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Chef@Home: David and Roslyn Zecchini cook it up in the kitchen – January 3, 2012 (Times Union)

David and Roslyn Zecchini had lived in their new home for less than a year when nature evicted them for five months. Ice buildup caused water damage to the roof and whole interior walls. Before they understood the pervasiveness of the problem, David observed a drip, dismissed it and put down a pan to catch [...]

Pasta Pane offers rustic Italian cuisine, charm – July 5, 2011 (Community News)

David Zecchini emigrated from Rome, Italy in 1990. He wanted to learn how to surf and landed in Orange County, California. He very quickly had a reality check on that surfing idea. “White men can’t jump and Italians can’t surf,” he jokes. Also seeing a shark first time out didn’t help the cause. “I prefer [...]

Restaurants give back – June 27, 2011 (Spotlight News)

In just over a month, three Saratoga County restaurants raised more than $7,000 for five local charities. Between Chianti II Ristorante, Pasta Pane and Forno Bistro (all of DZ Restaurants), The American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Parsons Child and Family Center Camp to Belong, The Ryan Wersten MIOP Foundation, Saratoga Center for the Family [...]

Food for thought: A taste of chefs’ healthy lifestyles – June 24, 2011 (Albany Business Review)

Keeping fit is no picnic when you eat for a living. Does the sauce need more lemon? Which wine pairs best with the poached salmon? All that time spent tasting, testing and sipping can take a toll on a culinarian’s waistline. Read the Full Article

DZ Restaurants donates $7,000 – June 21, 2011 (The Saratogian)

Saratoga Springs — Fundraising programs at all three DZ Restaurants have raised more than $7,000 during the last two months for five local charities and nonprofit organizations: The American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Parsons Child & Family Center Camp to Belong, The Ryan Wersten MIOP Foundation, the Saratoga Center for the Family, and Friends [...]

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 [...]

Times Union – September 30, 2010 “That’s amore”

There’s something about two Italian men — and a Saratoga Springs woman who cooked her way through Italy — speaking about pasta that makes it more than just a bunch of noodles. That was the case when we turned this month’s chef-tested feature — thin spaghetti — over to David and Roslyn Zecchini and Fabrizio Bazzani. [...]