Arguably the top Italian market in the world, Eataly signed a lease on location this week in Manhattan for a store opening next year. The 32,000 square foot space, rumoured to be around the corner from Madison Square Park, will feature artisanal Italian foods, wines, liquors and beers. It will also have educational events and tastings, eight restaurants, two cafés and a gelato stand. The first Eataly opened in Turin in northwestern Italy in January 2007. There are also stores in Milan, Bologna and Tokyo.
Eataly is associated with the Slow Food movement, which according to their site is a “non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.” This store is sure to be the darling of every Manhattan foodie.
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