BREAKING: Pizza Moto will become Farina this Fall.
Three Italian Americans and a menu devoted to Southern Italy
The owners of Henry Street’s Italian specialty shop Mozz Lab have purchased Pizza Moto from Dave Sclarow, and will reopen it as Farina this fall. The restaurant will be helmed by Italian-born chef Antonio Pisaniello who hails from Avellino, in Campania, and was awarded a Michelin star for his cooking at Locanda di Bu in Nusco.
The self-taught chef, who says he learned everything from his mama, envisions a menu that might be served in a small Italian village somewhere in the south of Italy. Just as Dave had, there will be chef’s table in the kitchen for larger parties and a warm, festive neighborhood atmosphere in the dining room. Antonio is excited to use the restaurant's two hundred year old oven to bake pizza from ancient grains in a style that he says is “neither Neapolitan or Roman,” but somewhere in between. He’ll be testing recipes all summer for a fall opening. Stay tuned!
Farina is located at 338 Hamilton Avenue. No website yet. More to come.