This article, written by Melanie Dunea, appears on Eater.
At America’s Oldest Cheese Shop, Tony Danza Commands Your Attention
Little Italy’s Alleva Dairy serves Scamorza, Italian heroes, and at least one celebrity sighting
That’s me you have seen marching double-time through the streets of New York’s Little Italy, my eyes glued to the pavement, determinedly dodging the catcall invitations for free sangria and heaping bowls of pasta. So it is not surprising that I never noticed the Alleva Dairy cheese shop snuggled at the intersection of Mulberry and Grand Streets; according to friends of mine who have been visiting the shop since the ‘80s, I’d been missing out.
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