Dining BY ANGELA MATUA MANGIAMO! Oro, Italian restaurant with modern twist, opens in LIC After a year and a half of dealing with building code setbacks, Italian restaurant Oro has opened in Long Island City. Located at 41-17 Crescent St., the 160- seat space offers classic Italian dishes such as ravioli, chicken Milanese and an array of pizza. Chef Scott Andriani, who was hired just after the grand opening on Aug. 26 — the official opening date was Aug. 3 — has been in the process of overhauling the original menu. “It’s a pretty drastic change from the menu that was here when I got here,” Andriani said. “It was Italian influenced but it wasn’t real Italian foods, so we’re bringing back traditional food and traditional pairings and modernizing them a little bit.” Andriana, who graduated from the Paul Smith’s College culinary program, was often hired at restaurants to revamp them. After working in California and Europe and owning his own Italian restaurant in Ireland, the Brooklyn-born chef landed in Long Island City. Before Oro, he worked at a hotel restaurant in the Hamptons, and he revamped the menu there, too. “This is actually the first time I’ve been in Long Island City in 10 years,” Andriani said. “A lot has changed. It’s like a little mini Manhattan.” The new additions will officially be implemented on the week of Sept.
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