Manducatis

There is an old Italian sayingcenturies in age and idiomatic by naturewhich goes: Il riposo da ristorosolo dopo buon lavoro. In English, this is translated literally to mean: The rest from refreshmentonly after good work. However, it is the understood deeper meaning of the words, said in their native tongue to a fluent speaker that truly explains this proverb. The contentment, drawn from refreshment, is improved after a long days work. It is hard work that should be praised, not loafing. There is a Latin phrasecenturies in age and idiomatic by nature which goes: Manducatis or you all eat. Not to be out done by its child language, this phrase has a subterranean meaning, too. A Restaurant in Long Island City, Queens, New York, founded and maintained by the Cerbone Family, where you will eat. If nothing else you will eat. If all goes well, you will also leave with a more profound connection to those you came in witheven if the connection is only meal deep. For owners of Manducatis, refreshment definitely is sweeter after a hard days work. Manducatis Restaurant opened on Christmas Day in 1977. Vincenzo Cerbone, along with his wife and partner, Ida, had just returned from a long, protracted stay in Italy. Upon returning home, the Cerbones found themselves thrust into a very different world from the one they left years ago. They were now in need of a way to sort out the financial difficulties that accrued from such a big move. Vincenzo always knew about food and wine. You do what you know, had become his mantra. So, along with his wife, and some generous help from his children, he opened Manducatis Restaurant. In order to accomplish this, the family set to work building a business quite literally from the bottom up. They took the refrigerator from their own apartment and borrowed the pots and pans that Ida received at her bridal showersome of which still float around the kitchen! Many times Ida would say, they just dont make things the way they used to! In the b