Huntington’s newest restaurant is brought to you by two of the town’s most established operators, Eric and Jason Machado. Last month the brothers opened Pasta Joint, a value-priced Italian eatery where fresh pasta is produced right there in the open kitchen.

Huntington has been very good to the Machado brothers. Since 1986, when their father, Fabio, opened Fabio’s on Stewart Avenue (where Toast & Co. is now), the family has run a dozen establishments in the village, plus many more elsewhere on Long Island. Today, they preside over Bistro Cassis and MB Ramen which proved to be an inspiration for the new venue.

"Right now," Eric said, "people are looking for value. We looked at the hybrid we developed at MB Ramen — limited seating, half the business is takeout — and built this place to

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