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#PeachyinSpace Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceship Apeiron

Selected by voters from more than 80 countries across six continents. Apeiron, the ancient Greek word for “the boundless,” reflects the spirit of exploration at the heart of Virgin Galactic’s mission. Apeiron is slated to fly to Spaceport America today ahead of flight test preparations.

Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) announced the name of its new Spaceship will be Apeiron (App-Err-On). Drawn from the ancient Greek concept of the boundless, Apeiron embodies the infinite possibilities that spaceflight brings to each of us individually and all of us collectively.

The name was chosen by a public vote that drew thousands of responses from around the world. This included 83 countries and six continents, giving the global space community a direct role in shaping the identity of the company’s lead Spaceship.

“Apeiron, the Boundless, captures the ambition of human spaceflight and the possibilities it opens for humanity. The extraordinary response to the public vote made choosing this name even more meaningful. We’re proud that the lead ship in Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship fleet will carry a name chosen by the people who share our excitement for what comes next,” said Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic.

Later today, Spaceship Apeiron is slated to fly to Spaceport America in New Mexico mated to launch vehicle Eve. There, Virgin Galactic’s engineering team plans to complete avionics software validation before beginning flight tests. The company expects to provide additional program updates during its third quarter 2026 earnings call in November.

About Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of human possibility. Through its spaceflight expeditions, the company offers people a profound new perspective on our planet and their own potential, while enabling scientific discovery and supporting strategic government missions. Virgin Galactic combines world-class aerospace engineering with thoughtfully designed astronaut experiences and a scalable spaceline operating model. Its reusable, air-launched Spaceships are designed to make spaceflight safe, repeatable, operationally efficient, and increasingly accessible, advancing a long-term vision of opening space to millions for extraordinary purposes. Learn more at www.virgingalactic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Virgin Galactic intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding Virgin Galactic’s planned spaceflight to Spaceport America and plan to complete avionics software validation before beginning flight tests, are forward-looking statements. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Virgin Galactic’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including the factors, risks and uncertainties included in Virgin Galactic’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which could cause its actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release.

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#PeachyandtheCity #BIGAPPLEBUSINESS #NHLPeachy MSG Rangers Becomes New Public Company

MSG Rangers Corp. (NYSE: MSGR) (the “Company” or “MSG Rangers”) announced that it has completed its spin-off from MSG Knickerbockers Corp. (NYSE: MSGK) (“MSG Knicks”), formerly Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., and will begin trading today on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “MSGR.”

The spin-off distribution was completed at 11:59 p.m. ET on October 26, 2026 to stockholders of record of MSG Knicks as of the close of business on October 20, 2026. Each of MSG Knicks’ stockholders received a distribution of one share of the new MSG Rangers Class A or Class B common stock for every two shares of MSG Knicks’ Class A or Class B common stock, respectively, held as of the record date, representing all the outstanding shares of MSG Rangers.

No action or payment was required by MSG Knicks stockholders to receive the new MSG Rangers shares. Stockholders who held MSG Knicks’ common stock as of the record date will receive a book-entry account statement reflecting their ownership of the new MSG Rangers shares or their brokerage account will be credited with the new MSG Rangers shares.

The spin-off has been structured to qualify as a tax-free distribution to MSG Knicks’ stockholders and MSG Knicks for U.S. federal income tax purposes. MSG Knicks stockholders are urged to consult with their tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of the spin-off.

About MSG Rangers Corp.

MSG Rangers Corp. is a leading professional sports company that owns and operates the New York Rangers (NHL) as well as a development league team, the Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL). As an “Original Six” franchise of the NHL, the Rangers have a storied history that includes four Stanley Cup Championships. In addition, the Company operates a professional sports team performance center, the MSG Training Center, in Greenburgh, NY. More information is available at msgrangers.com.

