Staying up late with Brad Paisley!

The other night, just as we were getting ready to close our doors, we had a nice surprise - Brad Paisley showed up with a bunch of guests, and they were all hungry!

Whether you're a first-time customer or a great country music singer, we're always happy to feed anyone that comes in hungry!

He'd shown up with his band-mates and some relatives right around the time we were closing, but since he's in the middle of a tour and has to be very busy, we totally understand and didn't mind at all keeping the restaurant open for him.

There was a bit of a compromise, in that we made a bunch of chopped salad, gnocchi and meatballs for the whole group, rather than them ordering individual things. But this was perfect for them, since they were famished and just wanted some good, hearty food.

We'd also like to congratulate him on his song winning Collaborative Video of the Year. We knew he deserved it!

Just for fun, here's a cute article that people.com ran on the same story. They've got a running segment called "Caught in the Act", and I guess someone caught Brad at Patsy's that night!

Fighting Hunger with a Taste of the NFL and the New York Jets!

Being that Patsy's is a restaurant, we're always making sure people are well-fed. Every so often, we extend this beyond our customers and do our part to take care of the hungry, homeless, and less fortunate. Of the programs that we're part of, I don't think there are any more exciting than the "Taste of the NFL" ones!

The event was held in the ballroom at the Cipriani Club - the set-up was gorgeous!

If you aren't familiar with the charity, "Taste of the NFL" was started some time ago as a way to bring communities in NFL cities together and help feed the hungry of those cities. The draw of the program is that it combines the greatest, most iconic restaurants of a given city with their favorite football players - you can eat a plate of fresh pasta from Patsy's while chatting it up with Darrell Reavis! As you can imagine, that draws a huge crowd, which in turns raises a tremendous amount of money for the charity. Last night, that meant that Patsy's was teaming up with a bunch of all-stars in the NFL and the restaurant business!

Sal with Darrelle Revis - we took this before things got underway, since there was naturally a huge line to see him one the event got underway

The way the event was set up involved every restaurant "hosting" a Jet. That meant that one of the Jets would hang out near the restaurant's booth, and people could go up and talk to them while grabbing some food. While the big draw of the event is naturally the Jets players, the organization also made sure it had the best restaurants in New York serving everyone dinner.

Sal giving Nick Mangold something to read the next time he's traveling to an away game.

Between silent and live auctions as well as special Jets memorabilia that you could buy and have signed by all the players in attendance, a tremendous amount of money was raised. It'll definitely go a long way to fighting hunger in NYC! The great thing about Taste of the NFL is that it's extending to just about every city with an NFL team. So, if you feel like supporting a great charity while also meeting your favorite football players, you might want to look it up and see when the event's being held near you.

Sal's favorite guests!

All in all, it was a great night that did a lot of good for the city, so we're proud to say we were there, and also humbled that we were included in the organization's opinion of top NYC restaurants. Until next year!