Masseria to Open at the Heathcote Five Corners

Signs have been posted on the Tavern Building at the Heathcote Five Corners announcing the opening of an Italian restaurant in the late Fall. Though the lease for the driveway to the parking lot has not yet been signed, it appears that owners Fish and Oder have leased the space and are confident that the village will agree to a lease renewal. A resolution to lease the driveway and a portion of the parking lot to the tavern owners was on the agenda for the September 14 Scarsdale Board of Trustees meeting but was held over pending an environmental impact study.

The web page for the new restaurant is up and here is what it says:

Masseria (pronounced Mas sir e a) will be a 200 seat restaurant and wine bar located at 2 Weaver Street in the Village of Scarsdale, New York featuring coastal Italian cuisine influenced by the region of Puglia, Italy. The restaurant will be overseen by Francesco and Pasquale Coli, an experienced father/son team currently operating the highly rated La Villetta, an Italian restaurant located at 7 Madison Avenue in Larchmont, New York since 2000.

A masseria is a farm house on a country estate found in the region of Puglia where Francesco and Pasquale are from. The design and atmosphere will be inspired by the many masserie that are found near the coast between Bari and Brindisi in what is often times referred to as the masseria coast. Masserie date back to the 16th century and now are bed and breakfasts with restaurants serving typical dishes of Puglia.