[@greenmachine5600]

Lmao

[@DomoniqueMusiclover]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@nenaj1]

😂

[@pampalladino]

My husband and I are Italian Americans. We are planning our 25th anniversary trip to Italy. It’s been a life long dream of mine to go. We would love to tour Italy with you two! We want to skip the tourism and travel the country and experience the culture.

[@giovannimoriggi5833]

You will get the experience. But, to avoid the tourist thing, you have to take one month to spend in a countryside. You can anyways visit some famous or urban place, but avoiding touristic it’s very difficult. Don’t worry, the best thing you can do is to take your time and try to discover. So helpful is getting some historical matters, to improve the understanding and getting curious about things that are spread everywhere. Try to talk with locals or even better to get suggestions by somebody who live or lived here. I wish you to have yes moneys but time for the most.

[@giovannimoriggi5833]

@Rock OK, Xi Jinping

[@OperaticEngineer]

Naples pizza is UNREAL! I ate at the restaurant that claims to have invented the margarita pizza and it was amazing. We also had a salad with fresh homemade ricotta 🤤 We also went to the most highly rated (at the time) it was amazing too. Highly recommend visiting Naples.

[@arfriedman4577]

My sister and her husband said nyc pizza is better than italy.

[@jennifermcgoldrick6323]

@@arfriedman4577nyc pizza and Italian style pizza - which is very popular and available at highly authentic quality in many places around nyc for decades - are two different things. So it’s a matter of preference ❤

[@marcusyoung5440]

I’m going to Naples for the first time in March. How many days do you recommend to fully take in the food? I’ve heard it’s so good. But I’ve also heard it’s chaotic.

[@mafaldarusso6441]

​@@arfriedman4577 ahahahahaha.... No

[@walter_the_danger]

@@arfriedman4577 Considering they only tried Neapolitan pizza in italy they probably have no clue what they're talking about.

[@RoseEastyy1]

I went to Naples a few years ago and l travel every summer to Italy and l think what makes their dishes so gorgeous is the ingredients . In naples its the soil in which the tomatoes are grown in that makes the sauce so nice and if you ever go taste their lemoncello is so sweet just be careful l had to many haha

[@lisatompkins9588]

yes! I completely agree with you about the soil I never tasted a tomato, so good I was in Italy last summer

[@Americaninparis2012]

While I've never been to Naples, I can verify that pizza isn't great in all of Italy. In Florence, the pizza was god-awful. and in Rome it was pretty good but there are definitely better pizza in many US restaurants.

[@TheJhtlag]

Volcanic soil

[@walter_the_danger]

​@@Americaninparis2012I can verify that there is excellent pizza in Rome, you just went to a mediocre restaurant, simple as that

[@Americaninparis2012]

@@walter_the_danger I mentioned the pizza if Rome was pretty good. I only ate pizza once because I wanted to try different pasta restaurants. It was in Florence the pizza was awful. I'm going to Venice next month. Any must eat restaurants you'd recommend? (not pizza).

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

"Hard to beat Sicily" I mean considering Sicily has almighty Etna willing to unleash its wrath anytime for those who have the guts to challenge it while New York doesn't even have a volcano...that part is definitely true. The NY Italian community is basically taking Sicily using a giant crane and dropping it in NY Harbor If you're willing to take a NJ Transit train from NY Penn Station to Trenton, NJ, Trenton has their own style of pizza called the Trenton tomato pie. Trenton tomato pies are considered pizza than a tomato pie because unlike a thick tomato pie, they are very thin.

[@sicilianbeauty13]

You guys should definitely go to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. The bread from Madonia Brothers Bakery is so good. And if you want to try another gelato place come on over to Whitestone, Queens and visit a place called Chillato. I haven’t had genuine gelato from Italy since 2009, but it’s pretty good. I can’t wait to see more of NYC through your eyes.

[@SuperYankeechick]

They have been there

[@7catsmom959]

Arthur Ave is the best!

[@minor1822]

Addeo and Sons>Madonia

[@EndoftheTownProductions]

For Italians, Italian cuisine is primarily how their mothers make the food based on regional traditions. It is difficult just to say "Italian cuisine" -- it is more accurate for an Italian to state that this food that I am eating in New York is not like how my mother cooks based on our town/region and the local products. An Italian from Veneto has a different palate than a small town in Campania.

