Panella and Roscioli: the two legendary Italian families linked to the Roman culinary tradition forge an important collaboration to conquer the United States with blows of Roman pizza. Americans (and others), already in love with authentic Italian cuisine served at the restaurateur's and TV-personality Antica Pesa and Feroce restaurants, will now be able to taste the original pizza of theAntico Forno Roscioli – only at Fierce Pizza & Bowls Bar. In the Flower District, you can now find a sincere and true Rome, emerging from the consolidated offer of Neapolitan pizza that is now found on every street corner.

A fierce universe

Within the Moxy Chelsea of the Tao Group Hospitality in the Flower District of New York, the sharp claws of the lion Panella sink: Fierce Restaurant, Ferocious Bar is Fierce Coffee. An enveloping and engaging situation that develops in the various floors of the modern skyscraper, offering patrons full of Italian cuisine from morning until late at night. Here is where celebrity like Alessia Marcuzzi or Jennifer Lopez come to enjoy the more real Italian Style, this is where the top model Gigi Hadid comes to drink a Negroni Wrong with friends, here operates the same staff that realized the catering for the last birthday of Madonna. We too have witnessed Panella's roar and recommend it strongly.

The novelty is the Fierce Pizza & Bowls Bar, which will serve a traditional Roman pizzeria menu, practically a novelty for the American public accustomed to Neapolitan pizza. The big star of the menu is in fact the round pizza of theAntico Forno Roscioli from the very thin and crunchy crust, obtained from a fermented and long leavened dough. The pizza selection includes the Pizza Margherita with tomatoes Casa Barone Piennolo, buffalo mozzarella and organic basil ($ 16) or the Pizza A14 with San Marzano DOP tomato sauce, Parma ham aged 24 months, rocket, cherry tomatoes and Andria burrata ( $ 18). Alongside the pizzas, snacks are also available, such as Feroce's Cacio e Pepe Chips with pecorino romano and black pepper ($ 8) and San Gennaro crostini with imported Italian sausage and turnip greens ($ 12). Side beverage, Feroce Pizza & Bocce Bar offers an all-Italian wine list, a selection of Italian and American beers, under the care of Pietro Caldarelli. Of course, there are plenty of excellent traditional cocktails like Negroni and Spritz as an accompaniment.

Two families, a Roman heart

They worked on this project for 7 months Francesco and Simone Panella, already leader of fourth generation Roman hospitality, together with Alessandro and Pierluigi Roscioli of the historic Roman oven. Practically, a summit between legendary families expert in authentic Roman cuisine with the shared goal of correctly importing the round pizza overseas.

About the decision to bring his family's recipe to the United States for the first time, Pierluigi Roscioli he said: "The bakery of my family has been in Rome since 1824 and I believe it is very important to remain faithful to Italian traditions. It has been an honor for me to witness the development of our business throughout Rome and, after many years of request, also to share our business internationally. We are honored to share a part of our heritage and to maintain Italian traditions with Francesco Panella and Feroce here in New York. "

A business and heart marriage that works on mutual respect and love for the Roman tradition. "For me, Roscioli perfectly defines the culinary culture of Rome, the one I know well and I love," says Francesco Panella. "The fragrance of their bread spreads through the streets of Rome, and from Roman times it is enough to smell once the air to understand that it is a perfume from the Roscioli oven. They are an iconic anchor for Romans and tourists ". Speaking of the relationship with the Roscioli, Panella adds: "Growing up in Trastevere, I have always had a lot in common with Alessandro and Pierluigi, of whom I greatly admire the passion and determination to carry on the family legacy from generation to generation".

P.S. if you can't be in New York or Rome, get ready to enjoy the third season of Little Big Italy soon!

Other Recipes you can read:

• Pizza Rossini – Recipe by – Italian cuisine reinvented ..

  Prepare the dough: Combine flour, yeast and water in a bowl and mix well, then add oil and salt and continue to work. Once you have obtained a smooth and ..

• Rustic pizza with dried tomatoes, olives and buffalo mozzarella: an ..

  There rustic pizza with dried tomatoes, olives and buffalo mozzarella with marinara sauce it is tasty but traditional, perfect to delight ..

• Neapolitan Chiena pizza, a treasure chest of creaminess and flavour ..

  In a large bowl, combine flour, yeast, sugar and salt, mix well. Add the warm water gradually, kneading until smooth homogeneous and soft compound. Transfer to a ..