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Reported in Elio Guaitolini, Restaurateur to New York’s Elite, Dies at 83.  (The New York Times, 8/1/2016)

Then came Elio’s, on Second Avenue near 84th Street, created in partnership with Anne Isaak, a former sous-chef at Chez Panisse. The concept was simple: classic Italian dishes served in warm, clubby surroundings, with a come-as-you-are atmosphere that Manhattan’s power players found congenial.