Easter Brunch at Vito's

Vito’s Café will present a new revue based on the hits of popular musical icons such as Buddy Holly and Frankie Valli, the revue will occur monthly. Kicking off the series, “Back to the 50’s, The Day the Music Died,” will be an evening with the music of Buddy Holly on Friday April 17, 2009. The traditional format for the evening will begin at 5:00 P.M. with the singing servers from local Universities such as the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Northern Kentucky University singing popular jazz hits, opera ballads and Broadway show tunes.

The free half-hour Buddy Holly show will begin at 8:00 P.M. Casey Campbell will play Buddy Holly, Kevin Augsburger will portray Ritchie Valens, Vito Ciepiel as the Big Bopper and Piano Pete Michael leading the band. The evening will feature a special menu from the by-gone era: fried chicken or meatloaf, mashed potatoes and green beans (50’s style, soft and delectable). The 50’s menu is available for $19.59 commemorating the year “the music died”. The ala carte menu will also be available.

Also in April, Vito’s Café will highlight Easter day with a brunch from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. The menu will include waffles, French toast with home-made brioche, café benedict consisting of poached eggs & hollandaise, omelets with applewood smoked bacon, broccoli and cheddar, Bellagio omelet with shrimp, asparagus tips, Boursin cheese and diced tomatoes. Also available for brunch will be Caesar salad, and the Vito’s Café Burger: ½ pound of Angus Beef (as you like it).

Finishing off Easter day, the evening will continue with the newly popular Italian style family platters from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. The platters serve 2 to 3 persons and feature such entrée classics as spaghetti & meatballs, veal Marsala, shrimp Puccini, rigatoni Bolognese, chicken Scarpariello. Appetizers include Gorgonzola garlic bread with a white wine sauce, red peppers, tomatoes & mozzarella and the cold antipasto platter of meats and cheeses…. essential Italian comfort food.

Reservations are not required but suggested, availability is limited. Please contact Vito’s Café at 859-442-9444 for reservations.

For press inquires please contact Micah Paldino at micahpaldino@gmail.com or call directly at 917-543-5664.

Vito’s Café is located at 654 Highland Ave. Suite 29, Ft. Thomas, KY 41075.

Vito’s is located 5 minutes from downtown Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky hotels.