The Staaten is open for catered affairs. But when will its restaurant reopen for lunch?
Updated May 07, 12:54 PM;
Posted May 07, 12:54 PM
The Staaten is back in action for catering but the restaurant, normally open for lunch, will not resume service until the fall. (Courtesy of John LiGreci)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. With Memorial Day a few weeks away, Army veteran Lee Covino said it felt good to be back at the The Staaten for United Staten Island Veterans Organization (USIVO) functions. He and the group wanted to make sure the West Brighton catering hall felt the love and they honored its LiGreci family owners with a plaque at its Night of Honor earlier this week.
What’s coming to the former Forest Avenue Project Brunch and Nucci’s North space?
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. There’s been a big question mark literally over the digs at 616 Forest Ave., causing passersby to wonder what’s coming next for the West Brighton space. The answer has been made clear with new signage on the four storefronts announcing the upcoming Masseria DeLuca.
“We’re excited!” enthused owner Rob DeLuca. He also owns an eponymous, upscale Tottenville restaurant, his first entrepreneurial project established in 2017.
He explained, “Masseria is a smaller farmhouse on an Italian estate, like a second home. We’re looking at a different menu, a different look, a lot of cool, new things over there!”
Michelin comes to Staten Island: Which restaurants made the list?
Updated May 04, 2021;
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And the restaurants are Enoteca Maria in St. George, VINUM in Stapleton and Sagara in Tompkinsville.
“I’m super stoked I made it three years in a row!” enthused Massimo Felici of VINUM 704 Bay St., 718-448-VINO; VinumNYC.com. He’ll be getting a red metal plaque with the face of the Michelin man to display at the wine-centric Italian bistro. Michelin tipped its hat to three dishes sausage meatballs with broccoli rabe, cherry peppers tomato and garlic plus a gorgonzola-topped polenta cake with sausage and porcini ragu. It gave kudos to the house-made Napoleon for dessert.