Mario & Franco’s La Trattoria Terrazza on Romilly St, in Soho was responsible for introducing Italian food and making it trendy in London in 1959. Mario Cassandro, a co-founder who just passed away this year at the age of 91, along with partner Franco Lagattolla, were both former waiters at the Curzon Street restaurant, Mirabelle in Mayfair. Many other places were spawned by former employees who borrowed (to put it nicely) the same menu and the minimalist style of decor. When Princess Margaret started to frequent Terrazza, it firmly placed it on the culinary map.
Italian cooking is extremely simple, most often the creation of “mama” rather than a famous chef, and depends wholly on good ingredients rather than complicated preparations, and is the reason most dishes are easily adapted for home cooking.
Who will replace Sam Sifton as New York Times Restaurant Critic, and who is even interested? They most likely will be pulling someone from within.
Patrón was founded in 1989 in Jalisco, Mexico. It still uses the traditional stone wheel, called a “tahona,” to crush its agave, and is the leading premium Tequila in the U.S. You may drink it straight, in a cocktail such as a Margarita, or accompanied by a Sangrita.
The Eden Club “In The Good Old Days, or Maybe Even Now – It Remains To Be Revealed” (image credit: stickman.com)
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On the top of the Santa Monica Mall
Sonoma is an active and busy place for lunch
The fries were better than the burger by a long shot
A good Bellini
A view of the Pacific Ocean
