This was the year in our region's food, Word Fare-style: Best Restaurant of the Year (North of the Border), Best Restaurant of the Year (South of the Border), Best New Restaurant of the Year (High-End), Best New Restaurant of the Year (Casual), Dish of the Year (High-End), Dish … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Modern Italian takes to the wheels at Maestoso
For all the Italian restaurants in town, it’s remarkable how few are dedicated to distinct regional cuisines. Now, with Maestoso (1040 University Ave.) in Hillcrest, we have one dedicated to “anti-cultural” (read: contemporary) Roman food with much of it served from roving dim … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Fine dining in pizza form at Cucina Urbana
It was in the midst of the Great Recession that Tracy Borkum closed fine dining fixture Laurel Restaurant in Bankers Hill in favor of Cucina Urbana (505 Laurel St.), a concept more in tune with the times. Special occasion California-French refinement (and the attendant price tag) … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Roma Urban Market gets close to being something to everyone
It’s a quote someone might find on a poster in the conference room of a small-to-medium size business: “You Can’t Be Everything to Everyone.” It’s a bit of, eh, wisdom variously attributed to Abraham Lincoln (at least by my mother), Bill Cosby and a host of others. The gist of … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: Simplicity with an Italian accent at Civico 1845
Italian food is simple food, and that’s by no means an insult. Italian fare is all about good ingredients prepared with skill and caring. It’s just as much about balance and patience as it is about time and elegance. That is what is offered up at Little Italy’s Civico 1845 (1845 … [Read more...]
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