Farewell to Romolo ‘Pepito’ Algeni, Giulian ambassador of the flavors of Abruzzo

The well-known restaurant manager died due to an illness. He ran the famous Paola’s on Madison Avenue in the Big Apple

GIULIANOVA – The news went around the world, it is worth saying, to bring pain and emotion to his Giulianova, where he always hoped to be able to return: Romolo Algeni, a talented manager, died of a sudden illness in New York of Italian and Abruzzo gastronomy in the Big Apple.

There is no citizen of his, whether from Teramo or Abruzzo, who, once in the American metropolis, has not wanted to experience the atmosphere of his restaurant Paola’s, on Madison Avenue, in a place which has become a cult for those who do not want separate from Italian flavors in the USA but also for the Americans themselves, near the Central Park pond, opposite where Woody Allen lived.

Romoo Algeni, Pepito for everyone, landed in New York in the early 90s, after having lived the first part of his life as a representative of a furniture company but who had a great passion in his heart, linked to good traditional dishes Abruzzo and Italian, but above all to wines. A tradition that he was able to merge with American taste, becoming a point of reference: Pepito was immediately successful with Baradona, who under his direction achieved seven ‘Honoring of Excellent’ the award established ‘from ‘Wine Spectator‘ for the best wine list in the Big Apple.

Then the meeting with Paola Botterofrom Abruzzo like him, with whom I founded Paola’s which quickly became the destination for gourmets from all over the world, including Abruzzo.