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#NHLPeachy @NHL #NHLStats Four Weeks Into the 2026-27 Season Our Coverage Sponsored by Cosmopolitan Dental, Official Dentist of Whom You Know @GaroNazarianDDS #cosmopolitandental #loveyoursmile

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The 2026-27 NHL regular-season will hit its four-week mark Tuesday, Oct. 27. A few #NHLStats to mark the occasion:

Playing at a 200-Point Pace: Reigning scoring champion Connor McDavid became the fastest player in NHL history to 20 assists in a season (9 GP), got a quarter of the way to 10th career 100-point season just three weeks into the campaign and, with 8-25—33 in 11 games, is scoring at a 252-point pace (only Wayne Gretzky, 4x, has hit 200 points). McDavid trails only Mario Lemieux (3x) for the most points through 11 games of a season in NHL history. With the first “Battle of Alberta” just two days away on Prime Wednesday Night Hockey – followed by a swing through the tristate area where they will aim to build on their franchise record-setting 5-0-0 road start – the Oilers lead the Western Conference and rank second in the NHL in points percentage (.773) and have three of the League’s five 20-point players, with McDavid joined by Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard (click their names for more on some of their notable achievements so far).

The Last Two Standing Started Strong: A seven-game win streak spurred the Hurricanes to a 9-2-2 start, the best record through 13 games by the reigning Stanley Cup champions since Vegas in 2023-24. The Golden Knights also opened strong following their defeat in the 2026 Final, tied for the most wins and points in the Pacific Division (8-4-1, 17 points). Carolina (7-2-1) and Vegas (8-2-0) combined to mark the first time in more than 40 years that the reigning Stanley Cup champion and finalist each had at least seven wins through their first 10 games; the only other instances in NHL history were in 1985-86 (EDM & PHI: both 8) and 1975-76 (PHI: 7; BUF: 8).

Beasts of the East Set to Clash on ESPN: The reigning Stanley Cup champions are the only 20-point team so far, but the Bruins top the NHL in points percentage (.792; 9-2-1) – ahead of their first head-to-head showdown of the season, tomorrow to open an ESPN doubleheader (8 p.m. ET). New captain David Pastrnak, now tied with Hockey Hall of Fame-bound Patrice Bergeron as the third-highest goal scorer in club history, and a goaltending tandem of Jeremy Swayman and Michael DiPietro has backed Boston to its best goal differential through a dozen games in more than 40 years. ICYMI: DiPietro claimed a long-awaited first career shutout during Boston’s Hockey Fights Cancer Night and after the game honored his mom, who passed away from cancer when DiPietro was five years old.

Ovi’s Farewell Tour Begins: The NHL’s all-time goals leader Alex Ovechkin announced – on the 21st anniversary of his League debut and before his 101st head-to-head with Sidney Crosby – that the 2026-27 NHL season would be his last. Ovechkin’s first goal of the season was the 1,007th of his NHL career (including playoffs) but first to be assisted by a pair of brothers. Ovechkin needs nine goals to tie Wayne Gretzky (1,016) for the most total goals in League history (regular season and playoffs), one assist to match longtime teammate Nicklas Backstrom for the most assists in franchise history and is also approaching career milestones for points (9 from 1,700) and games played (17 from 1,600). The next “final stop” on Ovechkin’s farewell tour is Nashville, on Thursday.

Kirill off to Thrilling Start: The frontrunner for an award Ovechkin has won a League-best nine times is Kirill Kaprizov, who is averaging a goal per game (13 in 13 GP) to pace the early Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy race. A top five goal scorer since entering the NHL and already the top goal scorer in Wild history, Karpizov became the first Minnesota player to be the NHL’s first double-digit goal scorer and has two games remaining this month to challenge for the NHL record for goals in a single October.

Global Contributors to Goals-per-game Rate: The NHL goals-per-game stands at 6.3 so far this season, marking the fifth consecutive season and ninth time in 10 campaigns that it is 6.0 or higher at this stage (184 GP). The top three goals scorers are from three different countries, with Leon Draisaitl (Germany) and Artturi Lehkonen (Finland) pursuing the League lead during a campaign in which the NHL will stage regular-season games in both of their home countries.

