All in the Family: Chef Sal Scognamillo of Patsy's Italian Restaurant

Oct 16, 2018 886

In 1944, Pasquale “Patsy” Scognamillo opened Patsy's Italian Restaurant in New York’s Theater District. Today, the restaurant remains on West 56th Street, thriving with a committed local following and constant stream of visitors. The epitome of a family restaurant, Patsy’s has seen only three executive chefs: Patsy himself, his son Joe, and the current chef, Joe’s son Sal Scognamillo.

When asked if the menu has changed since his grandfather opened the place, Sal Scognamillo told Italia Living, “The heart of the menu is the same. It’s a red sauce Italian restaurant.” Teasing, he added that the restaurant no longer serves brains oreganata as they once did. Other Southern Italian classics like veal chops siciliano and chicken contadina have remained on the time-honored menu.

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