May 22, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 86 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E653]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING THE LEGACY OF CAVEY'S

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                          HON. JOHN B. LARSON

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 2019

  Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
legacy of Cavey's a restaurant located in Manchester, Connecticut.
   Cavey's has been a mainstay on Connecticut's restaurant scene since 
it opened in 1933, during the Great Depression.
   For 85 years the Cavagnaro family has created a welcoming 
environment with delicious food and great friendship.
   As a frequent visitor of Cavey's, Steve Cavagnaro, the current owner 
and chef, and his wife Kate, have become dear friends. His grandmother, 
Florence, originally opened the restaurant, and Steve has continued to 
serve her famous ravioli.
   Over the years, the Cavagnaro family has created a Manchester 
institution, where I met a cast of characters, starting with Steve's 
father, Stephen Cavagnaro Senior, and ranging from people like Raymond 
F. ``Sonny'' Damato, Jack DeQuatro, Bill and Steve Thornton, Neil and 
Elizabeth Ellis, Chris Powell, and Bob Marcotte, who coined the phrase, 
and preferred to be called a social chemist, not a bartender.
   Steve is the quintessential gentleman, erudite and gracious. His 
humility underscores the fact he is simplistically, as he's said, not a 
man of many words, but he speaks the language of good food and wine.
   To say Cavey's will be missed after it closes on May 24th, is an 
understatement. We wish Steve, Kate, and the entire Cavey's family well 
wishes as they start this new chapter and thank them for being the 
hearth where the community could gather and know there was always good 
food, good wine, and good fellowship.

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