A renowned Italian restaurant in Douglaston will be featured on a popular Cooking Channel program this June. Earlier this month, the owners of Il Toscano Restaurant at 42-05 235th St. broke the news that it will be appearing on “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.” The program features celebrity chefs describing the best dishes they have tried at restaurants around the United States. 

Chef and co-owner Alex Privilegi said that the Cooking Channel reached out to him and his father Mauro Privilegi in 2018 following a nomination from celebrity chef Michael Psilakis. “[He] nominated us and he’s eaten at the restaurant at least a half-dozen times or more,” Privilegi said, adding that only establishments nominated by chefs can be featured on the program.