Sfoglia (restaurant)

Sfoglia
Restaurant information
Established	2000 (2000)
Head chef	Originally: Ron Suhanosky Currently: Melisa Panchano
Food type	Pasta
Street address	1402 Lexington Ave
City	New York City
State	New York
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°47′01″N 73°57′10″W
Website	www.sfogliarestaurant.com

Sfoglia is an Italian restaurant located in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The restaurant has a total of ten tables and is located on the corner of 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue.[1] It has a "rustic" and "trattorian" style according to The New Yorker.[2] The name is for sfoglia, the sheets from which hand made Italian fresh pasta is made in the tradition of Emilia-Romagna. It was founded by Ron Suhanosky, the original head chef and a founding co-owner.

History

Sfoglia was first opened by chef Ron Suhanosky with his wife Colleen, the pastry chef, in Nantucket in 2000.[3] The Upper East Side location opened in 2007.[4] Following its opening, The New York Times wrote it had "amassed a sizeable following" and for the devotees it was "a religion, not just a restaurant."[5]

The restaurant launched a new logo designed by Louise Fili when it opened its new New York City location to better represent its "intimate and rustic" quality. The new logo represented the two islands (Nantucket and Manhattan) as two mermaids with their airport codes (ACK and NYC) utilizing a gold leaf setting inspired by the Suhanosky's interest in heraldry.[6]

In 2010, Suhanosky and his wife split with the restaurant due to "differences".[7] They went on to open another restaurant in New York and another in Boston.[8][9]

It is popular with many celebrities. In 2011, Phoebe Cates described the restaurant as her "home away from home" in New York.[10] Tom Cruise and Jery Seinfield have also eaten here.[11]

Reviews

In the Los Angeles Times, Sfoglia was reviewed in 2009 as a restaurant "that always reminds me of having lunch with a best friend. It’s Sfoglia, with its wood floors, carefully mismatched tables and chairs, and gauzy curtains. Hanging from the ceiling is a pretty glass chandelier and hanging on a wall is an Italian pasta chart. It might be cold outside, but it’s warm inside where the crunchy crusted bread is baked fresh."[12] In a review in 2007, The New York Times wrote "You’ll get in, but only if you plan a month ahead, and only if you’re O.K. with eating before 6:30 or after 9:30. Since Sfoglia opened a year ago, it has amassed a sizeable following, and for these devotees it’s not just a restaurant. It’s a religion.”[5][8]

Sources

1. "Sfoglia | New York Magazine | The Thousand Best". New York Magazine. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
2. Paumgarten, Nick (August 20, 2006). "Sfoglia". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
3. Fabricant, Florence (October 22, 2010). "Sfoglia and Its Founders Have Split". Diner’s Journal Blog. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
4. Murphy, Dan (November 17, 2022). "Café at Beacon Hill Books Opens Its Doors for Business". Beacon Hill Times. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
5. Bruni, Frank (March 7, 2007). "Rustic With a Dash of Sophistication". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
6. Gardner, Bill (2010). LogoLounge Master Library, Volume 1. Beverly, MA: Rockport Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 978-1592535675.
7. Fabricant, Florence (October 22, 2010). "Sfoglia and Its Founders Have Split". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
8. Julian, Sheryl (October 31, 2016). "He won a following in Nantucket and New York. Now he pops up in Chestnut Hill". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
9. Staff, Tasting Table (January 16, 2012). "Nonna's Table Italian Cuisine | Upper East Side, NYC". Tasting Table. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
10. Miller, Jenny (November 11, 2011). "Phoebe Cates Hits Sfoglia Twice in One Day". Grub Street. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
11. "Tom Cruise And Jerry Seinfeld Bond In New York". HuffPost. March 28, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
12. Hallock, Betty (December 2, 2009). "Gifts for Cooks: 'Pasta Sfoglia'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 31, 2024.