[@desmondyap5391]

Thanks for the in depth review of eatalian food. This comes to show that nyc has the commitment to preserve the authenticity of their roots

[@immitable]

I live in Vienna Austria and we have authentic Gelato places run by Italians that open all over the city in the early spring and close at the end of season. Everybody here loves Gelato and woudn't accept anything less. Great vid guys thx 😘

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

If you're still in the area (or next time), take the PATH train over to New Jersey, get off at Journal Square, then take the 84 or 87 bus to Palisade Ave and Griffith Street for Bread & Salt. A pizzeria from Pittsburgh that has since moved to Jersey City and the pizza there is some of the best I've ever had (very tomatoey which I like). Plus the park next door, Riverview Fisk, has a pretty great view of the city.

[@anthonyabbruzzese5030]

What’s funny though, is that many people, even New Yorkers, don’t appreciate authentic Neapolitan pizza. They think it’s not crispy enough and don’t like the somewhat soupy floppy center, but that’s the style

[@CharlieWaffelsTennis]

When i was in Eataly in Milano I had Paccheri with speck, giallozafferano, cream, pepe, covered in parmigiano with shavings of percorino to the side of pasta. Might have been the best pasta I have ever eaten.🤤🇮🇹Forza Milan!👹

[@ThePasinis]

I love it! I need to tray at Milan after Inter 😎😉

[@kennethstevenson4817]

For the second pasta dish, the use of eggs is a big difference. Free raged chicken eggs taste difference than most store bought factory farmed eggs. In Italy the eggs will be bought from a cleaner source and therefore taste better. You can buy imported cheese not eggs. The dish in the states the taste is night and day.

[@61hink]

I live in CT and 90% of the eggs I eat are purchased from local farmers who allow their chickens to roam and forage freely. Yes they taste much better! The yolks are rich and thick. But good eggs are not confined to Italy - that's a ridiculous idea.

[@101gazette101]

These longer videos are really nice c: very enjoyable and I now want some food...

[@johannaliceaga5936]

I love her smile it’s so warm and beautiful

[@valerieh8882]

I just enjoy you two. I looked forward to every video. ❤

[@samchannel8199]

Great that you enjoined and left comments. lovely!!!

[@laurielarsen7251]

High quality, fresh ingredients, simplicity is delicious!!!

[@PrincessJazmina]

@ThePasinis I have been going down a rabbit hole this morning. I’ve been watching all of your older videos one after one. One thing I’ve noticed is while you’ll are in Italy I’ve never noticed that you have eaten crema pasticcera on crepes. Out of all the places I’ve tried it in Italy my upmost favorite is a small little stand that sells the upmost best melon gelato. I fell in love with Bologna and their people right there. I asked the worker what is that sauce she put on the crepe order before me. While I had only ordered a melon gelato she made me a crepe and gave it to me to try! Everywhere we went in Bologna the people were the upmost sweetest to us. I have been searching for an authentic crema pasticcera recipe. Not a heavy custard but more like a cream.

[@7catsmom959]

I assume everyone knows Eataly is an Italian company. Founded by Oscar Farinetti, the first one opened in 2007 in the wonderful city of Torono.

[@DrKathleenCasey]

Torino

[@7catsmom959]

It was a typo. Scusi, I usually proofread. Torino is one of favorite cities.

[@glzgowlass]

I didn’t know that and I’ve never eaten in an eatily, but even if it was founded by Italians, even the best cooks are limited to what is readily available. I had the privilege of living in Italy for 2-3 years a long time ago and the food was phenomenal. It can come close in 🇺🇸 but can’t be replicated properly. The dirt, weather and water are different. Even the best Italian in 🇺🇸 or anywhere else just can’t compare to Italian food in Italy itself. ❤ Although this place at least for pizza, proves me wrong. I have eaten pizza in Naples, but I lived in Sicily and that, for me was the best

[@dynan-spired6377]

Chew chew chew... NOT. lol. ❤❤❤ Mrs. Pasini does not chew. 😱

[@bethb5915]

Right?? Eesh...

[@janeferguson5145]

Don’t know how she hasn’t choked to death. So dangerous!

