Nice Font and Good Food: Daniele’s Piadina

May 3, 2005 | By | 5 Comments

This place opened four blocks below me, down on 22nd street and 6th avenue: (Don’t you love the graphic design?)

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It opened a few weeks ago and now I’ve been there twice. I really like it. They serve piadana which is a flatbread that’s stuffed with a variety of options. I chose the Daniele and it has prosciutto, Strachino (a tangy Italian cheese) and arugula. It’s fatty, bitter and bright—just like me!

While I was eating, this woman walked in and I wish I had a video camera. She seemed to step right out of an SNL skit: “Oh my God!” she yelled, “What is this place! When did you open up?! I can’t believe you opened up this place in my neighborhood and I didn’t even know about it! I’ve lived here for 22 years! I know every square inch of this place. What do you serve here? OH MY GOD, this is unbelievable!”

Great entertainment, great food, and great graphic design. I highly recommend it.

Categories: Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, Restaurant Reviews

5 Comments

  1. savina says:
    May 3, 2005 at 8:29 am

    ok, adam, is this a linguistic provocation, or what?

    the PIADINA has to be called SAN DANIELE (the name a prosciutto), the cheese is STRACCHINO and, while we’re at it, let’s give the salad the Italian name of RUCOLA or RUGHETTA. End of pedantic lesson and now ENJOY! (GODITELA!)

  2. savina says:
    May 3, 2005 at 8:37 am

    sorry, I noticed the name of the place is Daniele so that must be right, the other corrections are still valid though

  3. q says:
    May 3, 2005 at 12:39 pm

    arugula is what they call it in sicily i heard.

  4. Butter Lover says:
    May 3, 2005 at 4:26 pm

    It looks like a Zagat book cover.

  5. Keith Volpe says:
    September 21, 2005 at 12:32 am

    I am curious about this “piadina”. Can somebody give me more info, like a website or phone number please. Grazie