The Brooklyn Heatmap: Where to Eat Right Now

Antica Pesa is the sister establishment to an 80-year-old restaurant of the same name in Rome. The stylish Williamsburg outpost is operated by two members of the family that owns the original — Francesco Panella works the front of the house, and his brother Simone runs the kitchen. Order the pasta and any of the […]

Romance in Rome

Lovebirds Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis enjoyed some quality time in Rome, where Kunis is filming a movie. They were photographed at Antica Pesa restaurant in Rome

Romance in Rome

Lovebirds Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis enjoyed some quality time in Rome, where Kunis is filming a movie. They were photographed at Antica Pesa restaurant in Rome

Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis Get Romantic in Rome

Just a few days earlier, the former That 70’s Show costars were spotted leaving Antica Pesa restaurant, where they ordered a number of the restaurant’s specialities, including Parma ham crudo and mozzarella, eggplant parmigiana. See more

Roaming Romans

Eatery from Italy’s hippest hood opens in Brooklyn’s. When in Brooklyn, do as the Romans do. Williamsburg is home to a new Italian restaurant straight from the boot-shaped country itself, and an Italian family chose the hip neighborhood for the opening of their second restaurant because it reminds them of their own hip hometown.

Stars’ Fabulous Lives

Mangia, mangia! Famous Roman restaurant Antica Pesa has made it way to Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Williamsburg neighborhood, where celebs including Madonna have dined on their favorite Italian fare. The stunning space, featuring white brick walls and a glowing fireplace, holds all the tradition, but with a modern twist!

Richard Gere’s Roman Prelude to the Oscars

Richard Gere has been in Europe…he dined at restaurant Antica Pesa with friends including “Last Tango in Paris” director Bernardo Bertolucci. A source said, “It was like his own private pre-Oscar party.” See more