Sopranos’ Vito cooking at Il Luogo, Lynbrook
Joseph R. Gannascoli, aka Vito Spatafore on "The Sopranos," is interviewed at his home in East Rockaway. (March 31, 2006) Credit: AP
Gannascoli is best known for playing the ill-fated gay mobster Vito Spatafore on HBO's “The Sopranos,” but the actor (and East Rockaway resident) is also an accomplished chef. Tuesday he’s making a salmon cake as an appetizer and, for entrees, grilled chicken with roasted peppers and asparagus over fettuccine and a “chicken” calzone where a chicken breast stands in for pizza dough and is stuffed with mushrooms, prosciutto, ricotta and mozzarella.
Dinner prices at Il Luogo are in the $12 range for starters, $18 to $25 for pastas, $20 to $33 for mains. The lunch menu is simpler and less expensive, with mains topping out at $14 and a three-course prix fixe for $15.99.
