Tag: North End
sunday june 10th 2007
North End Under New Ownership
North End Bistro recently changed hands, and the new chef and owner, Marc Marotta, has overhauled the menu. He took a few moments out of his busy schedule to answer some questions about the new dishes.
Although the restaurant remains true to its Italian roots, Chef Marotta has conceived an original menu borne of his extensive experience. As a chef with over 18 years in the industry (mainly at local institutions such as Friar’s Table and the Eagle House), Marotta has added some unique touches to Italian favorites.
Chef Marotta stresses that he is not trying to compete with the other Italian restaurants that line Hertel Avenue. He hopes that the businesses, together, will continue to bring people to the area, each one offering a different perspective. His belief is that North End Trattoria’s strength will be in its specialty dishes- homemade recipes that have been developed over the years by combining traditional dishes with unique ingredients.
North End’s new menu features many c…
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thursday may 24th 2007
BR's Buffalo Chef's Challenge: Chayote w/ North End
Those of you that read our introductory post on Tuesday explaining our latest culinary undertaking, the BR's Buffalo Chef's Challenge, know that on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next few weeks we'll be ranking the participants in our little “cook off”. The competition will end on June 14th with the announcement of the winner and a thorough investigation of their remarkable entry.
Placing in our Honorable Mention category is the North End Bistro located on Hertel. Formerly Little Talia's, the business changed hands and became the North End a number of years ago. More recently it was purchased by chef/owner Marc Marotta. The cuisine remains decidedly Italian, with a good mix of both classic dishes and a few originals developed and honed by the chef throughout his career. The most popular…