Gearing Up for Europe: In two weeks, Seattle and Carolina will open the international schedule with two games in Helsinki as part of the NHL Global Series Finland. With four games remaining before their first overseas foray, the Kraken (7-4-1) are off to the best 12-game start of their six NHL seasons and led in scoring by Finnish forward Kaapo Kakko. German forward Tim Stützle is off to the best goal-scoring start of his career (8 in 12 GP) and the Senators (8-4-0) have their most wins at this stage in 18 years as they gear up for the NHL’s return to Germany with two games against Connor Bedard and the Blackhawks in Düsseldorf in December.

Other Milestone Moments: Sidney Crosby tied Ray Bourque as the NHL’s all-time leader for assists with one franchise; Nikita Kucherov became Tampa Bay’s all-time scoring leader (the third such record to change in 10 months, with the potential of more to fall in 2026-27); Connor McDavid (1,237 points in 800 GP) and Auston Matthews (436 goals in 700 GP) were among the all-time leaders through games played milestones; back in Chicago, Patrick Kane became the all-time leader in assists among U.S.-born and American players (adding to the points distinctions he secured last season) and now nears 900 career helpers; and Quinn Hughes celebrated his first game as a visitor in Vancouver by becoming the second-fastest American defenseman in NHL history to 500 career points.

Oh Brother, What a Stretch: Among the 17 sets of brothers on season-opening rosters – and part of the NHL record-tying seven sets to play as teammates so far in 2026-27 – Brady and Matthew Tkachuk made waves during NHL Frozen Frenzy when they combined for the first natural hat trick in NHL history to include a sibling assist on all three goals (part of a nine-point night for them). Brady later became the third player in NHL history with consecutive natural hat tricks and the Panthers the first team in NHL history to score one of that nature in three straight contests. Overall, the Tkachuks are among a group of seven sets of brothers to play as teammates this season which is tied for the most in one campaign in NHL history (also 7 in 1985-86).

Home Sweet Home: Three teams have perfect home records so far – the Rangers (6-0-0), Lightning (5-0-0) and Wild (4-0-0). Igor Shesterkin’s “goalie goal” and Alexis Lafrenière’s “Battle of New York” hat trick helped the Rangers post their best start at Madison Square Garden in more than 35 years and tie the second longest home winning streak to start a campaign in their 100-season history – with a chance to extend it tonight (vs. LAK). Tampa Bay can match its club benchmark on Thursday (vs. WPG), while Minnesota needs four more wins to equal theirs.

Welcome to the NHL: A total of 29 players (27 skaters and 2 goaltenders) have made their NHL debut this season, including the tallest netminder in League history Cooper Black (FLA) and five teenagers: Nikita Klepov (ANA), Viggo Björck (WPG), Gavin McKenna (TOR), Alberts Smits (NYR) and Ivar Stenberg (SJS). They are among a rookie cohort looking to follow in the footsteps of last season’s record-setting Calder Trophy winner Matthew Schaefer, who so far in 2026-27 has surpassed Bobby Orr for the second most career goals by a teenage defenseman in NHL history and will take the second-longest season-opening home point streak ever by a teenage blueliner (6 GP) into a Halloween showdown against Connor McDavid on Sportsnet – Schaefer’s first appearance on the network this season included a special visit from a young fan.

Let’s Take This Outside: The Central Division will be home to all three outdoor games this season, with the first in the books after Kyle Connor and the Jets hosted a sellout crowd of 32,343 for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. Clayton Keller and the Mammoth lead the West in wins dating to New Year’s Day as they prepare for their outdoor debut in the Discover NHL Winter Classic on New Year’s Eve. Jake Oettinger matched the benchmark for fewest appearances to three shutouts in a season by an American goaltender (6 GP) for the Stars, hosts of the 2027 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series and the League leaders in goals against (20).

Lots of Season Left: Between today and the Quarter Mark of the season (Tuesday, Nov. 17), the League will see the busiest Hockey Halloween in a more than a decade (check out some spooktacular #NHLStats), a Hockey Hall of Fame Game that was always going to honor one Olympic gold medal-winning goaltender but could now feature one on the ice in Connor Hellebuyck (who will return to Winnipeg two days later, Nov. 10), as well as two Global Series games in Finland and the potential for Brent Burns to play NHL game No. 1,600 during Saturday Night Hockey on Sportsnet Nov. 14 (it would be his 1,028th in a row during his record-nearing streak). Burns’ milestone game will fall on one of 13 more Hockey Fights Cancer Nights before the Quarter Mark.

