Legendary NYC restaurateur launching private club — where the food will be a main attraction
NYC restaurateur Giuseppe Bruno launching private club
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BusinessLegendary NYC restaurateur launching private club — where the food will be a main attraction
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Add The New York Post on GoogleWall Street honchos famously spend big bucks to join private clubs in Manhattan – but they’re not usually shelling out for the food.
It may be a different story when Giuseppe Bruno opens his first members-only venue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That’s because Bruno is the proprietor of a trio of eateries that have become legendary among the city’s foodies – Sistina, Caravaggio and San Pietro.
These beloved Italian restaurants have quietly catered to the Wall Street, political and entertainment elite for years. It’s a family business in all the right ways; Bruno’s brothers Gerardo and Cosimo play a role, mainly at the Midtown eatery San Pietro, while his daughter Nicolina serves as his right hand at Sistina and Caravaggio on the Upper East Side.
Now, the family is looking to compete against the likes of Manhattan’s top social clubs – Zero Bond, Casa Cipriano, Soho House, and San Vicente – by turning Sistina into a high-end supper club. The main restaurant will still be open to the public (thank god!). But in the coming weeks, Bruno plans to create new spaces dedicated to private dining, wine tastings, and private gatherings at Sistina’s multi-room townhouse on East 81st Street.
“Hospitality has always been about creating relationships,” Bruno tells me. “For more than 40 years, our guests have become part of the Sistina family. This next chapter allows us to deepen those relationships while continuing to welcome new generations of guests.”
He hasn’t worked out the pricing yet, but take it from me: It won’t be cheap. That said, my guess is that it will be worth it.
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The wine list is among the best in Manhattan, even if most of its bottles are out of the price range of your humble correspondent. It’s why people who can appreciate (and afford) good food and drink keep coming back, and why Bruno thinks he can take the business to another level by turning Sistina into a supper club for those with discerning tastes.
“This is not about closing our doors,” Bruno said. “It is about opening new ones.”
Bruno and his brothers came to this country from southern Italy 40 years ago, started as waiters and door men until they pooled their money. They inherited their cooking talents, they tell me, from their mom back in the old country. They opened Sistina in 1983, where they began to grow what has become one of the best cooking and wine experiences in the city.
Now, Giuseppe is betting he can compete for the bold-face names in a club setting. While Manhattan’s swankier private clubs are regularly featured in the gossip pages, the Bruno spots remain more low-key though equally impressive in terms of their clientele.
At any given night, you can see the likes of Wall Street titans like Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink, Lloyd Blankfein, Ken Langone and Dick Grasso chowing down on the Brunos’ upscale Neapolitan cuisine.
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Leonardo DiCaprio is a fan. So are Joe Rogan and Mike Bloomberg. Brad Pitt had a date night at Sistina last year with his gal pal Ines de Ramon.
Full disclosure: I’m a fan of all three places, partial to the rabbit; it’s a staple of the region my family comes from outside of Salerno, and where the Bruno brothers were born. Last year, while mangiare on some, I was seated at Sistina just a few tables away from Joe Biden, accompanied by the former first Lady Jill Biden.
The former president dined on some comfort food of freshly made spaghetti pomodoro – right after dropping out of the 2024 race for the White House.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price subsidising their life by livestreaming
Venezuela Fury and her husband Noah Price look to be making their own way in the world by raking it in from their lucrative social media accounts.
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury, 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year.
Since getting married and moving in together the couple have been earning thousands of pounds a month, livestreaming their life as newlyweds in their static caravan in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
And fans can't get enough of their regular life updates on TikTok and Kick, which have proved to be very profitable for the pair.
They look to be supporting themselves after Noah denied that he was given £5million by Venezuela's family as a wedding gift.
Despite his wife's huge family wealth, an estimated combined £160 million, Noah recently told his Kick followers that he 'pays for everything' for the couple.
Making light of the claims about Venezuela's millionaire financial status, Noah said: 'I actually pay for everything unfortunately. You'd expect the millionaire to pay for it wouldn't you.'
Venezuela Fury and Noah Price are earning thousands livestreaming their caravan life - after her new groom insisted he pays all the bills and denied he had £5m handout from her dad
The influencer daughter of Tyson and Paris Fury , 16, has become an internet sensation after tying the knot with her husband Noah, 19, earlier this year
Venezuela then asked their fans: 'Do you think I am a millionaire?'
Noah joked: 'She isn't a secret millionaire guys', before she broke into song and sang: 'But I live like a millionaire!'
But it seems according to estimated calculations from their social media work, Noah and Venezuela can more than afford to support themselves.
Noah has been livestreaming on platforms such as Kick and TikTok, where viewers can send paid gifts or donations.
He was previously encouraging viewers to send gifts on his honeymoon during livestreams, suggesting this is one revenue stream.
Both Noah and Venezuela have built substantial followings on Instagram and TikTok. They can potentially earn money through sponsored posts, brand collaborations, affiliate links and creator payouts.
Kick allows its creators to take home 95 per cent of the £4.99 subscription cost that fans pay.
Streamers keep 100 per cent of direct tips and donations, minus minor standard payment processing fees.
It is unclear how many subscribers Noah currently has because this information is hidden, but he does have 7,200 followers which is publicly viewable.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million.
An industry insider has suggested Noah is making around £400 per video on TikTok, while Venezuela is likely to make £2,000 due to her following count of 1.3 million
In one video on their honeymoon, Noah asked his followers if they'd give them some more gifts now that they were married.
In a TikTok live viewed by 20,000 he said: 'Keep liking our videos people, keep sending gifts.'
After saying thank you to several of his followers he joked they should stick around on the livestream and 'watch Venezuela punch me in the mouth'.
The other half of the honeymooning couple said: 'I am, honestly!'
Noah previously confirmed that the pair don't share their finances after they were asked whether they have a shared bank account.
'She earns her money, I earn mine,' said Noah, as Venezuela joked: 'Yeah, what you gonna do about it.'
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'.
Meanwhile Venezuela is being eyed up by executives for a fly on the wall TV series.
Noah went on to debunk the rumour that Tyson gave him £5million when he tied the knot with his daughter as he insisted: 'No Tyson did not give me £5million'
Boasting 1.3 million TikTok followers, Venezuela is already entertaining fans with her honest musings and candid moments, from cooking to kitting out her and Noah's static caravan home.
And following the success of the Netflix series At Home With The Furys, it is no wonder bosses are wanting to draw on the Fury popularity.
A TV insider said: 'The couple are not A-list celebrities but everyone has become obsessed with their love story.
'People are genuinely intrigued by them. Whether it’s the fact they have married so young, Venezuela’s famous family or their gypsy lifestyle, they have the ‘X factor'.
'Several TV executives think a proper fly-on-the-wall series following their lives as newlyweds in the gypsy community would be fascinating,' they told The Sun.
It is thought Netflix would be likely to produce the series due to their already established relationship with the Furys.
Venezuela's representatives told The Daily Mail: 'We have many offers on the table regarding Venezuela which we are discussing.'
