Romance in New York can sometimes feel curated — designed, softened, and carefully presented. Raoul’s moves in a different direction….
Posts Published by Alberto Mura
Alberto is a Calgary-based hospitality professional and the founder of OvenSource. His background is rooted in restaurant operations, guest experience, and concept-driven dining, with years spent working closely inside hospitality environments where food, service, and atmosphere all matter equally.
Through OvenSource, he brings together practical restaurant insight, a traveler’s perspective, and a deep personal interest in how food connects people to memory and place.
Best Romantic restaurant in NYC
There’s a particular moment in New York that only happens at night, usually somewhere between the first glass of wine…
MAMA’S TOO!
Some pizza in New York is built around restraint. Mama’s TOO! moves in the opposite direction — bigger, thicker, more…
Song’ E Napule
There are plenty of places in New York serving Neapolitan-style pizza, but only a few manage to create the feeling…
FINI PIZZA
New York pizza has always been defined by the slice — fast, foldable, and deeply embedded in the rhythm of…
Una Pizza Napoletana
Some pizza in New York is about nostalgia. Some is about convenience. And then there is the kind that feels…
Best Pizza in NYC
Italian food in New York tells one kind of story. Pizza tells another entirely. It is faster, louder, more democratic—but…
Best Italian Restaurant in NYC
Italian food in New York doesn’t begin with a menu. It begins with a feeling — something inherited, layered, carried…
Don Angie’s
Some Italian restaurants in New York aim for romance, some for nostalgia, and some for spectacle. Don Angie has the…
Salads & Dressings: Where Freshness Becomes Structure
There’s a moment, just before anything touches the plate, when everything still feels separate—the greens crisp and untouched, the vegetables…
SMEG Toaster
SMEG Toaster Review A design piece first, a toaster second — but one that still performs well where it matters….
La Rotonde
Some Paris restaurants feel like they belong to a neighborhood. La Rotonde feels like it belongs to an era. Set…
Scarrs Pizza
Scarr’s Pizza: Downtown’s Most Authentic Throwback Scarr’s feels like stepping into another decade—Lower East Side grit, vintage energy, and old-school…