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#FashionAlert There's Magic Inside Macy’s This Holiday Season Our Coverage Sponsored by Hallak Cleaners the Couture Cleaner @hallakcleaners @hallakcouturecleaner

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This holiday season, customers will experience magic, discovery and celebration across Macy’s – from curated gifting inspiration and beloved traditions to new experiences at Macy’s Herald Square, including a reimagined Macy’s Santaland, the return of Macy’s Holiday Square, iconic windows and new shops throughout the flagship – giving customers a new reason to visit and explore every floor

This holiday season, Macy's brings There's Magic Inside to life through gifting inspiration, festive experiences and beloved traditions that inspire togetherness, joy and connection for customers. At Macy's Herald Square, a new and fully reimagined Macy’s Santaland experience, the return of Macy's Holiday Square, iconic window displays and new shops throughout the flagship all offer new ways to create lasting memories at New York City's preeminent holiday destination.

“At Macy's, we believe the most meaningful holiday moments begin with discovery: discovering the perfect gift, discovering a new tradition, or discovering time together with the people who matter most,” said Sharon Otterman, Macy's chief marketing officer. “That's the spirit behind There's Magic Inside. This season, customers will experience that magic throughout Herald Square, from a fully reimagined Santaland and our iconic holiday windows to Holiday Square, new beauty experiences, exciting brands and festive food destinations. Everywhere you turn, there's a new reason to explore, connect and celebrate, making Herald Square New York City's holiday destination.”

The Holiday Gifting Destination

This holiday season, Macy’s introduces There’s Magic Inside, a campaign that combines expert gift recommendations and shopping guides with seasonal events in stores and online. Highlights include a fully reimagined Santaland experience and holiday window displays that celebrate traditions shared by generations of families.

Just in time for the holidays, Melissa Joan Hart stars as Macy’s Gift Guide alongside Adam Devine as a customer searching for the perfect gifts for everyone on his list. Together, they bring the holiday gifting journey to life through curated recommendations, seasonal inspiration and guidance across Macy’s assortment – showcasing Macy’s as a destination for finding meaningful gifts. To learn more about Macy's holiday gifting and in-store Gift Guides at Herald Square and select Macy’s locations nationwide, visit here.

A New Journey to Meet Santa

This November, Macy’s will welcome a fully reimagined Santaland at Herald Square, inviting guests of all ages to board the North Star Express for an immersive, multi-sensory journey to the North Pole. Along the way, guests will explore festive scenes – including the Reindeer Barn, Conservatory and more – filled with magical storytelling and unexpected discoveries that inspire new holiday traditions and culminate in a timeless visit with the one-and-only Santa Claus.

Customers can now purchase a new premium experience for up to eight guests, including first-choice scheduling, expedited entry, extended time with Santa, a special holiday story, gifts from Santa and a complimentary photo package.

Free reservations will become available beginning Friday, November 20, and will be released seven days before each visit date on a rolling basis.

Macy's will also introduce sensory-friendly hours, developed with the Child Mind Institute, offering dedicated times with a lower-stimulation environment so more guests can experience the magic, wonder and joy of this beloved holiday tradition.

Official 2026 partners Balsam Hill, Effy, Geico and Kinder will add festive decor, activations and more to the Herald Square experience. For additional details on Macy's Herald Square's new Santaland experience, including sensory-friendly hours and booking details, please visit here.

Holiday at Macy’s Herald Square

New Shops to Discover

Throughout the season, Macy’s Herald Square will give customers even more reasons to explore the flagship, with new and recently opened shops from Aesop, Coach, Kendra Scott, Kurt Geiger, Michael Kors, Tory Burch and Made My Shade by the Beauty Tailor, offering custom lip gloss and lipstick. Customers can also discover exciting new food destinations, including Frankie’s Brooklyn Pizza, Gong Cha and Sunday Morning, adding fresh flavors and more ways to make a day at Macy’s part of holiday plans.

