www.BXTimes.com BRONX WEEKLY January 12, 2020 4
Belmont to host inaugural Bx Winter Restaurant Week
General Phone: (718) 260-4595
By Mail: Bronx Times Reporter
3604 B E. Tremont Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465
NEWS
Fax: (718) 518–0038
E-Mail: bronxtimes@cnglocal.com
DISPLAY ADVERTISING
Phone: (718) 260-4593
Fax: (718) 518–0038
E-Mail: lguerriero@cnglocal.com
CLASSIFIED
Phone: (718) 260–2555
Fax: (718) 260–2549
E-Mail: classified@cnglocal.com
This newspaper is not responsible for typographical errors in ads beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2020 by Bronx Times Reporter, Inc., a sub sidiary of
News Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. The content of this newspaper is protected by Federal copyright law. This newspaper, its advertisements, articles and photographs may not be reproduced,
either in whole or part, without permission in writing from the publisher except brief portions for purposes of review or commentary consistent with the law. Postmaster, send address changes to Bronx
Times Reporter, 3604 B E. Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465
MEMBER:
BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
Restaurants along the
popular Arthur Avenue
strip will showcase their
wide variety of Italian cuisine
as part of an upcoming
event.
The Belmont Business
Improvement District recently
announced that the
inaugural ‘Little Italy in the
Bronx Winter Restaurant
Week’ will begin on Monday,
February 3 and conclude on
Thursday, February 13.
For just $20, participants
can enjoy a three-course
prix-fi xe lunch and a threecourse
prix-fi xe dinner for
$30.T
he eight-day extravaganza
will showcase the
cuisine of eight Belmont restaurants,
including Ann &
Tony’s, Antonio’s Trattoria,
Arthur Avenue Fiasco, Gerbasi,
Mario’s Restaurant,
MichaelAngelo’s, Mangi-
Pasta and San Gennaro.
Established in 1927 by Eugenio
and Rosa Napolitano,
Ann & Tony’s has passed
through four generations
and has been serving classic
Italian-American cuisine on
Arthur Avenue for over 90
years.
All of Antonio’s Trattoria’s
dishes are based on authentic,
traditional cuisines
and recipes.
The extensive menu includes
entrees with fresh local
ingredients, handmade
pastas and a variety of Italian
American comfort food.
For the restaurant week,
Antonio Trattoria is offering
a 15% discount off the regular
‘a la carte’ food menu.
The restaurant’s motto is,
“when you’re here, you’re
family.”
With all their pasta made
in-house, Arthur Avenue Fiasco
is part of Chef Roberto
Paciullo’s restaurant group
which also owns and operates
Roberto’s Restaurant as
well as Zero Otto Nove, both
located in the Belmont/Littly
Italy neighborhood.
Locally-owned Gerbasi
Ristorante is known for its
homemade pasta and fresh
mozzarella as well as the
eatery’s family-like atmosphere.
The year 2019 was a big
year for Mario’s Restaurant,
which celebrated its 100th
anniversary and also became
the fi rst restaurant to
join the portfolio of specialty
stores in the Arthur Avenue
Centennial Club.
Notables who have dined
at the restaurant in its 100-
year history include former
state governor Nelson Rockefeller,
singer Anna Moffo,
fi lm director Martin Scorsese
and actress Elizabeth
Taylor.
The restaurant was also
the stage for a scene in the
HBO show The Sopranos.
Mario’s restaurant week
menu is available for dinner
only.With over 20 years of experience,
MichaelAngelo’s
features a brick oven and
locally-sourced produce and
meat.
The family-owned and
operated restaurant has
a unique layout, with the
kitchen in the front and
large seating area in the
back of the restaurant.
Having opened in 2018,
MangiPasta is the newest
of the Restaurant Week participants.
The casual eatery continues
the Italian tradition
of crafting homemade pasta
from scratch.
The restaurant cooks
strictly Italian cuisine using
only the fi nest ingredients,
prepared on-site by
hand every day.
Co-owned by a couple
originally from Naples,
Italy, MangiPasta is was
inspired by genuine experiences,
authentic friendships
and real conversations -
and honoring this legacy of
authentic dining is at the
heart of everything they do.
MangiPasta’s restaurant
week menu is available for
dinner only.
San Gennaro Ristorante
was opened on Arthur Avenue
in 2014 by chef and
owner Gennaro Martinelli,
who was born in Capua, Italy
and attended the French
Culinary Institute before
opening various restaurants
in Belgium.
He has also toured with
various culinary projects in
Austria, Kenya, Thaliand,
Brazil and Switzerland. San
Gennaro Ristorante serves
true Italian dishes with imported
and local ingredients
and handmade pastas.
“We’re thrilled to announce
our inaugural Little
Italy in the Bronx Restaurant
Week,” said Belmont
BID chairman Peter Madonia.
“This two week program
provides visitors and
local residents with an opportunity
to experience the
best of Arthur Avenue and
its variety of family-owned
restaurant businesses, many
of which have been handed
down over several generations
and were founded
nearly a century ago.”
Reservations for Restaurant
Week can be made at
any of the eight restaurants
directly.
Restaurant Week menus
can also be found on Belmont
BID’s website, www.
bronxlittleitaly.com/littleitaly
in-the-bronx-restaurant
week.
An old photo of Mario’s Restaurant and the Arthur Avenue Retail Market.
Photo courtesy of Instagram (@bronxlittleitaly)
Cuisine from San Gennaro, one of the eight restaurant participating
in Bronx Winter Restaurant Week.
Photo courtesy of Instagram (@bronxlittleitaly)
/little-italy-in-the-bronx-restau-rant-week
/www.BXTimes.com
/www.BXTimes.com
link
link
link
/little-italy-in-the-bronx-restau-rant-week
/little-italy-in-the-bronx-restau-rant-week
/www.BXTimes.com
/little-italy-in-the-bronx-restau-rant-week
/little-italy-in-the-bronx-restau-rant-week
/little-italy-in-the-bronx-restau-rant-week
/www.BXTimes.com
link
link
link