Eataly USA to open Tuesday in New York

Food lovers, start your engines!

 

Tuesday, August 31, marks the opening of Eataly USA, a sprawling, 50,000-square-foot extravaganza of restaurants, a cooking school, and retailers selling everything from prosciutto di parma to Italian housewares. Housed in the Toy Building at 200 Fifth Avenue, between 23^rd and 24^th streets, the complex is the result of a partnership between Oscar Farinetti, the founder of the original Eataly, a gourmet food and wine market in Turin, and renowned chefs Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich and Joe Bastianich.

 

In November, the complex will unveil a rooftop beer garden with skyline views and eatery beers named after Italian icons Sophia, Gina and Anna � made in collaboration with Dogfish Head brewers in Delaware.

 

In advance of its opening, Eataly has received a great deal of press. Here�s just a sampling:

 

"Welcome to Eataly"

The New York Post

By Carla Spartos

What happens when three of New York�s most beloved Italian-American restaurateurs team up with the founder of a gourmet food and wine market in Turin, Italy?

 

Welcome to Eataly, a 50,000 Sq. Foot Italian Culinary Funhouse

Eater.com

By Raphael Brion

�Mario Batali recently described his imported food hall Eataly as a �temple,� as a place where �food is more sacred than commerce.� And while a preview of the place last night revealed there will be a heck of a lot of commerce in this place, he may be right.

 

"Eataly: Batali + Dogfish Head + Rooftop Nirvana in NYC?"

Huffington Post

By Colin Sterling

"In a development that can only be described as something like the Traveling Wilburys of restaurants, or more simply, the 'Best Idea Ever,' Mario Batali (through his B&B Hospitality Group with Joe Bastianich) is teaming up with Delaware-based American craft beer kingpin Dogfish Head and three other American and Italian craft breweries to open Eataly, a rooftop restaurant and brewery in New York."