Macy’s Holiday Square

Macy's Holiday Square returns on October 31 for its third year with an expanded footprint, transforming more than 50,000 square feet of Herald Square’s lower level into a festive shopping destination. Featuring more than 35 vendors, including local artisans, makers, specialty food vendors and iconic New York City staples such as Eataly, Levain and Pearl River Mart, Holiday Square offers customers a unique opportunity to shop, discover and celebrate the season all in one place.

This year’s expanded experience brings even more opportunities to create, customize and celebrate, from wreath-making and floral workshops to gift wrapping, permanent jewelry, journal embossing, vintage Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® apparel and more. Visitors can also discover specialty food experiences, including Eataly’s famous tiramisù, making Holiday Square a destination for both gift-giving and festive outings.

Adding to the festivities, Museum of Ice Cream brings its Sprinkle Pool to Macy’s Herald Square, inviting guests to step into a playful holiday experience filled with oversized sprinkles, photo moments and exclusive ice cream-inspired merchandise. Designed to spark wonder and delight for guests of all ages, the experience adds a sweet new layer to Macy’s Holiday Square.

Macy's Holiday Square will be open daily during regular store hours throughout the holiday season.

Iconic Macy’s Herald Square Windows

This season, Macy's Herald Square holiday windows will tell the story of the Blue Hippopotamus, one of the earliest characters to soar in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. After flying away and disappearing at the end of the 1931 Macy’s Parade, Blue Hippo embarks on whimsical adventures celebrating wonder, connection and joyful discovery before making a triumphant return to Herald Square for the holidays and the 100th Parade.

Debuting on November 19, the iconic holiday destination will feature immersive storytelling, vibrant displays and unexpected moments, inviting customers to follow Blue Hippo's journey. The display will be available until Monday, January 4. For more details and information, visit Macy's holiday celebrations and nationwide experiences.

Sparking Togetherness During the Holidays through Macy’s Mission Every One

This holiday season, Macy’s is creating more opportunities for people who need it most to experience the magic of being together. Through its social contract, Mission Every One, Macy’s is helping create moments to connect, celebrate and share by partnering with Ronald McDonald House, Blue Star Families and Foster Love. Customers can join the effort by adding a ribbon to the Macy’s Togetherness Chain in stores nationwide starting December 1 to share what makes the holidays magical and demonstrate how we’re all connected.

About Macy’s

Macy’s, the largest retail brand of Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M), helps customers celebrate – from everyday moments to life’s biggest occasions – with a curated assortment across apparel, home, beauty, accessories and more. Each year, Macy’s brings the nation together through two of its most beloved traditions: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, entertaining millions. Celebrate big and small moments in stores nationwide, at macys.com, or on the Macy’s app. For more information on Macy’s, Inc., visit www.macysinc.com.

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Peachy Picks #Anatoli56 Since November 2024 by #ExecutiveChef #PaulSagos #PeterSagos #AnthonySagos #TedSagos #NicholasOConnor #Greek #Taverna 1066 Second Avenue at East 56th Street Manhattan

The Grilled Skirt Steak is a Carnivore's Delight at Anatoli 56

It's not who you know, it's WHOM YOU KNOW!

And we are thrilled to announce the newest Peachy's Pick: Anatoli 56!

They were first featured in late 2024, advanced in the summer of 2025 and today we announce they are in it to win it.  They are not a one-hit wonder like some of their competition is that will invariably come and go, and their consistency in high quality taverna cuisine served with care will win you over too.  The salads are spectacular and there are five choices.  We chose the Marouli Salad: Romaine lettuce, scallions, cherry tomatoes, FRESH DILL (Peachy loves it!), and Feta team up with a refreshing lemon vinaigrette that they put on the side for Ms. Superpicky.  They listen and have great hospitality skills with depth at Anatoli 56.  ALL OF THEM.  This is a team of brothers, a father, and the newest secret weapon: Nicholas O'Connor, who has joined the ownership team.  Another winner is the beets and burrata.  We see so much goat chese and burrata.  We believe burrata knocks out goat cheese any day and also this is a more unusual pairing that to us is far more delicious.  Mixed greens, high-level creamy burrata cheese, roasted beets and toasted almonds are a beacon of freshness with hazelnut vinaigrette.

