UPDATED INFORMATION: Beloved Neighborhood Restaurant Isabella's Celebrates 20 Years

B.R. Guest Property Reinvents The Upper 'West Side Story' With Classic Dishes
                                and Cocktails

To commemorate the year-long birthday party, Isabella's is reintroducing classic favorites and celebrating dishes that have been around since inception as well as a specialty cocktail, the Columbus Corner Cocktail. The special dishes, such as a hearty Handmade Penne with Homemade Pomodoro Sauce and Baked Ricotta Salata and a retro Chicken Hand Roll with Basil Aioli, will change weekly through the end of the year, giving guests a taste of oldNew York.

After 15 years with B.R. Guest and Isabella's, Executive Chef John Lictro has perfected the restaurant's menu to offer diners the ultimateNew York culinary experience. Originally a line cook at the restaurant, Chef Lictro has watched the restaurant grow and evolve into a quintessentialNew York City destination.

"As one of my first restaurants, Isabella's holds a special place in my heart. I'm thrilled that New Yorkers and visitors cherish it as much as I do," says Stephen Hanson, founder of B.R. Guest Restaurants. "I look forward to continuing to build memories and new fans at this location as well as new B.R. Guest properties."

Through the years, Isabella's has played host toNew York's elite and today it's still the perfect brunch spot for everyone from A-list celebrities, to neighborhood regulars who visit daily to enjoy Lictro's Mediterranean-inspired fare.

B.R. Guest Restaurants

Since opening its first restaurant in 1987, B.R. Guest founder Stephen Hanson and his team have redefined the restaurant experience through an emphasis on hospitality and quality. Current B.R. Guest properties inNew York City include Atlantic Grill, Blue Fin, Blue Water Grill, Dos Caminos Park, Dos Caminos Soho, Dos Caminos Third, The New York Times three-star Fiamma, Isabella's, Ocean Grill, Primehouse New York, Ruby Foo's Dim Sum and Sushi Palace, Ruby Foo's Times Square, Vento Trattoria, Level V nightclub, and the recently opened Wildwood Barbeque. B.R. Guest locations outside ofNew York include Fiamma Trattoria in the MGM Grand and Dos Caminos at the Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, both inLas Vegas, as well as Blue Water Grill and David Burke's Primehouse inChicago. In 2007, Hanson formed a joint venture with hospitality giant, Barry Sternlicht and his Starwood Capital Group to develop the dining experience for Sternlicht's '1' Hotels and Residences, the first luxury, eco-friendly, global hotel brand as well as additional luxury properties like Baccarat Hotels. Last summer, B.R. Guest reinforced its commitment to the environment by becoming the first national multi-concept restaurant group to be certified green by the Green Restaurant Association(TM). B.R. Guest's commitment to service and hospitality is also evident through its dedication of time and resources to community-based organizations including City Harvest Board Member, Share Our Strength, City-Meals-On-Wheels, Memorial Sloan Kettering, American Cancer Society, Publicolor Board Member, World Wildlife Federation, PENCIL, Momentum AIDS Project, American Heart Association and The James Beard Foundation.

SOURCE B.R. Guest Restaurants

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