Veniero's

{{Short description|Italian bakery}}

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| street-address = 342 East 11th Street (between First Avenue and Second Avenue), in the East Village, Manhattan

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Veniero's Pasticceria & Caffè is an Italian bakery that was established in 1894, and is located at 342 East 11th Street (between First Avenue and Second Avenue), in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.{{Cite web|url=http://www.zagat.com/r/venieros-manhattan|title = Zagat Stories}}

Founded by Antonio Veniero of Sorrento,{{cite news |title=Shopping The East Village |first=Linda |last=Dyett |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1OUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40 |magazine=New York |date=August 5, 1984 |page=40 |access-date=March 2, 2010}} the bakery was opened as a pool emporium and caffè where Veniero served his baked products to customers. The demand for his pastries and cakes won him awards in Rome, Bologna and the New York World's Fair. The bakery has been continuously owned and operated by the Veniero family since its founding.[http://www.venierospastry.com/about.html Veniero's about us page] In 1984 the family added an adjoining warm enclave, with a ceiling of stained-glass panels and the original pressed tin.{{cite news |title=Sweet Nothings, for Spring or Anytime |first=Ann |last=Barry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/13/arts/sweet-nothings-for-spring-or-anytime.html?pagewanted=3 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 13, 1990 |access-date=March 2, 2010}} Frank Zerilli changed the oven from coal to gas by the 1980s as well,{{cite news |title=Underground Food |first=Irene |last=Sax |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5eUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55 |magazine=New York |date=October 29, 1984 |page=55 |access-date=March 2, 2010}} and more recently Veniero's began selling carb-free cheesecakes and sugar-free cookies.{{cite book |last=Frommer |first=Pauline |title=Pauline Frommer's New York City |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uIKNh-WmoUAC&pg=PA267 |access-date=July 9, 2010 |year=2006 |publisher=Wiley Publishing, Inc. |location=Hoboken |isbn=0-471-76711-5 |page=267}}

Pasticceria is Italian for "cake shop" or "confectioner's shop."{{Cite web|url=https://en.pons.com/translate/italian-english/pasticceria#result-sig-116594897-0|title = Pasticceria - Translation from Italian into English | PONS}}

Veniero's is famous for its traditional and regional Italian confections, including handmade Italian butter cookies, biscotti, cannoli, sfogliatelle, tiramisù, and its New York staple cheesecake.[http://www.venierospastry.com/cafe.html Veniero's Pastry Shop]{{cite news

|title=Mayors wager local eats on Jets-Steelers playoff game |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-01-13-mayor-wager_x.htm |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |date=January 13, 2005 |access-date=March 2, 2010}}

Veniero's was featured in the first New York City episode of Food Network's Road Tasted{{Cite episode |title=New York—"Forgettaboutit!" |url=http://www.foodnetwork.com/road-tasted/new-york151quotforgettaboutitquot/index.html |series=Road Tasted |series-link=Road Tasted |network=Food Network}} and has been featured on many other shows, including ABC's Good Morning America{{cite news |title= 'Eat and Greet': Cheesecake and Cookies |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=1738031&page=1 |date=March 17, 2006 |access-date=July 16, 2010}} and Live with Regis and Kelly, and Steve Schirripa's Hungry on the cable channel Mag Rack. The bakery has also been the location for scenes on NBC's Law & Order. It was also featured on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm season 8, episode 76, in a comedic plot where the main character uses the bakery's hard crust Italian bread as an improvised weapon.

In 2010, Veniero's was named the winner for the Best Desserts in New York City by AOL's City's Best website.[http://www.citysbest.com/new-york-city/restaurants/best-desserts Citysbest.com] Furthermore, some food tour companies visit Veniero's as part of their programs.East Village Tour. New York Food Tours. http://foodtoursofny.com/p/EV.html