The Spanakopita appetizer is still a triumph!  It is not our first encounter with this dish here.  The spinach pie is mostly what you would expect until you encounter the fennel, which is a secret weapon of paternal Grandmother Litza. Layered phyllo dough, baby spinach, leeks, fennel, dill and Hotos feta make this a desirable spinach pie.

The appetizers are sensational and as we head into chilly weather we would especially encourage the healthful Gigantes Plaki that tastes like a warm hug: stewed giant beans in tomato, dill, onions and crumbled feta cheese.  We make no nutritional claims but this sounds like great protein to us.

Also, pictures as always are unedited.

And, we asked Grok to teach you more about the differentiation between Estiatorio and Taverna.

Anatoli 56 is a Taverna.

Grok says:

Estiatorio (εστιατόριο) is the Greek word for “restaurant” and generally refers to a more formal or upscale place, while a taverna (ταβέρνα) is the classic casual, often family-run Greek eatery focused on shared, traditional meals.

A taverna is rooted in traditional Greek social dining (the word comes from the Latin taberna). It feels like an extension of the home table: you often share dishes in the middle of the table, the meal can last hours with no rush, house wine is common, and the focus is on hearty, unpretentious food based on what’s fresh or available that day. Paper tablecloths, simple décor, and a welcoming (sometimes noisy) vibe are typical. Variants include fish tavernas (psarotaverna).⁠Greektriplanner

An estiatorio is literally a restaurant. It signals a step up in formality—better service, nicer table settings, a more extensive wine list, and often more polished or varied cooking while still being authentically Greek. It can range from modest to quite elegant.⁠Eathealthy365

In practice the lines can blur (especially in tourist areas or modern places), but the core distinction is formality and style of experience: taverna for relaxed, communal Greek living-room dining; estiatorio for a more conventional restaurant meal. Other related spots include the ouzeri (meze with ouzo) and magirio (simple cooked-food places, often for lunch).

Anatoli Chips are amazing and of course made to order like everything else.  Fried eggplant and zucchini chips with Peachy's close friend Tzatziki are truly outstanding here.  The arrangement is fun and attractive as well, and they achieve the correct crispness.  Finally in appetizers, you must get the Assorted Greek spreads as they are among the best we've had and we believe they know what they are doing with them: Tzatziki, Taramasalata (fish eggs, Peachy's second favorite), Melitzanosalata (eggplant), Spicy Feta and Skordalia (garlic) are all exciting endeavors that will ignite your appetite.

It is amazing to us when we call an unfamiliar place that someone that answers the phone might think Peachy's last name is vegan.  It is not.  We love meat.  And we think Anatoli 56 is talented in this territory from the Wagyu Burger of eight ounces on a brioche bun with American cheddar, delicious garlic aioli and normally with fries (they substituted a small Greek Salad at our request) to the Grilled Skirt Steak.  This steak in particular was our favorite entree this visit: the succulent steak itself medium rare as ordered is a revelation in chimichurri sauce and grilled vegetables.  Also, they give you the correct knife, which you cannot count on everywhere.

Note we have had different favorite entrees every visit which is testament to the array of talents here.

Nicholas chose this amazing red and they said YAMAS!

Finally, in case you are reading Matthew Schaefer (he has been published on here), you should know you are Nicholas's favorite Islander and we hope all readers are enjoying our hockey coverage as much as our Greek restaurant coverage!

The final hit was Branzini: a whole fish, butterflied, deboned and served with head and tail with capers and olive oil.

Peachy Deegan and Owner Nicholas O'Connor

Founder, Owner and Executive Chef Paul Sagos

Peachy Picks Anatoli 56!  
We see a bright future for this talented, ambitious team of excellence and we look forward to telling you what they do next.

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