At the pinnacle of Long Island’s chic nightspots, elegant catering, authentic markets and gourmet groceries, followers are as devoted to the venues as to the last names that hold forth. In Nassau, it’s The Poll Brothers. The Scottos have Central Island. Holding strong in mid-Suffolk are The Lombardis. All are respected for their style, innovation and unbeatable cuisine. There are others (Bohlsens, DeNicolas, Tunneys…), but what these have in common is a similar sense of history—as well as a sense of the future. They are similar, but they are also not similar at all.

Three families, three brothers each, three very different stories…

The Poll Brothers

They don’t look alike, but you’d easily peg these two as brothers in a room of fifty guys. They finish each other’s sentences, they dress alike—it’s easy to see they’ve stayed close most of their lives. To each other, but also to their parents and their Manhasset based operations.
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Tony Scotto

It’s the story of a close-knit Italian family immigrating here and making it. And it’s the story of how that family is bringing the next generation into the business. Tony Scotto, often seen as the face of the Scotto Brothers business, reflects on how it all happened.
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The Lombardis Three

You’ve heard of Mamma, everyone has, but her three sons are the force behind the matriarch who made the family name a household favorite. The sauces, the pizzas, the decked out catering halls, authentic market and now, the wine and gelato. The first generation Napolitano family was going after the American dream, and catch it they did.
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