DZ Newsletter

Vino 2011

Vino 2011 Nancy Bambara, Debora Zecchini & Fabrizio Bazzani Last month DZ Restaurants Director of Operations Nancy Bambara, Chianti Il Ristorante General Manager Debora Zecchini and Chianti Il Ristorante Executive Chef Fabrizio Bazzani traveled to New York City for the 3rd Annual Vino 2011. The event, sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission, focused on five [...]

Un Anno – One Year at Pasta Pane

Un Anno – One Year at Pasta Pane Roslyn Zecchini Executive Chef, Pasta Pane February 6 marked Pasta Pane’s One Year Anniversary and to thank our guests for a memorable first year we developed a three-course menu of some of our most popular items for $20.11 that will run from February 1-28. We are optimistic [...]

Chianti’s Chef Fabrizio at Vino 2011

Anthony Giglio interviews Chianti’s Chef Fabrizio Bazzani last week at Vino 2011 – Italian Wine Week in New York City. Fabrizio is interviewed beginning at 04:30 of the clip. The event, which is sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission, focuses on different Italian regions. This year, Apulia, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Tuscany and the Veneto [...]

Sundays at Chianti Il Ristorante

Sundays at Chianti Il Ristorante Jeremy Ganisin Manager, Chianti Il Ristorante After a memorable 2010 we here at Chianti wanted to begin the New Year with a special gift for our guests. This wish to thank our guests was realized in what we eventually called our Domenica Di Gennaio Menu; a four-course menu hand-selected by [...]

Winter in Tuscany

Winter in Tuscany Fabrizio Bazzani Executive Chef, Chianti Il Ristorante I selected Winter in Tuscany as the theme of this new year’s initial cooking school because Italy is not just the land of the sun “Paese del Sole”, but also a generous winter land with special treats and warm foods which help the soul to [...]

Forno Favorites at Forno Bistro

Forno Favorites By: Marquis Snyder Executive Chef, Forno Bistro Oftentimes when we reminisce we do so through a lens of embellishment; colors are brighter, scents are intensified, tastes are richer. It’s only when we have the opportunity to relive an experience that we frequently realize the present pales in relation to the past, that the [...]

Hand-Crafted Pasta Cooking School – (Pasta Fresca & Semolina Pasta Recipes)

“The world of pasta is one where one can get easily lost, but with some basic rules you’ll be able to find your bearings in no time. ~ Fabrizio Some of the recipes from Chef Fabrizio’s Hand-Crafted Pasta Cooking School events earlier this month. Pasta Fresca Hand Crafted Pasta General Recipe 200g Flour 2 Eggs [...]