Trattoria dell Arte ‘one-of-a-kind’ restaurateur Shelly Fireman dead at 93

Trattoria dell Arte ‘one-of-a-kind’ restaurateur Shelly Fireman dead at 93

Shelly Fireman, the colorful restaurateur who created long-lived Trattoria dell Arte and Fiorello and filled his places with his own whimsical, sometimes bawdy sculptures, passed away at age 93. His passing leaves a deep rupture in the city’s Italian hospitality scene. “If New York City’s restaurant industry had a Hall of Fame, Shelly Fireman would be listed among the … Read more