Even though Christmas Day has passed, did you know that Italians traditionally decorate their Christmas trees 🎄 on December 8th (the feast of the Immaculate Conception) but that the tree stays up until the epiphany on January 6th. Italians 🇮🇹 also typically have a big Christmas Eve meal of different fish dishes known as the Feast of the Seven Fishes. To continue our celebration of Italian Christmas, we are highlighting Monte's Trattoria in Greenwich Village which has been in business since 1918. It has been owned by chef Pietro Mosconi and his family since 1983. The it overhanging neon sign is from the 1950s. Pietro told us that when he purchased the Italian restaurant from the original owner he decided to keep the name and #signage because he was so fond of it. We love this vintage sign too, especially the chef holding a steaming bowl of pasta. The name "Monte" was shortened from Monteverde, a city in Italy known as the "green mountain". Photo of entire restaurant and full interview with Pietro Mosconi appear in our book "New York Nights".
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Monte's Trattoria
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