How to (Re)Open Restaurants During a Pandemic According to Francesco Panella
Francesco Panella deeply loves his work – an element ever-present for him even as a child, in the kitchen of his family’s Trastevere restaurant in Rome Antica Pesa dal 1922. Panella’s job represents an endless passion, an emotion he loves to channel through his restaurants. A famous TV personality in Italy for the show Little […]
Being A Restaurateur
“OUR JOB? WE MAKE PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT PROBLEMS AND MAKE THEM FEEL WHAT THEY REALLY ARE: SPECIAL.” A MESSAGE OF LOVE BY RESTAURATEUR FRANCESCO PANELLA. See More
12 Actually Quiet Restaurants to Try in NYC
The Williamsburg location of Antica Pesa — an outpost of the Panella family’s Michelin-starred Roman restaurant in Trastevere — also uses local, mainly organic ingredients. The golden-lit room with dark wood, soft music, leather banquettes, and a warming fireplace is a popular date night spot (Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford cozied up there last month). […]
Francesco Panella: The Next Generation Holds the Future of Hospitality
Francesco Panella creates the “Hospitality for The Future by John Cabot University & Antica Pesa” challenge. To look beyond, think of the future, and leave the beaten path — the actions of those who don’t let difficulties prevent them from setting the bar higher and higher both for others just as much as themselves. If […]
17 Solid NYC Restaurants With Fireplaces
Antica Pesa: This Williamsburg Italian joint, an offshoot of a nearly-century-old, family-run place in Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood, has a lot going on decor-wise. Huge domed light fixtures give a lounge-y vibe, and there’s also a fireplace to complement the menu of Roman dishes, including a number of traditional pastas like cacio e pepe. See more
10 of the best Italian restaurants in Rome
“””One of Rome’s most loved restaurants by the international jet set,”” is how the Italian food guide Gambero Rosso describes this chic trattoria. Robert De Niro and Madonna are among the members of that illustrious group pictured in attendance on the restaurant’s walls. Apart from the opportunities for star-spotting, it’s the subtly modernized traditional trattoria […]
Celebrating National Pasta Month at Antica Pesa
Celebrating National Pasta Month at Antica Pesa with owner Francesco Panella. Antica Pesa has been serving traditional Italian dishes for generations of pasta lovers. See more
The Best Restaurants of Rome
L’Antica Pesa is a beautiful old restaurant in the Trastevere district known for its history as well as its food. Dating back to the 17th century, the restaurant was originally a “refreshment stand” that served bread and wine to peasants who came and delivered grain to the Vatican’s customs office, located then on the same […]
NYC Date Night: 9 Cozy Spots To Hit Up This Winter
Enjoy your romantic date night by the fireplace at Antica Pesa with some Italian wine. Dine in the polished backroom, decorated with dark wood on its white walls and gigantic, bubble lights. Share starters like the crudo e bufala or the thin prosciutto di parma with filo-wrapped mozzarella (which is outstanding with a drop of […]
Kostabi’s Roman Holiday
Mark Kostabi, the ’80s-era East Village artrepreneur dined with Sophia Loren and her sister Maria Scicilone at Antica Pesa