Sabato Sagaria

Throughout his career in hospitality, Sabato has fulfilled culinary, beverage, and leadership roles at esteemed restaurants and hotels around the country including The Little Nell Hotel, The Inn at Little Washington, and The Greenbrier Hotel. In 2020 he became founding partner in Apres Cru Hospitality a New York City based hospitality company that provides strategic investment to growing brands including Marc Forgione’s Respect Hospitality, Los Angles based, Petit Trois with Chef Ludo Lefebvre’s, Pig & Khao Hospitality, the iconic speakeasy Please Don’t Tell, and the East Village institution Crif Dog’s

Before co-founding Apres Cru, Sabato was President of bartaco, helping grow the company to 22 restaurants in 13 states. In addition, he spent four years as Chief Restaurant Officer of Danny Meyer’s, Union Square Hospitality Group where he oversaw the company’s New York based restaurants.

Sabato is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and a member of the Court of Master Sommeliers, a prestigious honor held by fewer than 275 individuals worldwide.