Angela Rito, one of the brightest minds on the New York dining scene, represents a new Italian-American cuisine. As co-owner of the renowned restaurant Don Angie, along with her husband Scott Tacinelli, Rito has shaped a corner of the West Village that has now become a must-visit stop for Italian cuisine enthusiasts in the US.

But what makes her story truly unique is not just the running of a successful restaurant, but the distinctive approach she has used to revolutionize the culinary tradition. Grown up in Cleveland in a large Italian-American family, Angela Rito inherited a love of food from an early age, working in her grandfather's bakery, Rito's Bakery, still a landmark in the local community.