The event was so popular that the crowd spilled into the place next door, and in a restaurant called Amber, the sound system was commandeered.
—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
The concept is based upon unfussy Italian cooking with local ingredients, commandeered by a chef whose background is in looking after Italy’s most prestigious families, rather than restaurants.
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