“Gerard Butler & Aaron Eckhart Feast Together in Rome”
The actors were in Italy to promote their new flick, and they were were greeted personally by the restaurant’s chef-owner Simone Panella, who prepared a selection of farm-to-table dishes for the stars. The two actors even posed with Panella and will join other celebrity guests on the wall of fame. See more
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Gerard Butler, his girlfriend Madalina Ghenea and Aaron Eckhart at Simone Panella’s restaurant Antica Pesa in Rome See more
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Sting and Trudie Styler at Antica Pesa in Williamsburg See more
My New York: Ivanka Trump
Favorite restaurant? I also really like Antica Pesa in Brooklyn.
Julianne Moore Feasts with Friends Before the Paul McCartney Concert
Before going to see Paul McCartney perform his first show in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center on Saturday night, Julianne Moore and husband Bart Freundlich grabbed a bite at Antica Pesa in Williamsburg. Joining them for dinner: designer Rachel Roy and about seven other friends. See more
Celebs Love Posing With Antica Pesa’s Francesco Panella
Slideshow of celebrities at Antica Pesa with Francesco Panella See more
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Julianne Moore and Rachel Roy’s Brooklyn night out before McCartney show
La dolce Brooklyn
It’s the first stateside outpost of a 91-year-old hot spot of the same name, located in Rome’s Trastevere district. It’s been run by the Panella family for four generations, and it’s brought an incongruous bit of continental grandeur to an otherwise mellow block of Berry Street. See more
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Antica Pesa, a Roman spot that has somehow stayed hot for decades, takes root in Brooklyn. See more
Simone Panella’s Summer Pasta
Simone Panella’s recipe for Pasta Alla Norma See more