The TARRY LODGE team combines Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich ‘s restaurateur expertise and signature style with Andy Nusser’s exceptional cooking and Nancy Selzer’s supreme management skills. Together, the team produces great Italian-inspired food, great prices and excellent vibes every day.
NANCY SELZER
Raised in Salem, Virginia, Nancy Selzer left the world of academic publishing for her true calling and has since spent more than fifteen years in the restaurant industry. She began her long-standing relationship with Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich when she was hired as a server in the team that earned Babbo its first three stars from The New York Times. She was promoted to General Manager at Pó, Mario’s first restaurant, and then returned to Babbo as the Service Director. She went on to help create the bustling Casa Mono and intimate Bar Jamón, where her responsibilities included cultivating the acclaimed wine list, noted by the Wine Spectator as one of the best in Manhattan. She was an award winning sommelier at the Copa de Jerez 2007 International Competition. She lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn.