At LaRina in Brooklyn, Top Chef Silvia Barban cranks out fresh sheets of lasagna and simmers oxtail ragu and bolognese sauce on the stovetop every day. She stocks the restaurant with fresh pasta and Italian imports that add extra flavor to the meals cooked by her customers, like Maida whole yellow tomatoes and spicy peperoncino extra virgin olive oil.
Dining at home just got easier and more interesting thanks to her efforts and those of many Italian restaurants. Fiaschetteria Pistoia, a Tuscan restaurant in the West and East Village just expanded their food offering, delivering fresh hand-made pasta kits, sauces and Italian staples from its kitchen to your door.
For many of us, this moment presents a rare opportunity to cook with ingredients made by a real Italian chef.
And if you’re short on provisions, there’s another Italian option. In Park Slope, Un Posto Italiano, an Italian grocer and café, remains ready to answer the call of customers unable to shop.
This week, they began to deliver custom “rescue boxes” to loved ones and can pack anything from a breakfast basket of cornetto and cappuccino to everyday items: eggs, Italian rosemary, and house-made spaghettoni. Call to place an order.