Katie Holmes chats with her boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr.’s father outside his NYC restaurant

Dawson’s Creek alum Katie Holmes happily chatted with her boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr.’s father Emilio Sr. outside his authentic Italian restaurant in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood on Sunday night.

The 33-year-old actor-chef works in the kitchen at Emilio’s Ballata, the 64-year-old first-come, first-serve eatery that his 60-year-old father bought back in the early nineties.

The Ohio-born 41-year-old was beaming as she held hands with Emilio, whom she went public with on September 1 around the same time he dumped his live-in fiancée Rachel Emmons via text.  

Future father-in-law? Dawson’s Creek alum Katie Holmes (R) happily chatted with her boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr.’s (2-R) father Emilio Sr. (L) outside his authentic Italian restaurant in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood on Sunday night

Holmes and Vitolo made sure to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus by wearing matching black masks.

‘I was sick for a while. I’ve never felt like this before, and I tried to book an appointment to be seen and they were like, “Unless you’re dying you’re not coming to the hospital.” So I self-quarantined myself,’ the Zeroes actor recalled to The Birthday Cake movie vlog on May 28.

‘I feel great [now], but my lungs are still f***ed up. You know me, I’ve always been a smoker. I’ve been smoking since I’m like 14 years old. I haven’t touched a cigarette because all this s***. It really screwed me up. I’ve got an asthma pump and that’s been working. 

‘It kind of like opened up my lungs a little bit. I’m like s*** man. Yeah, a month and a half that’s how long it took for me to freaking recover from this s***. And then I got tested and I didn’t have it anymore. I’m positive that’s what the f*** I had bro.’   

Inside look: The 33-year-old actor-chef (L) works in the kitchen at Emilio's Ballata, the 64-year-old first-come, first-serve eatery that his 60-year-old father (R) bought back in the early nineties (pictured in 2017 with Danny DeVito)

Inside look: The 33-year-old actor-chef (L) works in the kitchen at Emilio’s Ballata, the 64-year-old first-come, first-serve eatery that his 60-year-old father (R) bought back in the early nineties (pictured in 2017 with Danny DeVito)

Happier than ever! The Ohio-born 41-year-old was beaming as she held hands with Emilio, whom she went public with on September 1 around the same time he dumped his live-in fiancée Rachel Emmons via text

Happier than ever! The Ohio-born 41-year-old was beaming as she held hands with Emilio, whom she went public with on September 1 around the same time he dumped his live-in fiancée Rachel Emmons via text

Mandatory in New York: Holmes and Vitolo made sure to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus by wearing matching black masks

Mandatory in New York: Holmes and Vitolo made sure to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus by wearing matching black masks

As of Sunday, there have reportedly been an eye-popping 251K confirmed COVID-19 cases in New York City leading to over 23K deaths.

Last Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned he would begin imposing fines for anti-maskers because the city spiked 3% for the first time in months.

The 59-year-old politician told CBS News: ‘We don’t want to fine people. If we have to, we will. And that will be starting on a large scale today.’

Emilio will next play a gangster called Cousin Emilio in Jimmy Giannopoulos’ crime thriller The Birthday Cake alongside Val Kilmer, Vincent Pastore, Ewan McGregor, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, and Ashley Benson. 

'My lungs are still f***ed up': The Zeroes actor revealed on The Birthday Cake movie vlog on May 28 that he suffered a 45-day bout with COVID-19

‘My lungs are still f***ed up’: The Zeroes actor revealed on The Birthday Cake movie vlog on May 28 that he suffered a 45-day bout with COVID-19

He continued: 'I haven't touched a cigarette because all this s***. It really screwed me up. I've got an asthma pump and that's been working. It kind of like opened up my lungs a little bit. I'm like s*** man. Yeah, a month and a half that's how long it took for me to freaking recover'

He continued: ‘I haven’t touched a cigarette because all this s***. It really screwed me up. I’ve got an asthma pump and that’s been working. It kind of like opened up my lungs a little bit. I’m like s*** man. Yeah, a month and a half that’s how long it took for me to freaking recover’

Acting gig: Emilio (5-L) will next play a gangster called Cousin Emilio in Jimmy Giannopoulos' crime thriller The Birthday Cake alongside Val Kilmer, Vincent Pastore, Ewan McGregor, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, and Ashley Benson (pictured December 31)

Acting gig: Emilio (5-L) will next play a gangster called Cousin Emilio in Jimmy Giannopoulos’ crime thriller The Birthday Cake alongside Val Kilmer, Vincent Pastore, Ewan McGregor, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, and Ashley Benson (pictured December 31)

Coming soon! On August 29, producers revealed they were 'nearing the end of post' on the picture, which looks 'incredible' with the sound design in place

Coming soon! On August 29, producers revealed they were ‘nearing the end of post’ on the picture, which looks ‘incredible’ with the sound design in place

On August 29, producers revealed they were ‘nearing the end of post’ on the picture, which looks ‘incredible’ with the sound design in place.

Vitolo is Katie’s first real relationship since ending her on/off six-year romance in May 2019 with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx, who co-starred with her ex-husband Tom Cruise in Michael Mann’s 2004 movie Collateral.

Worryingly, the 58-year-old Oscar nominee hasn’t been pictured with their 14-year-old daughter Suri in eight years, even though his custody arrangement allots ’10 days a month of visitation’ – according to Us Weekly.

The Secret: Dare to Dream star ended her six-year marriage to Cruise in 2012.

Exes: Vitolo is Katie's first real relationship since ending her on/off six-year romance in May 2019 with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (L), who co-starred with her ex-husband Tom Cruise in Michael Mann's 2004 movie Collateral (pictured in 2019)

Exes: Vitolo is Katie’s first real relationship since ending her on/off six-year romance in May 2019 with Oscar winner Jamie Foxx (L), who co-starred with her ex-husband Tom Cruise in Michael Mann’s 2004 movie Collateral (pictured in 2019)

Unfortunate: The 58-year-old Oscar nominee hasn't been pictured with their 14-year-old daughter Suri in eight years, even though his custody arrangement allots '10 days a month of visitation' (pictured in 2012)

Unfortunate: The 58-year-old Oscar nominee hasn’t been pictured with their 14-year-old daughter Suri in eight years, even though his custody arrangement allots ’10 days a month of visitation’ (pictured in 2012)