[@eekwon]

As a Brooklynite, I would love to see you try my favorite restaurant in the city, al di la Trattoria in Park Slope, Brooklyn. They focus on Venetian/Northern Italian cooking.

[@jennifermcgoldrick6323]

One of my favorite restaurants for 15 years or so :)

[@michelea256]

I’m absolutely loving the videos you’re sharing on your taste trip through NYC! Can’t wait to try so many of your finds next time I can travel to NY! My favorite Cacio e Pepe was from Al Mangiar Bene in Perugia. 🥰

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Ah yes, the moment you walk onto the street, you hear a siren...Classic NYC (love that even Alessio loves the sounds of the city). When it comes to Italian cuisine, not just NYC but the NY metro in general has solid Italian cuisine like Suffolk, Westchester, Bergen, and Hudson Counties. Moving to the metro is your calling

[@greenmachine5600]

Checkout the pizza game in Brooklyn though, some very good Napolitan pizza

[@TheMrsMenes]

The way you call each other "Amore" is just the sweetest thing!!

[@Oanhhhhhh]

Is it just me, or am I totally amazed by how few times she chews before she swallows her food? 🤣

[@bethb5915]

Yes, it freaked me out! 😳 I even checked to see if they edited out her chewing, but she really only chews ~3 times before swallowing, even the pizza! So bad for you since digestion starts with enzymes in saliva when we chew. Lovely couple and great content tho. 🙏🏼

[@janeferguson5145]

I know! Hope Alessio knows the Heimlich.

[@Kimahgri11]

After i saw the 3rd bite i came down to try to find this exact comment to make sure i wasnt going crazy haha

[@tracieyannibelli9896]

I thought the same thing!!!!

[@terri200]

Ahh!! How I miss the food from NY!! You can get true authentic dishes from anywhere. You just have to make sure where you go!!

[@danielcanales5392]

My family and I are flying to Italy next week, and we are super excited to try authentic cecio y pepe to know the taste we should be shooting for. We love your videos!

[@ThePasinis]

cacio e pepe ONLY at Rome!!!!tray go Ristorante Pizzeria Da Michele address "via Merulana, 236|237|238 " tray carbonare too ciaooooo Daniel

[@micheleduritto]

Cacio e Pepe is one of the most difficult dish to make...so it is going to be really hard to find a good one outside of Roma...regardless, that is a good rule of thumb, eat what it is most traditional from the region/city you are visiting, even better if it is something seasonal (so with ingredients that are fresh and not with things that cannot grow in autumn for example)...don't worry, even with those restrictions i gave you....every city, let alone every regions in Italy has so many dishes that you are not going to be limited, trust me. So tell us where you are going and i will tell you what is best to eat if you want me to.

[@katush80]

Lucky ❤ enjoy

[@joehowarth8093]

Cacio e Pepe is actually very easy to make….cheese and pepper…of course pasta and the pasta water to make the creamy sauce.

[@gabrielesantucci6189]

Cacio e pepe!!! Not y pepe, we are not spanish !!! 🤦😂😂😂

[@TheWiseRaven]

Me and my husband went to Rome and Naples for our honeymoon 5 years ago, I can honestly say, Naples has the best margarita pizza ever! The local restaurant we went to were nice enough to show us the buffalo's they raise for their mozzarella, the tomato plants and basil plants all on their property. Coming back to the UK, no pizza can ever compete with what we had in Naples. I also agree that Rome does the best cacio e pepe pasta too!! 😋

[@heythave]

Did you remember the name of the restaurant or what street it was on?

[@whitelion1111]

Good choice for your honeymoon, my parents did the Amalfi Coast and Greece and some other parts of Europe for their honeymoon in 1969. As for me at age 52, will never be a reality, was not in the books

[@jameslocopo4742]

One thing that Eataly has that is close to impossible to find in the US, is cornetti…and in general, I think that one of the issues with the consistency of gelato in the US is that the freezer is too cold making it harder than in Italy

[@angeliricafort2478]

I always look forward to your food reviews! I appreciate your honesty.

[@corinnec.1918]

Welcome to NYC. I see you are at the Flatiron location. I wonder how that compares to Eataly in FiDi where I dine. I’ve never tried Flatiron’s cannoli but Little Italy has the Cannoli King. Have you tried it their cannolis? Plus, visit Arthur Ave’s Little Italy in the Bronx. It’s just a couple blocks long and the restaurants only take cash. However that area has the older Italian generation and you might find closer to the real food for less $$ bc it’s NOT Manhattan.

