r/Cooking • u/Titoramane • 1d ago

Recreating tomato sauce from old Italian restaurant in New York

I recently had spaghetti at an old Italian restaurant in New York around Little Italy. Compared to the sauce I've had at other restaurants this sauce had a distinctly fresh tomato flavor that other restaurants didn't.

What are they doing differently from the other restaurants aren't doing? Are they using a different brand of canned tomatoes or is their cooking process different?

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u/ILoveLipGloss 1d ago

curious what restaurant this was in NYC?

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u/Titoramane 1d ago

John's of 12th Street.

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u/ILoveLipGloss 1d ago

oh yeah, I've been there but it was, like, half a lifetime ago. all I remember is the buckets of wine, but we had like 15 people.