Amanda Kloots Evokes Sweet Memories At Restaurant Booth Dedicated To Late Husband

Amanda Kloots is thankful to those bent on keeping her late husband, Nick Cordero's memory alive forever.

Nearly three years after the Broadway star died from complications related to the COVID-19 virus, his wife has shown fans one of the many ways that his memory has been immortalized. Per the mother-of-one's recent social media update, a restaurant engraved his name into one of their many booths, acknowledging his presence even in death.

From when her late husband began battling COVID-19 to the years after his passing, Kloots has provided multiple updates for his beloved fans and well-wishers. In an update shared over the weekend, the fitness instructor uploaded four pictures featuring her at a New York restaurant, Cafe Fiorello, with her loved ones.

While the first image, Kloots is seen looking at an engraved sign with a smile, the second slide unveiled that the words etched into the gold plaque read, "This Table is Reserved For Michael & Dennis Basso. In Honor of Nick Cordero."

A third photo showed the dancer pointing at the sign with a more pronounced smile before she and her fellow guests posed for the camera from their various seats. After emphasizing that she sat in her late husband's booth the night before, "The Talk" co-host recalled that she has been visiting Cafe Fiorello since she "moved to NYC in 2000!"

After many years of walking by and staring at everyone "longingly wishing" she could afford their meals, the cafe eventually became her "favorite place to go for occasions." It then became her and Cordero's place, where they would "sit outside, enjoying the view of Lincoln Center over Aperol spritz's on a summer day." In the winter, they would "snuggle up in a booth and share pasta and parmigiana."

The location became so special that Cordero used it to inform her that "he was "going to marry me!" - which was news to me because we were on a break." She lauded the spot for honoring the "Bullets Over Broadway" star "with a booth when he died." The television personality concluded, writing:

"He would think that was the coolest thing. I love going back, eating here and visiting his table. An incredibly special time."

Although Kloots hid the posts' number of likes, fans let her know their thoughts in the comments, with one dubbing her "The Good Wife" thanks to the brightness of her heart which came from her love for Cordero.

"And every time you go back and visit his booth, he's right there with you always and forever," a second person told her, while a third agreed, "What a beautiful way to honor Nick." A fourth Instagram user sent hugs to Kloots, adding, "Such a beautiful tribute & way to feel the special love & bond you will forever hold with Nick."

Kloots had evoked a similar emotional reaction when she marked Cordero's second posthumous anniversary. The Blast observed at the time that she posted a compilation of some of the sweetest moments that she and her late beau shared before his death set to Justin Bieber's 2021 song "Ghost."

The clip featured the lovebirds holding hands on an ice rink, kissing at their wedding, playing with their son, Elvis, and the late actor strumming the guitar. For her caption, the "Dancing with the Stars" contestant told her followers that telling Cordero goodbye was the "hardest" event of her life.

Kloots then recounted one of her female friends' dream about the star "looking happy and radiant." The occurrence prompted the 40-year-old to rechristen July 5th — the day Cordero died — to his new "birth day."

The "Fit for Christmas" actress opened up about people's expectations of her grieving process in the post she used to announce the death of Nick's mom, Leslie. Per The Blast, Kloots divulged that one critic sent her a direct message chastising her for "working out and teaching fitness" the day after her mother-in-law died. 

"A very powerful thing I've learned through grief is what I need to do for myself to release the pain- what helps me to process the trauma so it doesn't stay stuck," she wrote before admitting that dancing and working out helped her process.

Kloots revealed that dancing daily "released stored pain" she was unaware existed in her body. She finished her candid remarks by encouraging others not to "let anyone's judgements get in the way of how YOU heal."

The former Rockettes member also asked her followers to know the things that made them feel better and do them without second-guessing themselves. The post has received over 25k likes since he shared it last month.