New York · July 2026The Pasta NotebookIndependent Food Blog

Contact The Pasta Notebook

Corrections, tips, and pitches — and what happens to each.

The fastest way to reach The Pasta Notebook is email: notebook@italianrestaurantnyc.com. A person reads every message.

What to send

  • Corrections. If we got a detail wrong, tell us what and where — corrections are made in place and noted.
  • Tips and pitches. A restaurant name and what you ordered is enough to start.
  • Openings and closings. Especially useful, and especially hard to catch from the outside.

What we do not accept

We do not take payment, comped meals, or sponsored placements in exchange for coverage, so paid-placement enquiries will not get a reply. Press releases are read but rarely published as-is.

The desk

  • Red-sauce historianGia Palladino
  • Menu and wine deskMarcus Leone

Read more about the people behind the site on the about page.