Where Matteo Lane Goes For “Real” Pasta In NYC - New York - The Infatuation

"I love Piccola Cucina. That was the first Italian restaurant I found when I came to New York. They said the sweetest thing to me. They're all from Sicily, where my family's from. I walked in one time and they were like, 'Oh, you, you keep coming here.' And I was like, 'Yeah. I just miss my family and Italian cooking.' And they go, in Italian: 'Well, just come here whenever you want. You're family to us now.' For food, you have to get the macaroni alla Norma. I love the cacio e pepe and the lasagna. The arancini is really, really good there. And then they have a dessert that's like a lemon cheesecake that they shape into an actual lemon and color it. And it's so good." - brennan carley