L-R: Stephanie Cullum, Chamber vice president (Coach Realtors), Althea Robinson, Chamber executive director; Linda Sambus (Coach Realtors) and John Pittoni, Chamber director (Pittoni, Bonchonski and Zaino, LLP). On November 10, for the fourth consecutive year, Lord & Taylor hosted the Garden City Chamber’s “Taste of Garden City” after hours networking event. Fifteen Garden City restaurants and eating establishments, including pastries from the Garden City Hotel and specialties from Lord & Taylor’s Sarabeth, provided an array of dinner-size culinary delights in and outside of the elegant Sarabeth Café on Lord & Taylor’s second level. Participants included AAA New York, Calagero’s, Garden City Pizza, Grimaldi’s, Kings Supermarket, La Bottega, Mumon Restaurant, The Orchid, Seventh Street Café, Sushi Ya, The Cupcake Corner, Uncle Bacalas and Upper Crust Café.

Dave Allen (Mainly Marketing Enterprises) left: the team from Garden City Pizza, and John Wilton, chairman, Garden City Chamber’s Merchant Group.
Gracious host, Joseph Ricaurte, vice president and general manager of the Lord & Taylor Garden City store, with Roger Eltringham, president of the Garden City Chamber, and John Wilton, Chairman of the Chamber’s Merchant Committee.Eric Leong (Sushi Ya) with Russell Ciolli (Grimaldi’s Pizzeria).
L-R: Margie Avitable (Origin Press); Roger Eltringham, Chamber president, Ray Donnelly (Senior Network Solutions); Linda Sekula (Origin Press)
Guests representing Roslyn Savings Bank include, standing, Janice Vails and Laura Marchiano. Seated are Barbara Rese and Joyce Rollo.
Garden City Hotel executives Jim O’Connor, left, and Bill Ciraulo, right, with the team which provides the traditionally delectable Garden City Hotel pastries.
Mary Ellen Villalta of the Sarabeth Café and omelet-making staffer. And, Sarabeth’s chocolate pudding speciality - Wow!
Maureen, Clancy (Clancy & Clancy Brokerage; Ltd,) with representatives from Mumon Japanese Restaurant.
Russell Ciolli, Chamber director (Grimaldi’s), Joanne K. Adams (New York Racing Association); Anna Marie representing La Bottega; and Mohamed Aly (Fast-Tek On Site Computer Services).
John Wilton presents an overview of the Chamber Merchants Group’s current efforts to promote shopping in Garden City throughout the Christmas Holiday Season and beyond.
Donna Glasso and a representative of AAA provide a delectable non-alcoholic punch to promote safe driving throughout the holidays and beyond!
Eric Leong (Sushi Ya) with Russell Ciolli (Grimaldi’s Pizzeria).
Heather Guzman, general manager, center, and the team from Seventh Street Café along with Tony Sokolowski(Fidelity Investments).
Ashley and Nick Lucchesi (Upper Crust Café) had the BEST squash soup!
Laura Graney (The Cupcake Corner) a representative from the Orchid Restaurant and Michael Ventre, Chamber director.
Tim McCue (State Bank of Long Island, left, with Althea Robinson, Chamber executive director and John Pittoni, Chamber director (Pittoni Bonchonski & Zaino, LLP),
Kevin Walsh (Walsh Markus McDougal & DeBellis, LLP) Joe Ricaurte, vice president and general manager, Lord & Taylor Garden City; and John Wilton, chairman, Garden City Chamber’s Merchant Group (Garden City Commercial Properties).
Althea Robinson, Chamber executive director with Joe Ricaurte, vice president and general manager, Lord & Taylor Garden City store with Roger Eltringham, Chamber president.
Mary Seifert (UPS Store) and a guest.
Kimberly Sullivan, left, presented an elegant array of specialties from Kings Supermarket with Connie Deckel, Chamber director and manager of the Garden City Kings with Marie Marcellino (Mainly Marketing Enterprises).
Joe Ricaurti, vice president and general manager of Lord & Taylor, Garden City and Lord & Taylor’s Amy Jester.
Vincent Sinisgalli (Alpha Collision). left, with Lou Cippelli, president, Kiwanis Club of Garden City, right, with staffers manning Uncle Bacalas’ culinary specialties.
Rich Deremer, Dooley Deremer Orr Agency Insurance; Jing Deremer and John Pittoni, Pittoni, Bonehonski and Zaino.
Laura Graney (The Cupcake Corner) with Jennifer Ciolli (Grimaldi’s).
John Wilton, chairman (Garden City Commercial Properties) left, with John Appelt, Chamber director (Senior Network Solutions).
Standing: John Collins (Civic Member); Jim O’Connor and Bill Ciraulo (Garden City Hotel); John Pittoni (Pittoni Bonchonski & Zaino) and Mark Doneson (Meadowbrook Pointe). Seated: Maureen Clancy (Clancy & Clancy Brokerage, Ltd.); Ray Donnelly (Senior Network Solutions), and John D. Tuetora.