They bring heat, meat, and cleaning duties.
City employee Peter Anarumma, a firefighter at Engine 284/Ladder 149 in Dyker Heights, and Joe Frascilla, who works for the Sanitation Department. Created a hot side hustle: Steakhouse on demand.
The so-called porterhouse parties, which show up with bone marrow injections, champagne guns and charcoal grills, cost $100 per person and are available in the tri-state area.
“What sets us apart from most chefs is that our chefs come to your home.” [and] We're chefs, but for us it's also entertainment. We bring music and it's an immersive experience that shoots you to the bone,” Analumma, 37, told the Post.
Before the main event, guests indulge in appetizers like shrimp cocktail, caviar bumps, and thick-sliced bacon and tomato sandwiches, then dine on 45-day dry-aged steaks sourced from Meatpacking District vendors. Grill.
The couple, who grew up on Staten Island and still live there, came up with the idea during the coronavirus pandemic after starting dry-aged steaks as a way to take a break from stressful essential worker jobs. That led to hosting dinner parties for friends and family, and in 2023, catering for private parties. That includes a party for “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga and her staff and one for the NHL's Florida Panthers.
Amanda Orso, a Gramercy-based event planner, heard about Porterhouse Parties through word of mouth, and a few months ago she brought her staff together for a 60-person Western-themed barbecue at Sands Point, Long Island. Hired.
“They brought out a little charcoal grill. I thought there was no way I could grill steaks for 60 people on that charcoal grill. But the steaks were incredibly delicious. “They said it was one of the best steaks they've had,” said Orso, 45.
She added that all that loud spectacle, including her 70-year-old father getting a bone marrow injection, took it to the next level.
“I had never done anything like that before. My dad was having the time of his life,” Orso said. “It was fun to see everyone so engaged.”
But what stands out is the carnivorous party gift: a cow bone marrow that doubles as a shot luge of whiskey, tequila, or the host's spirit of choice.
“When you scoop out the contents, you're left with half the bones of the shell, so it looks like a luge,” Frascilla 38 said of the cow bones. “The pure fat content of the bone marrow brings out the smokiness of the whiskey.” (Or even tequila, if you prefer)
Customers who hire them say Porterhouse Party's steaks rival those of New York's oldest steakhouses.
Staten Island-based dog groomer Doria Mina said she loved Chuck's quality after a friend raved about it while throwing a birthday party at Porterhouse Party for her husband Rob. He was better than Peter Luger.''
“They came with their grills and set up tents. [and]I clean from start to finish and do the dishes while listening to music. I usually like being a hostess, how am I going to overcome that? '' Mina, 33, told The Post, praising the playlist, which ranges from Whitney Houston and Donna Summer to techno dance floor hits.
“The way they cooked it was better than Peter Luger, better than Old Homestead,” she said of the steaks. They also made reservations for an after-party for this fall.
The Porterhouse Party concept is in high demand and Frasila and Annarumma Started selling dry aged meat They plan to host ticketed public dinner parties in 2025 at New York venues such as Slate Clinton Hall at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Fornino.
Currently, the number of employees has reached 25 people.
“We have multiple parties a night. It was very difficult,” Frascilla said. There's nothing like him and Annarumma getting the party started. “We always dance and have a good time.”
