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"Just over a week ago, Mr. Giordano learned that the Edison Hotel, which leases space to Sofia's, will terminate the lease, closing the Midtown restaurant. The band's last performance there will be held on Aug. 13. The hotel didn't respond to a request for comment.

"I almost wanted to cry when I found out," said Francesco Sofia, the restaurant's owner. "More than anything else, this is a family thing. It's not a corporation. My kids work there, all the people who work there are like family. We don't treat them like a business."

Neither he nor Mr. Giordano knew what will replace the space, also known as Club Cache. "They want something that can make them at least $2 million a year," Mr. Giordano said. "Frankly, we can't sell that much macaroni.""