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BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1, 2016 37 ARTS & DINING Sicilian savor in Carroll Gardens BY HELEN KLEIN [email protected] Via Roma’s Original Pizza, fresh from the oven. It was a quick trip back to Italy for me, this week, as I indulged in classic Sicilian-style fare at the newly opened Via Roma Pizza Bar in Carroll Gardens. The unassuming eatery not only offers up quintessentially authentic food, the atmosphere is one of relaxed chic, from the oversized vintage photos lining the walls to the light fixtures that appear as if they have been made from box graters and wine bottles. We sampled just a few of the pizzeria’s specialties, all based on tried-andtrue family recipes, says co-owner Joe Conigliaro, who recalled that his family “started a pizzeria in Sicily a long time ago,” and who himself owned Palermo Pizza in lower Manhattan for 25 years. Those cherished recipes are now recreated in Brooklyn as well as in the other eateries owned by the family in Manhattan and Orlando, Florida, with a fourth poised to open in Philadelphia. While Via Roma has only been open since mid-October, it’s already gaining a good reputation, said Robby Conigliaro, Joe’s son, who said the response, so far, has been, “Positive, positive, positive.” That, he noted, likely has to do with the authentic recipes being recreated as well as the commitment to top-quality ingredients from fresh mozzarella to Italian peeled tomatoes. “We use everything from my grandfather back in Italy,” Conigliaro added, “how he made the sauce and the dough, the rice balls. We wanted to make the food great and the atmosphere great.” We started off, not with pizza, but BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photo by Helen Klein with a plate of Via Roma’s Penne Absolute ($9), its version of Penne with Vodka. The sauce, which contains cream as well as spirits, is tomato-based, with just the right note of sweetness. It bathes al dente pasta that’s been sprinkled with parsley, for classic comfort food, Palermo-style. We also tried Via Roma’s rice balls ($5-7) large orbs of perfectly cooked rice stuffed with chopped meat. One we tried plain; the other was dolled up with melted cheese and sauce on top. Both were supremely satisfying. Then, we moved on to the pizza, digging in to slices of the original ($19, pie) which sang of the Mediterranean, between the brightly flavored tomato sauce, the melty mozzarella, the fresh basil and the lashings of extra virgin olive oil, all atop a crust that was tender and perfectly charred. We also tried slices of the Salsiccia pie ($23), which was piled high with spicy pepperoni and Italian sausage over tomato sauce and mozzarella, a meat-lover’s delight, as filling as it was warming – a perfect ending to a delightful meal before we went back out into the cold November night. VIA ROMA PIZZA BAR 445 Court Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 929-337-9714 or 929-337-9711 (fax: 347-384-2009 Daily, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Free delivery within a mile radius Viaromapizzabar.com H&L HOT BAGELS 8818 3RD AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11209 SALE STARTS FRIDAY 11/25 SALE ENDS THURSDAY 12/ 1 FINLANDIA SWISS CHEESE$599 BOARS HEAD $699 $599 OPEN 7 DAYS AT 5 A.M. MON-FRI TILL 8 P.M. SAT - 8PM, SUN - 4PM 718-748-6626 AMERICAN CHEESE LB. $499 $599 $799 FRESHBAKED VIRGINIA HAM $699 BOARS HEAD HAM HOME MADE ROAST BEEF DI LUSSO GENOA SALAMI STORE BAKED TURKEY BREAST LB. LB. LB. $499 LB. LB. LB. LB. BOARS HEAD BOLOGNA $699 SIX BAGELS $399 ONE DOZEN BAGELS WITH THIS COUPON. WITH THIS COUPON. SALE ENDS THURSDAY 12/ 1 SALE ENDS THURSDAY 12/ 1 Proudly Serving Brooklyn for Over 80 Years COLANDREA New Corner Restaurant ITALIAN CUISINE Feel Good Thursdays 7 Course Menu Option $36.00 Dinner Special Monday - Wednesday 3:00 to Closing Maximum 8 people (except holidays) $29.75 Fish Friday Special.....$33.00 Lobster Special...........$36.00 LITE LUNCH $19.75 LUNCH SPECIAL $24.75 Monday - Saturday 12:00-3:00 Maximum 8 people Party Rooms Available For All Occasions EARLY HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS MONDAY THRU SATURDAY (at bar only from 12-3pm) $6 Appetizers $3.50 House Wine $3 Domestic Beer $6 Mixed Well Drinks Text”NEWCORNER” 22828 to join our email list 7201 Eighth Ave. • Bay Ridge • 718. 833.0800 www.NewCornerRestaurant.com Est. 1936 Open 7 Days A Week - Reservations Accepted


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