[@willowgraphics]

You all need to come to Oklahoma and try a place called the Saucee Sicilian. They are amazing. They started out as a food truck with a full pizza oven built-in and they would go all over the state and they still do but they finally got a brick and mortar restaurant recently and it is 100% the best pizza I’ve ever had and literally the only Pizza I can tolerate.

[@kristinabrunetto6446]

I am Italian and there is just no comparison between Italy and the western world. It all comes down to the ingredients that are used to make the dish. Food in Italy is just superior

[@logografia]

I agree with you. I'm not Italian but I spend time in Italy through work, especially in the North. The quality of the produce is first class and when it's prepared by skilled cooks, it's simply delicious. This "authentic search" outside Italy is entertaining but also quite pointless.

[@landendelormier7954]

bro a tomato is a tomato. not even native to italy. just buy organic produce and its just as good. maybe parmesan and olive oil can be better

[@dcbstop]

@@landendelormier7954mi dispiace ma non è proprio così , i pomodori mediterranei, favoriti dal clima e dalla terra ottimale sono migliori di quelli cresciuti in altre zone

[@annawilliams5533]

And Greek foods

[@jaengen]

@@dcbstop Actually you can get even better tomatoes than Italian. Those grown in Japan and Indonesia are even better.

[@marianaromo7642]

I love y’all so much 🥹💛 your videos make us sooo happy! 🍕

[@alfredoamolina2807]

Guys!!! Anita Gelato the best gelato in USA, and for sure can beat tons of gelatos from 🇮🇹, if you are still in NY: try hazelnut, pistachio, chocolate almond or coffee

[@dmiller5765]

Thanks for sharing your visit to Eataly. My bar for gelato is high (lol) only because I first tasted it in Winnipeg from a family owned gelateria in Little Italy. Mr Nucci was a master & he had seasonal flavors. When it became fashionable more gelaterias popped up but none of them compared to Nucci's.

[@smallfarmsbigimpact5156]

This was so fun to watch! I used to work as a chef at the Eataly in Chicago and went to Italy for the first time this summer. I was surprised by how close the food tasted to what I was used to eating at Eataly. There are multiple Eataly locations across the US so hopefully you can find one closer to your home :)

[@matteoferrandino3348]

and the prices? :) i eat for a month here with those prices

[@JSN723]

Just curious, what other cultures cuisines does your husband really like when not eating Italian food?

[@greenmachine5600]

Good question

[@Izsmelfie]

French, lol. 😉🇫🇷

[@JSN723]

@@Izsmelfie lawl. Makes sense though, adjacent country and some similarities.

[@jamiekrtkmp]

He doesn’t love anything more than he loves bitching

[@fromny2ponce]

I agree the flavor and experience is with the cook. I hate that I find great food and go to eat at the same place different day and the food that I loved so much just doesn’t taste the same. Then I am told that it’s a different chef. I need that other chef’s schedule so I can repeat that great experience.

[@genxx2724]

My family just had that happen - with hummus of all things - at a very expensive hotel. The first time it was so heavenly, studded with a generous amount of olives and surrounded by grilled vegetables, that we went back a day or two later to have it again. The second time there were no olives, and the hummus was on top of the grilled vegetables, so it was quite a mess and not enjoyable an all. So disappointing.

[@KR13GER_N4TION]

Did he ever try the New York Style Pizza? Would like to see him try it.

[@ThePasinis]

It's on our to-do while we're here in NY!

[@greenmachine5600]

@@ThePasinis maybe try out pizza in New Haven, CT as well. Make sure to try out the pizza in Brooklyn though

[@habiebiee1]

if Alessio likes it,you know it's going to be nice! I am going to Japan in a few months time and I will put Eataly in my restaurant list. (Closest Eataly is Tokyo for me)

[@italiansuperpc]

In Tokyo try Napoli sta ca.

