Look close enough at Xarello, a Mediterranean restaurant that opened late last year in Williston Park, and you will see a place where nearly every detail is perfect. The dining room is sleek and romantic, with radiant cherry-red banquettes that hark back to the Russian Tea Room. Glasses, tableware and cutlery are all four-star quality. [...]
Xarello, a new Mediterranean restaurant, has opened in the Hillside Avenue space that for many years housed Ivy Cottage and the short-lived Madison’s on Hillside. Owners John Alexopoulos and Claudio Peralta have serious restaurant cred, having both worked, most recently, at Picholine, the modern French-Mediterranean restaurant near Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Alexopoulos and Peralta…
Xarello, a new Mediterranean restaurant run by Williston Park newcomers, will soon join the strip of eateries on Hillside Avenue. The village Board of Trustees on Monday approved an application from John Alexopoulos, Claudio Peralta and chef Katia Ramirez to take over the space at 38 Hillside Ave., formerly occupied by The Ivy Cottage restaurant. [...]
