Ep. 28: Old School Italian Cooking with Chef Matthew Cutolo

Chef Matthew Cutolo, third-generation chef at Gargiulo’s Restaurant, joins Fork This City to talk about what it means to carry forward more than 100 years of Italian-American tradition in New York.From growing up in the kitchen with his grandfather to running one of Coney Island’s most iconic restaurants today, Chef Cutolo breaks down how classic dishes like Sunday sauce and cannoli are built on simplicity, repetition, and respect for the craft—not trends.A conversation about legacy, hospitality, and old-school Italian cooking that still stands the test of time.