Restaurateur sues over ownership of Osteria Danny building in Saratoga Springs | The Daily Gazette
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SARATOGA SPRINGS The owner of one popular Italian restaurant is taking the owner of another to court.
Daniel Petrosino, owner of Osteria Danny in Saratoga Springs, on Monday sued James Rua and Henry Street Properties, which owns the building that houses Osteria Danny. Rua is also owner of the long-running Cafe Capriccio in Albany.
Petrosino, in legal papers filed in state Supreme Court in Saratoga County, claims Rua misused earmarked rent payments and then refused to sell him the building, as stipulated in the lease agreement.
Table Hopping By Steve Barnes, senior writer on February 18, 2021 at 12:14 PM
Osteria Danny at 26 Henry St., Saratoga Springs. (Times Union file photos.)
A lawsuit between a pair of chef-proprietors who have been friends for more than 35 years potentially threatens the future of
Osteria Danny, a popular Spa City restaurant for upscale Italian fare.
Open since early 2016 under veteran chef-owner Danny Petrosino, Osteria Danny occupies 26 Henry St. The downtown building, two blocks off Broadway, for the prior five years was home to Capriccio Saratoga, a northern sibling of
Cafe Capriccio in Albany, which next year will celebrate its 40
th anniversary. Jim Rua, founder and owner of Café Capriccio, bought 26 Henry St. to open Capriccio Saratoga and started leasing it to Petrosino when Osteria Danny launched.