Category: Press

New Food Vendors at Smorgasburg

Williamsburg Italian restaurant Antica Pesa will create Roman street food for Smorgasburg including freshly-baked focaccia with mortadella, eggplant Parmigiana and what we believe will be a huge hit- the classic frittata di pasta, leftover pasta formed into patty’s and deep fried. See more

Sightings

Bruno Mars getting recognized by fans with a group of seven at Antica Pesa in Williamsburg. The singer was seen snapping his fingers and singing along to a song playing at the restaurant. See more

Daniel Craig, Bradley Cooper dine at Italian hot spot

Bond met “Burnt” in Rome on Tuesday night when the Hollywood casts of Daniel Craig’s “Spectre” and Bradley Cooper’s foodie movie “Burnt” dined at the same chic spot. Spies said Cooper and co-star Sienna Miller were in town to promote their movie and arrived at Roman hot spot Antica Pesa at 8:30 p.m. with 10 […]

Win in Rome: An inside guide to the best of Italy’s hippest ‘hood

To help us navigate the area’s winding cobblestoned streets and must-visit venues, we turned to local son Francesco Panella, who launched and runs the Brooklyn Antica Pesa, following in the footsteps of his great grandmother, who founded the Trastevere original in 1922. See more

Sightings

Jennifer Connelly and Ewan McGregor taking the cast and crew of their film “American Pastoral” to dinner at Antica Pesa in Rome . . .

Giada de Laurentiis’s 7 Favorite Eateries in Rome

“My cousin Luigi introduced me to this spot (shown below). There’s a beautiful outside seating area beneath a canopy, so, go when the weather is nice… And don’t miss their super delicious toasted bread with olive oil, salt, and a side of ganache or their to die for pasta al’amatriciana. You can also buy their […]

Patrick Dempsey and his wife share romantic meal in Rome

Patrick Dempsey called off his divorce to his wife of 17 years, Jillian, recently and was seen with her in Rome this week at a romantic dinner for two. A spy said the duo was at Antica Pesa by a fireplace where “they were very intimate . . . staring lovingly into each other’s eyes.” […]

Roman Holiday Lures Tourists

Rome is beginning the discomfort of the warm summer. To my mind, the best prices and best restaurants are in Trastevere, across the Tiber. Antica Pesa is in an open garden.