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USHG’s latest NYC venture Ci Siamo is a trip to Italy in a restaurant

The concept helmed by Hillary Sterling opened this week

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

October 14, 2021

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Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group opened its newest restaurant Ci Siamo, meaning “here we are” or “we have arrived,” on Tuesday in collaboration with chef Hillary Sterling.

The new concept in Manhattan West, a mixed-use development in Hudson Yards, has views of the Empire State Building.

“Finally, we can announce 'we’ve arrived’ and ‘we’re ready,’’' founder and CEO Meyer said in a statement. “Hillary and her team have brought a restaurant - long in the planning - to life, with a deep sense of identity that makes each and every guest feel as if they’ve turned a corner and unearthed something entirely new.”

The Italian menu focuses on wood-fired cooking, a “personal hobby turned daily obsession” for Sterling, according to the company.

“These are the dishes I’d serve and the stories I’d tell if you were coming over to my own home,” she said in a release. “The phrase ‘Ci Siamo’ represents a sense of long-awaited arrival and anticipation - the ease that washes over you when you get to your destination after a long drive, that first drink on a Friday night following a long week - something we’ve all been searching for over the past year and a half. We aim to be an ever-evolving and soulful restaurant that you’ll want to visit time and time again.”

Sterling previously worked at restaurants Vic’s and A Voce.

Click through the gallery to learn more about the menu and the inspiration behind Ci Siamo.

About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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