It's a family affair at The Italian Oven in Yonkers where two pairs of sisters — all first cousins — are opening their first restaurant. The new spot, in what had been Fortina, opens March 19 for lunch and dinner. It’s the first eatery Amanda and Angelina Oppedisano, along with Nicoletta and Cristina Sakellaridis, have run on their own, although the four have, for the past five years, worked at the restaurants siblings Peter and Anna Maria Oppedisano own in Long Island, Queens and the Catskills. (Peter is Amanda and Angelina’s father, while Nicolette and Cristina are the daughters of Anna Maria.)

Their family-owned spots include Mangia Bene and Churchill's in Rockville Centre as well as KX Burger in Astoria and Slopes at Hunter Mountain in Tannersville. As for why they chose Westchester, Cristina Sakellaridis said they saw the vacant restaurant as an opportunity to expand their footprint. "We're a big Italian family who loves cooking and eating," she said (both Peter and Anna Maria Oppedisano and their four siblings were born in Calabria), "My uncle saw this space and knew he could transform it into a project for the four of us.