old cucina owner opening a FORNINO pizza in park slope!

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2010/03/old_guard_pizza_shop_fornino_sets_up_shop_in_park_slope.php

anyone know what 256 5th Avenue was before? is that the old tempo?

this sounds cool too:

"Instead of focusing on just the pie, the Park Slope Fornino will also trade in antipasti, pastas, salumi, and grilled items, and an on-premise store will sell sauces, cheeses, pastas, and ready to eat to go meals. Stay tuned for more."

Yes, 256 was Tempo (and earlier Cucina). I notice they're also tearing out the ex-Tempo Presto space at 254.

judging from the article, it's going to be a restaurant and "on premise store" selling sauces, cheese, pasta, ready to eat meals, etc so i would imagine this fornino is taking up that entire space...

pretty awesome i think.

sweet! that sounds great

omg i LOVE FORNINO!!! I am SO EXCITED about this, their spinach pie is one of the very few things I crave in this city

Is Fornino a chain? Where else is one located?

there's one other in williamsburg.

small write up in the nytimes:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/dining/24off.html?ref=dining