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Шаблон:Infobox person Arthur J. "Artie" Cutler[1] (died June 18, 1997) was an American restaurateur known for founding a number of popular New York City restaurants known for their "eclectic tastes and unlikely sites," according to The New York Times.[2]

Biography

Cutler was born in Brooklyn and grew up in New Hyde Park, New York. His family was in the food business: his father owned a grocery store and a diner, and his grandfather owned a herring stand.[3] He graduated from Columbia University in 1965.[2][4] He worked his way through college slicing salmon at smoked fish counters.[3]

He was working at an appetizing store in Brighton Beach in 1974 when he heard that Murray's Sturgeon Shop was up for sale. He borrowed money from his mother-in-law and purchased the store from Murray Berstein, the eponymous owner.[5][3]

In 1990, Cutler opened Carmine's, a family-style Italian restaurant on West 90th street in Upper West Side, which became an instant success and has six branches across the United States and The Bahamas as of 2022.[6][7] He named the restaurant after harness driver Carmine Abbatiello.[2][8] He also opened Ollie's Noodle Shop and Grille, a Chinese restaurant featuring noodles and roast meats, Mexican Restaurant called Gabriela's, and Virgil's Real BBQ on Times Square.[2] He also owned Docks Oyster Bar on Third Avenue.[9]

Drew Nieporent called Cutler "a quiet genius" in the restaurant business.[2]

His family opened Artie's Delicatessen in 1999 in honor of him after his unexpected death on June 18, 1997, of heart attack.[10][11] The location closed in 2017.[12]

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