DZ Newsletter

Check in with the DZ Newsletter to hear about everything that we’re up to at DZ Restaurants.  We’ll post recipes that we’re working on, drinks we’re trying, restaurants we’ve visited and updates on our travels, promotions and ideas!

What’s New at Chianti

What’s new at Chianti:
By: Mick Gregg
Hot Brewed Tea:
We are so delighted to introduce a new variety of tea at Chianti.  The new company we have gone with is called  Mighty Leaf Tea Company. They are based in San Rafael,California.
The tea comes wrapped in a hand crafted silken and award winning bio-degradeable tea pouch.  The tea [...]

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What does it take to have a restaurant succeed?

What does it take to have a restaurant succeed?
By: Mick Gregg
At DZ restaurants I have been lucky enough to move between 3 different locations in the space of 3 months. For 3 months all of my time was spent at the newest location in Clifton Park: Pasta Pane. I have recently returned to Saratoga Springs [...]

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Rice, The Catalyst Between History and Civilization

By: Executive Chef Fabrizio Bazzani, Chianti Il Ristorante
There is no doubt that history of rice is as old as the one of civilization. Rice has accompanied mankind with different services from being an object of cult to the widest food supply, from a philosophical topic to a cultural staple.
From the 20 supposed ancient varieties only [...]

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Bread – “The Staff of Life”

by Roslyn Zecchini, Executive Chef at Forno Bistro and Pasta Pane
The history of bread dates back thousands of years. In Italy, the ruins of Pompeii and other buried cities have revealed the existence of bakeries during historic times. There were public bakeries where the poor people brought their bread to be baked, or from which [...]

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The Growth of a Restaurant Group

by Mick Gregg, Manager at Chianti Ristorante
We at DZ Restaurants are very blessed to have a great business that is vibrant and successful. With the holiday season finished and the beginning of a new year unfolding it gives us great pleasure to be able to focus on the future and our companies growth. With the [...]

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Christmas Eve in Rome, Italy

A Holiday Post by Debora Zecchini, Manager at Chianti Ristorante
As in many other places around the world, we wrap up our last minute Christmas shopping in the festively lit, cobble stone streets.  A favorite shopping spot in Rome is the Piazza Navona where you can find hundreds of stands selling Christmas figures and Babbo Natale [...]

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Beer Here!

We kicked off our Seasonal Beer program at Forno Bistro last month.  We wanted to create an opportunity for you to try some of the diverse seasonal brews that many of our distributors offer throughout the year.  Our beer list features a seasonal bottle selection and seasonal draft selection and has seen great success so [...]

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