I just read on JMB's Everything St. Maarten that Cugini's Restaurant is closing. Sad News:

"..... Cugini, which opened last year and became immensely busy for several months, has now closed. Its driving force is Sam Runza, who discovered in March that he had cancer and had to leave for treatment in Toronto. He has been there ever since but hopes to return to the island soon. In the meantime, his cousin Tony, at Sam's urging, has shut down the restaurant. Cugini — cousins in Italian — was operated by the two cousins along with Francesca, Sam's wife of many years. We liked the restaurant a lot and many of you visited it at our urging. Sam's focus now is totally on getting well soon."

Thanks Jim for the news.