Some of Louisville’s favorite restaurants have their roots in other cities. Consider Selena’s, for instance, which came up from Tampa almost a decade ago. Or Jeff Ruby’s, which added Louisville to its Cincinnati eateries. Or even Vincenzo’s, with its roots in St. Louis.

Now, let’s put our hands together for ROC, an elegant eatery that owners Rocco and Stacy Cadolini essentially moved from Manhattan’s Tribeca to Louisville’s Highlands last month. ROC didn’t leave Gotham without some weeping and gnashing of teeth. The Tribeca Citizen bid the Cadolinis a fond farewell at the end of February, saying, “ROC is one of those restaurants that has always seemed ingrained in this neighborhood.” Until it wasn’t.