[@habiebiee1]

@@italiansuperpc thank you,will do👍👍

[@greenmachine5600]

Japan has some amazing Neapolitan pizza places. Super authentic in Tokyo

[@jacksonkim9529]

I work there and I've been to Italy, the food is definitely playing in the same league as the food in Italy, but it's not at the top of the list. Which is to say that the food is authentic and very good, particularly for the US, but it's not top tier in Italy; however, if you've been to Italy it will be good enough and if you haven't it will be near the top of the list of Italian food you have eaten.

[@allieren]

I am on my second stint living in Boston for a work assignment and I felt like Alessio when I tried the pizza here. Neapolitan pizza is best I’ve ever had. I became very disappointed in pizza when I went back home to Michigan 😂 I’d also never had a simple spaghetti al pomodoro before and it blew my mind I’ve been enjoying trying my neighborhood Italian-American restaurants and just found that the place down the street has cacio e pepe, which I’ve never had before. We also have an Eataly, so I’ll have to add all of it to the list of things I want to try! And now that I’ve realized I can easily find Cento and Mutti at virtually any grocery, and even store brand passata that I’ve heard is very good, I am regretting the Prego sitting in my cupboard! I grew up on Prego though; it’s comfort food.

[@nathanbrocker690]

It's all a personal preference. For me the best pizza I have had is from Detroit (Detroit style) but there are lots of great types of pizza that are good in there own right. Same goes for other Italian and Italian-American food. You just have to try different local restaurants and you will eventually find some great options wherever you are.

[@u140550]

Yes!!! Finally we get to see his reaction to nyc pizza!!!

[@wrrnfrmr]

Damn, I just got home from Eately and wish I had seen the Panettone with Pistachio recommendation. I too, thought that they seemed very expensive but they did have a huge selection.

[@brad_choe13]

If you guys ever come to Los Angeles. There is a Eataly here also. It’s located at the Century City Mall.

[@stephieirene1]

You guys are so cute and happy, I had to wait until I was in a happy relationship before I could really appreciate you two.

[@zzzdomzzzify]

WELCOME TO NYC!!! I drive those big buses you see driving down the streets in this city!!! Wish I could catch up with you!

[@ThePasinis]

ooooooo woooooow please if you see me let me know ! un abbraccio

[@ednaatluxton4918]

Pizza looked good. Try little Italy in Toronto someday. Great place to visit

[@ThePasinis]

Toronto is definitely on our list! We've heard great things!

[@camip14]

I was in Italy this spring and wasn't able to get cacio e pepe TWICE while I was in Rome :( So when I was in NYC this summer we ate three times at Eataly and I finally got my pasta. It was very good but I still imagine Italy would have been superior. I did have margherita pizza in Naples while I was there and I thought the one I had at Eataly was really comparable. Eataly was the best Italian food I have ever found in a restaurant in the USA.

[@j.b.3576]

Love, love, Amore'd your Video. So cute how there's a pink and a blue spoon in the Gelato. But he still uses her's. Thanks for Sharing the Big Apple with me !

[@ThePasinis]

Grazieeee! un abbraccio dai pasinis

[@spanishdncr71]

If you’re still in NYC I’d love to know what your opinion of Carmine’s is. You eat family style. I think you’ll enjoy the food there. I’d also love for you to go to Chicago to try their pizza and settle the old age argument as to who does pizza better, Chicago or New York. In my opinion it’s NY hands down!!

[@bodyofhope]

Don't be so surprised about Italian food in NYC. There are ppl who still speak fluent Italian and make the traditional dishes after generations of living here. Staten Island in particular is a very Italian-American borough. You'd love it.

[@nikkicicero7730]

I believe the pizza is made with authentic flower from Italy. I think you guys would enjoy going to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx you can find many Italian things at a reasonable price and also there’s a place that makes its own pasta that is so famous and very good and they also use authentic Italian Flour

[@lawrenceakini9507]

Grazie per questo vlog. Entrambi avete un giovedì fantastico.

[@KnittingKnoobie]

Great video! Hope you liked staying in my neighborhood when you were here! It's great having Eataly right up the block!

[@abdulione4044]

Ciao bei ragazzi!! Che bella coppia.. vi cercavo da quando ho cancellato tiktol.. ed eccovi come sempre fantastici!! Always a pleasure to watch you!

