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<\/a>Three of the famous Drago siblings (L-R): Tanino, Calogero, and Celestino. Photo by Karen Salkin, as is the big one at the top of this page.<\/p><\/div>\n
[Note: Contrary to the information that some nescient media people may have disseminated, this fete was not<\/em> the opening<\/em> of this place; it\u2019s been open for four years now!!! I wish those witless folks would pay attention to the purpose of events they show up at! Many of them are just there for the free food! Shameful.]<\/p>\n But back to the lovely party. There seemed to be no end to the delicious dishes on offer. As soon as we checked-in, even before we entered the actual restaurant, there was an antipasto \u00a0buffet of cheeses and vegetables and breads, which featured what my friend Marc deemed to be \u201cthe most flavorful tomatoes\u201d he\u2019s ever had!<\/p>\n The stunning antipasto buffet on the way in. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n I swear, all those<\/em> treats would have really been enough, but that was far from it. Inside was a pasta bar, (both of our fave was the creamy risotto which was paired with red-sauced meatballs,) and an open bar with a few specialty cocktails. And all night , the amiable servers passed tasty tidbits, such as my<\/em> favorite, arancini, (which are Italian rice balls.)<\/p>\n Part of the pasta bar. (I guess I wasn’t the only one taking pictures of it!) Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n I don’t even know where the pizza<\/em> was situated, but somehow, we kept getting little slices everywhere we went! Marc and I basically headquartered out on the red-hued patio all night, and somehow the food seemed to find its way to us<\/em>!<\/p>\n But we took ourselves over (several times) to the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance\u2014a dessert bar which featured four perfect items. (Good thing they had a person there to serve us, or else it all might have been gone before I got over to it. I can definitely understand people not being able to stop themselves from gobbling-up all that deliciousness before everyone got some!) There were tiny strawberry panna cotta cups, mini chocolate cakes, the cutest cannoli ever, and a croquembouche, which was made-up of tons of delectable profiteroles. I adored every member of that quartet of scrumptiousness!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>