As Bar Pitti turns 30, owner Giovanni Tognozzi discusses his restaurant’s longevity, Tuscany, and watching families grow up inside his dining room
Giovanni Tognozzi inside the restaurant he opened in 1992. Photo: Liz Barclay Time may not mean much after two lost years, and perhaps that’s why, more than ever, we need the people and places that can anchor us to the past. Manhattan is filled with points of light that help to guide us, offering familiarity and comfort even when everything else is changing. Bar Pitti has been one such mainstay since 1992 with simple Tuscan food and its vast sidewalk often filled with celebrity diners.
My favorite memories are still, and always have been, when I see people come the first time, then come the second time, and the third, and then bring friends and family. That is better than any success a newspaper could give me. I have customers, for example, who were dating, then they got married, and now they bring their kids.I love hockey. I love my bike rides in Long Island. I love the fresh air and the country. And when I can take seven days off, Tuscany. Toscana.
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