Cipriani Opens a Big Upper West Side Food Hall This Summer | Eater NY

"I read that the Cipriani restaurant group will run the new market and also open a standalone, full-service restaurant there; its restaurants serve Italian fare ranging from pastas to deli items like prosciutto sandwiches. The brand recently came under scrutiny after several women alleged they were sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein at different Cipriani restaurants around the city—one woman called the restaurants Weinstein’s “hunting ground”—and owner Giuseppe Cipriani has been questioned over his close relationship with the alleged predator. The group was also caught in a 2007 tax evasion scandal, when its owners were forced to pay $10 million in restitution to avoid jail time." - Carla Vianna