The latest contender is Verace in Islip, which opened on New Year ... a Relais & Chateaux hotel / restaurant near his hometown, Massa. The 35- year- old cooked in leading restaurants in Siena ...

Bar Clementine has been open in Islip for a month but the cozy-chic spot ... Eileen had a definite vision for the décor, inspired by a fancy hotel bar in Dublin right down to the hanging ferns ...