At Home with Vita is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. Our inaugural Q&A is with our very own Donna Lennard, the owner and founder of il Buco Family. Her unstudied approach to hospitality and style is the...

We are open in Montauk for a season, taking over the restaurant space of Donna's lifelong friends Fernando Trocca & Martin Pittaluga who will be staying in Santa Teresita this summer.  With Chef Justin Smillie at the helm, Donna brings her pas...

il Buco Alimentari is reopening for pick up and delivery, with an emphasis on our market and Executive Chef Justin Smillie at the helm. Donna is thrilled to be collaborating once again with Justin and adapting the Alimentari model to continue serv...

Florence Fabricant spotlights il Buco Vita's 2nd street showroom in her weekly Front Burner column for the New York Times food section!

“At il Buco everyone takes it for granted that there will be 10 Sagrantinos on the list...the only other place you see that is Montefalco.” Our beloved Wine Director Roberto Paris speaks about his relationship with the Caprai Vineyard, and the hi...

Every year, GQ food critic, Brett Martin, gives a lot of shine to the best new restaurants in America. But this time he turns his attention to the places that have been our go-tos for a couple of decades now. They are too old to be new, too new to...

In honor of all things Umbrian, il Buco and il Buco Alimentari will host a week of dinners featuring our favorite wine maker and Sagrantino di Montefalco pioneer, Arnaldo Caprai, as well as friend and chef, Salvatore Denaro.  il Buco, 47 Bond Stre...

The New York Restaurant That Feels Like an Italian Farmhouse For 25 years, Il Buco has served perfect pasta and Umbrian charm to the loyal customers who have returned again and again to its small cobblestoned block. "Late one balmy September nig...

The Grub Street Diet: Il Buco’s Donna Lennard Takes Her Drinks to Go By Chris Crowley  Donna Lennard’s Bond Street antique store turned restaurant Il Buco is celebrating its 25th birthday this year. That kind of longevity is rare for any restauran...

Matta in Sag Harbor will showcase the il Buco Vita collection for one week. Shop the newest handmade ceramics, linens, and antiques in a range of styles and colors, the perfect addition to your summer home. il Buco Vita Pop Up at MattaWednesday, J...