[@danielleswisher825]

In NYC, I go to Venchi for my gelato craving. I have never had the gelato at Eataly, but I do shop there sometimes when I want to cook Italian food but it is an expensive option. Now, I ate at the pasta bar closer to the entrance for pasta and had an experience very close to what I had of pasta while I visited Italy and I personally would recommend Eataly for someone in NYC looking for authentic Italian. However I am not Italian or Italian American and have only been to Italy once I just know what I had in Italy so I realize your tastes are different and you have a right to like or dislike what you want to. I agree with you on the pizza there-it is good for authentic Italian pizza in NYC and for the US. I do love the cannolis too at Eataly but no, in NYC, I prefer the cannolos at Ferrera or Rocco’s honestly. Thanks for the review of Eataly and it was great seeing y’all visit it! It is one of my fav markets in NYC, especially for authentic Italian food.

[@Sixx28]

I loved Eataly!! I discovered Chinotto soda there! My wife and I loved their egg fresh pasta and well just everything.

[@fitgraphisva]

This couple is beyond delightful!

[@carolynngunn5497]

You should try Via Carota, it’s my favorite cacio e pepe in NYC. Another contender is Sant Ambroeus. Both located in the West Village.

[@deloreswilson-ross7937]

You graded the New York location better than I did the Chicago location. Enjoy your visit!

[@nickidalessio732]

I live in NY but have Celiacs. Kills me as an Italian but it would be so cool if you come back to NY and find the most authentic Italian places that are gluten free! Also next time you’re in Italy to point out the places you love if they have gf options. I miss good Italian foods and pizza so much. I cook and do my best but still lol. Love you two!

[@wendyinprogress8958]

The gluten free pizza at Keste is excellent. Try them!

[@slkonnaris8477]

If you ever visit the city of Catania in Sicily I can really recommend Pizzeria Corte dei Medici. You can have any pizza as gf. They are delicious! I’m not coeliac but try to have gf when I can. The restaurant also has a really cute garden where you can eat in summer months.

[@andreastieff]

I import gf pizza from Naples. It’s pretty darn good. Talia di Napoli

[@noreenhalpern6695]

There is a totally GF restaurant in Greenwich Village on Sullivan Street. Food is decent but the best is being able to order anything ! Look for Senza Gluten. (Really should be glutinous!)

[@bestfoodyettryit2185]

I wish you can try the cake boss bakery really would like to see an Italians feedback on how good it is especially he says it’s te best cannolis

[@jacquelynpotter9913]

You two are so adorable. I just love the accent and your bubbly personalities.

[@itta3369]

I'm curious, if the pizza was so close to the real-authentic pizza in Italy, what do you think that makes it slightly different from the original? Is it the ingredients or the way they process the ingredients, or else? Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us. Love from Indonesia ❤🇮🇩

[@JohnMorris604]

2:48 - 3:02 She says she appreciates that the pasta is ‘al dente’ but did she even chew it? 😂

[@fkcoolers2669]

Agreed about a few things Cacio e Pepe, especially made well, is pretty difficult to find at a lot of US restaurants. Parmigiano Reggiano is also extremely expensive in Boston. You can find it in any Whole Foods, but $18 gets you one of those small wedges as you said and it's not really meant to be used sparingly in a lot of pasta dishes. The best thing to do is just learn to make a lot of these dishes at home because it's mostly a matter of learning some techniques since many of the ingredients just focus on simple, quality ingredients.

[@YouTuber-vy7hq]

Eately must be decent considering how popular they are in Italy too.

[@BigJSA]

If you ever come to DC, Il Canale and Menomale are couple of the most authentic Italian restaurants around here. There's also A Modo Mio or Ciao Osteria if you're willing to go a bit out from the city to Arlington, VA or Centreville, VA respectively. IMO at least The Italian Store in Arlington, VA makes the best Sicilian pizza around here.

[@Nonameforyoudangit]

Hey neighbor - try one of the Pupatella pizza shops. They actually are one of the rare places outside of Naples that has earned an official 'Napolitan' pizza certification. Also, respectfully... no one made Sicilian pizza like my dearly departed grandma. Her's was inexplicably light. I do love Italian Store sandwiches, though - best in the area.

[@BigJSA]

@@Nonameforyoudangit Il Canale and A Modo Mio are sister companies. Same owner and same head chef. Head chef is actually from Naples too. A manager I chatted with at A Modo Mio who's Sicilian recommended The Italian Store for authentic Sicilian pizza. And yeah I tried Pupatella too. All equally good since they're all AVPN certified.

