A renowned New York chef has been busted in a drunken-driving crash in the Hamptons, officials said Tuesday.
Celebrated chef Maurizio Marfoglia blew a 0.24 on a Breathalyzer test — three times the legal limit — after falling asleep behind the wheel of a 2017 Ford and plowing into a light pole, police said. He was not injured.
Marfoglia, 52, of Sag Harbor was arrested early Monday by East Hampton Town police and charged with aggravated DWI, a local court official told The Post.
Marfoglia is the head chef and partner of Dopo La Spiaggia — an upscale Italian restaurant with locations Sag Harbor and East Hampton.
He was once affiliated with the Coney Island franchise of the burger chain Wahlburgers.
Cops said Marfoglia was headed north on Route 114 near Breeze Drive when he dozed off, swerved off the road, struck a mailbox and then crashed into a telephone pole.
Marfoglia was standing outside the vehicle when authorities arrived and admitted to having two glasses of wine.
The restaurateur had his license suspended and was released without bail at his arraignment.
Marfoglia’s lawyer, Edward Burke Jr., said he applied for — and was granted — a hardship license on behalf of his client. The license allows Marfoglia to drive to and from work, Burke said.
The chef’s arrest was first reported by the local news site The Independent.


