It was a celebration match for a New York Italian matriarch, who has stuffed the bellies of celebrities, media personalities, politicians and enterprise leaders with outsized meatballs for many years.
On Wednesday, “Good Day New York” host Rosanna Scotto, her sister Elana and brother John hosted a celebration of the lifetime of their beloved mom, Marion Scotto, who died at age 90 final month. The siblings had been joined by their family members and influential New Yorkers at their household restaurant, Fresco by Scotto.
Hoda Kotb, Lorraine Bracco, Baruch Shemtov, John Castamitadis, Emily Compagno, Donna Ruttino, Dennis Basso, Steve Guttenberg, Jill Martin, former Gov. David Paterson, Bo Dietl, Sunny Anderson, all got here to pay their respects to mama Scotto and, in fact, “the meals was in every single place,” an insider advised Web page Six.
“The household ensured that friends had been continuously fed, together with Marion’s well-known meatballs – a becoming tribute to a girl who constructed her life round nourishment and caring for others,” they added.
A 15-foot {photograph} of Marion consuming a cannoli surveyed friends as they feasted on Scotto dishes and servers handed hors d’oeuvres. A supply described the temper as “joyous, with household and associates sharing tales”.
Scotto’s Fox 5 colleagues Mike Woods, Christal Younger, Dan Bowens, Ines Rosales, Ryan Kristafer, Audrey Puente and Robert Moses. Fox bosses Lew Leone and Joe Dorrego had been additionally there to have a good time their favourite “Good Day New York” visitor, Marion.
“It was precisely the form of occasion Marion would have wished: a number of meals, a packed home and extra toasts than tears,” a supply mentioned.