New York Chef Angela Rito on Tuning out the Noise and Turning up the Heat

"Famed and perennially booked, this West Village restaurant showcases a modern take on Italian American cuisine that’s soulful yet sophisticated. Run by Angela Rito and her husband and co-owner Scott Tacinelli, it’s a place where reservations are in short supply and demand for a table shows no signs of abating. The cooking is influenced by Rito’s heritage and by the foods the duo enjoy eating (Japanese food is one of their favorites), and it breaks certain traditional boundaries by utilizing ingredients and techniques from different genres and presenting things in a new way. What happens here is also shaped by the love-and-care-driven hospitality of Rito’s grandmothers, whose approach to feeding and bringing people together continues to guide the restaurant." - Shivani Vora