Tony, Vinne In Business 47 Years
Avanzato Brothers
To Close Stella Luna
COLUMN VIEW FROM THE GAME It’s All We Need To Know: Home Plate 17 Inches Wide Editor’s Note: Tim Mead, incoming Baseball Hall of Fame president, cited John Scolinos, baseball coach at his alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona, as a lifelong inspiration, particularly Scolinos’ famous speech “17 Inches.” Chris Sperry, who published sperrybaseballlife.com, heard Scolinos deliver a version in 1996 at the American Baseball Coaches Association in Nashville, and wrote this reminiscence in 1916 in his “Baseball Thoughts” column. By CHRIS SPERRY • from www.sperrybaseballlife.com In 1996, Coach Scolinos was 78 years old and five years retired from a college coaching…
Having been born and raised in Massapequa, I was sorry to see how you held us “upstaters” in contempt. You came here and brought your disdain. I, for one, was embarrassed by your contempt for the upstate NY market.
Wow, anonymous person. Real brave to leave a comment on the internet, about something you know nothing about. Proud of my family’s legacy and success.
If you have anything negative to say about either of these 2 men, clearly you not only do not know them, but further either even know of them. This is a heartbreak for Oneonta, not only for the amazing food but the way they treated their customers. All my love and best wishes Tony and Vinne, and thank you for being the people you are ❤️
Eileen Robbins, you clearly do not know this family and the heart and soul that they poured into our community and their restaurant.
The Avanzato Family are incredibly warm generous people that have gone out of their way to make their restaurant feel warm and inviting.
Shame on you and your judgemental random comments for slandering these wonderful people.
The comment at the top makes little sense and shows their online ignorance about the work of Tony, Vinne and family. First, with the ‘Kitchen’ and then with Stella Luna, all of us who spent countless hours at the restaurants considered ourselves part of the family. That was because of the way everyone was treated by Tony and Vinne. They always made you feel special. Many years ago, when our son, date and friends were talking about where to go for their prom dinner, they agreed they had to go to one place, the Italian Kitchen. Our son said afterwards how much they loved being there; it was a special moment. The author of the first piece knows nothing of a story like this or the countless others that were part of the lore of the Kitchen and Stella Luna. They know nothing of the hours spent building their businesses, how hard they worked to bring back the old railroad station, the way they fought through personal heartache to keep the restaurant moving forward. They know nothing. But, we do. And for all the great food, memories, and love, we say thank you to Tony, Vinne and family for all you did to make your restaurants such special places. God bless, Doug and Carol
When I think of the best Italian meal I ever had, (and I’ve been around the world) it was at Stella Luna. I hope the family is enjoying retirement. If only Orlando had them here.
It’s so pointless to even read the negative opinions and comments on here about the restaurant. I only have one question.
Does the Oneonta NY Stella Luna have any relation too the Stella Luna that’s in the news in Canada??? That’s what I want to know.