If Chef David Buico could describe his planned marketplace in Huntington Station in two words, it would be “grandma’s house.”  Mercato Cucina is a physical representation of his childhood growing up in Brooklyn with his Italian grandmother, Clementina (also known as Mindy to those close to her).

His love for cooking started at 11, when his grandmother taught him how to make her classic dish, spaghetti pomodoro. Every Sunday was her “shopping days” and those turned into little adventures for young Buico.