[@joevolpe512]

I went to the Eataly in Boston last month. It was pretty good. I had the ravioli and arancine. I had the mini cannoli one pistachio and one chocolate. I agree, pretty good. The filling was nice and creamy. Not grainy like a lot of places. There is a place in Pasadena and Las Vegas called Settebello. Their pizza is some of the best I’ve had.

[@LouHarnish]

Had the pleasure of dining at Eataly in Torino, still talk about it 7 years later!

[@abhorseninwaiting532]

I love their Tiramisu and Choux pastry!

[@ThePasinis]

we will have to go back for more desserts!

[@FC-vi4nv]

There is pizza in America that can blow your mind if you are open to a different style than the Neapolitan style. This style has tremendous flavor but the crust style is chewy for the most part with some crisp maybe at the crust. We have pizza in America with dough that has amazing character and flavor and crispness. You need to go to New Haven Connecticut as a starting point. And I am Italian yes so I know some things.

[@walter_the_danger]

you do realise there is more than neapolitan pizza in italy right?

[@FC-vi4nv]

@@walter_the_danger Duh

[@deanawells4395]

A couple of our little Italy restaurants in Baltimore still have older Nonna’s making pasta by hand 🎉

[@dm7761]

It was joy seeing you enjoy that pizza!! Did you get to Little Italy??

[@eatmorechiken]

Cacio de Pepe might not be at an Olive Gardens (I don't know - I haven't been since middle school), but it's pretty common in the US. I mean, they sell a good one at Trader Joe's, for it being frozen. Cacio de Pepe's only cheese and peppers. Not hard to make at home - water, cheese, pepper, water, pasta.

[@mariandenk8613]

I love authentic spumoni ice cream. I only had the pleasure of this treat once in my 68 years at a little restaurant in Jeanette Pennsylvania. I’ve looked high and low and either can’t find it all or find that artificial imposter colored white brown and green. I’m going to try to find a good recipe and make it myself.

[@susanharris5331]

I loved this review. You went to NYC and there is such a variety of all kinds of food. Happy that you were able to find a place where you can at least get a 6 or 7 out of 10!

[@MOMO220]

Che flaco i am Argentinian and believe I get your point ( 100%)when you try food and is always "almost" like home

[@silvia94332]

🤩Hi guys from ROMA ITALIA 🇮🇹 cacio e pepe pasta only in Rome is special😊bye and thanks for all the experiences you share with us from USA 🇺🇸🤗

[@carenmichalak2970]

Yes Yes!!! Move to NY there is AMAZING Italian food everywhere. Go to Brooklyn, Staten Island too for some great authentic food😋

[@2075vj]

You guys are making me miss New York City where I grew up. I’m now living in Florida and cannot find good pizza. Thanks for sharing. I’m now in the sub. Yay.! 🙏🏽

[@mcmov]

Somebody might have said this already, but Eataly started in Florence. I was just at the Florence location, though didn't have a chance to eat or buy anything. You two are wonderful!

[@mcmov]

I'm sorry, Turin, not Florence!

[@edendvatri]

Do you guys know that the first record of pizza was in little Italy in NYC in 1909 by an Italian. Although it’s unconfirmed many people believe pizza is an American food invented by an Italian in NYC. As for the gelato and other sweet food you have to consider the quality of the ingredients in USA is always much lower than Europe and the taste is never better than Europe even if you use the same recipes

[@walter_the_danger]

Lol "many people believe" it's only you, I'm afraid.... pizza was invented in the late 1800s in naples, where did you even read such nonsense?

[@Rosie-g4r]

My Sicilian grandma would make a square pizza so delicious, so authentic that I have never had pizza that has even come close. True I have not been to Italy and maybe that's where I would find the ideal but here in America, nothing has come close and I've eaten lots of pizza my whole life from a lot of different places.

[@jinamg247]

Have you tried the conola at Carlo’s bakery? I’ve always wondered if it is as good as they claim it is.

[@Semiosphere]

Anyone else thinking Matteo Lane and Alessio meeting in NY and going full italian whatever that means haha😂 Love trip video btw! ❤