First year and staff

Well, it has been a year for us like Americano first opened the door to a public. Happy anniversary to us...:-) 

I was thinking the other day....that I was blessed to have a good staff at a restaurants....I have been in a few kitchens in past, and must say we are lucky to have all those guys at americano working hard and trying to make better dining experience to all our gusts. Thank you ! There are some good ...ok...excellent ...and bad days...it's work...it's buisnis...at work we spend so much time...we see each other more than our family members and it means a lot when you work with good people who cares what they do. I has been a good first year and i hope for better in a future...

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Australian Wagyu

Australian Wagyu strip loin. Steatak Tots au Poivre.  Asian black bean , sake and green peppercorn sauce, blue cheese fondue and House made Tots.

For the first time I ate at Americano dining room as guest with my friends from Lithuania Mindaugu and Deniza and my wife on saturday, after the nights rush... and I must say.... not because this is my restaurant... food taste it way better with all dining experience in a dinning room and eating one corse after another...that it tasted in a kitchen when I was testing recipes ...over all..in a past week and a half we visited Toronto's one of the best chefs restaurant SUSUR LEE"S " Susur"...and some Clevelands restaurants...and had several not very good meals...to dine at Americano was the right choice.... and we all agreed that was one the best meals lately we had9 in a restaurants...outside of my house : )) ...oh and Cole's selected wines were perfect match to all of our meals...that Chianti Classico was one of the best I ever taste it ...we had Clay pot oysters Rockafeller...Americano crabcakes, Mindaugas had espresso rubed hanger, Deniza Grilled Tuna Salad, I was in a mood for fish ...had a Walleye ...and my wife ravioli...dessert Billys peanut butter chocolate and marshmallow was a favorite ( good job Billy !) ....and clasic Vanilla beam creme brule..
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Americano food pix

Friend of mine Mindaugas and his girlfriend Deniza visiting me from Lithuania...I must say as mush as I 'm crazy about  food ...he feels the same way about photography...he shot for us  a lot of our food pix with his new Tamron Macro lense....we even build small photo studio set right in Americano's Kitchen on saturday...and shot some food pix... right now pix just waiting to be edited before they hit Americano's website. Thanks Minde...and have fun in Vegas...

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This week my in Laws are out of town for vacation , so me and my wife sharing more parenting duties during the day. Even this week i'm more father then a chef, that would not me stop to make something different at home what kids and family would love. Several moths ago I purchased pressure cooker...I'm a big fan ...I think every household should have one of those..it;s fast easy....and the most important is very convenient economical and delicious . Food comes out way better than slowly simmered in a regular pot . Some times when you in a mood for something slow simmered and it is 5 o clock afternoon...you can still put out delicious meal like pot roast or short ribs, stew...etc. on a table by 6 o'clock. I was in a mood for a chicken soup....the other day..Vietnamese food sounded good for me ...had some chicken thighs and whole organic chicken in my freezer...from frozen stage in pressure cooker, that chicken was falling of the bone leaving me with delicious broth, which a turned in to a chicken PHO...and out of thicken thighs I wade outstanding...chicken in caramel sauce...since ingredients like fish sauce , ginger...sugar is always in my pantry...( I will definitely some day will apply this fish sauce caramel technique in to a one of my dishes at Americano )
P.s. Pork fat is in danger. Stop calling this scary VIRUS in a name of the pork or pig, since this delicious animal getting bad reputation and people are to scared to by and eat...pork industry is in danger as well as restaurants serving pork dishes...this Virus..has very little to do with a Pig...and is not getting transferred through the food ...do your reserch..pleaseee!

Harvest for hunger

Charity event was a very nice thing to do and fun event... I met some old friends and new friends. Of course, our " Culinary Mama" Loretta Paganini ( who's going to become a Grandma, congratulation ) with her ICASI was there , and many other most popular Cleveland Restaurants...lots of people ..and they were all very hungry...participating in a " Harvest for hunger ".....in a market Under Glass... Galleria... downtown Cleveland

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Market Under Glass

Today Americano Particapating in a charity event " Market Under Glass" It will be fun...we are going to be serving ..Confit Yellow fin Tuna Nicoise Salad with Fresh House bread over white beans...It's simply delicious ...and represents our style... little french...Italian...American Favorite ...ahh..but it's not from the can !!! Sorry !..See you there !
P.s. I m taking my camera with me ...so pix are coming soon !
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