Chef Returns To Open Nonno's Cucina In Glen Rock
GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Paul Petrizzo, a longtime Italian cook, is the grandfather of nine who cherishes his family. So when it came time to open his own Glen Rock restaurant, he turned to his loved ones for advice regarding the name.
“I asked my wife and I asked my kids what they wanted to do. They said, ‘Nonno’s,’ and I kind of liked it,” especially since nonno means grandfather in Italian, and Petrizzo, 66, whose parents both emigrated from Naples, Italy, is regularly referred to as Nonno. Even by customers.
And so two weeks ago, Petrizzo, of Westwood, opened Nonno’s Cucina Brickoven Pizza &a…
Saddle Brook Foodie Lets Spirit Move Him
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Anthony “Tony Mangia” Scillia has two main passions: his faith and food, and he combines those interests on his blog, At the Table with Tony, in which he writes and shares pictures about everything from his favorite dive spots to places of worship.
As an Italian-American, food has always played important role in his life, from traditional Sunday dinners, to meals at weddings or other gatherings, “there was always food around,” said the 34-year-old Saddle Brook resident and Cradle Catholic.
For a time, Scillia, who is originally from Lodi, didn’t go to church as much a…
