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Patsy’s Italian Restaurant by James and Karla Murray Photography

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Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in the Theater District of NYC has been in business since 1944 and is owned and operated by the 3rd generation of the Scognamillo family. This iconic red sauce spot 🍝was Frank Sinatra’s favorite restaurant and he often dined there after recording at his nearby studio. We love this family-owned restaurant and included our photo of it along with an interview with the family in our book “Store Front II- A History Preserved.” • • • • • • • • • #storefront #jamesandkarla #italian #italianfood #redsauce #pasta #pastalover #patsys #pastapasta #pastaamericana #momandpopshop #momandpopshops #italianamerican #italianamericans #italianfoodlover #italianfoodlovers #redsaucepasta

GINO Restaurant by James and Karla Murray Photography

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Gino’s aka Gino of Capri Restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan was founded in 1945 by Gino Circiello and had many famous patrons including Ed Sullivan and Frank Sinatra. Gino's specialized in moderately priced Italian food 🍝 and was known for its tomato-red wallpaper printed with 314 leaping zebras. Gino passed away in 2001 at age 89 and his long-time waiter, Salvatore Doria, took ownership of the restaurant along with the chef, Michele Miele. Sadly, Gino’s was forced to close in 2010 when their rent was increased by $8,000 a month to over $30,000 a month and health-care costs of their employees also increased. A cupcake cafe (Sprinkles Cupcakes) took its place.

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Monte's Trattoria in Greenwich Village by James and Karla Murray Photography

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Even though Christmas Day has passed, did you know that Italians traditionally decorate their Christmas trees 🎄 on December 8th (the feast of the Immaculate Conception) but that the tree stays up until the epiphany on January 6th. Italians 🇮🇹 also typically have a big Christmas Eve meal of different fish dishes known as the Feast of the Seven Fishes. To continue our celebration of Italian Christmas, we are highlighting Monte's Trattoria in Greenwich Village which has been in business since 1918. It has been owned by chef Pietro Mosconi and his family since 1983. The overhanging neon ‪sign‬ is from the 1950s. Pietro told us that when he purchased the ‪Italian‬ ‪restaurant‬ from the original owner he decided to keep the name and ‪#signage‬ because he was so fond of it. We love this ‪vintage‬ sign too, especially the chef holding a steaming bowl of ‪pasta‬. The name "Monte" was shortened from Monteverde, a city in ‪Italy‬ known as the "green mountain". Photo of entire restaurant and full interview with Pietro Mosconi appear in our book "New York Nights".

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Red Sauce Pasta @ Carbone's by Brad Murano