City Tech baccalaureate celebration brings new generation of chefs, managers to the forefront
When chef Pasquino “Pat” Vitiello entered City Tech’s Atrium Amphitheater on May 14, it constituted a homecoming of sorts because nearly four decades prior, Vitiello himself had graduated from this place, earning an Associate Degree in hospitality management.
“There’s something very special about City Tech grads,” he explained after the ceremony. Asked how Tech grads compare to those from some of other, famous culinary institutions such as Johnson & Wales or CIA, Vitiello explained, “They have a get up and go — a way of approaching the job — and they know their stuff.”
Vitiello, along with his brother Vincent, own and operate Queen Italian Restaurant on Court Street between Livingston and Schermerhorn streets. In September of this year, Queen will celebrate the 60 anniversary of its founding by chef Anthony Vitiello, Pat and Vincent’s father.