A Taste of Home at Lucco Cucina + Bar

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Upon walking into Lucco Cucina + Bar, your eyes are immediately drawn above to its well-lit cathedral ceilings. The space is rivaled only by its expansive menu, combined with the luxury of a full-service bar which sits proudly in the restaurant’s center. Many new restaurants succeed on this front, but leave something to be desired…

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Tuscan Roots

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—A cultural journey into the Italian countryside from the foothills of Florence to the Serchio Valley. In the heart of central Italy, Tuscany has offered travelers the quintessential Italian experience for centuries. The narrow streets of Florence evoke the very essence of the Renaissance and the sun-soaked hills of the countryside have inspired countless pens.…

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Shaping the Future at Osteria Crescendo

—28-year-old Chef Robbie Felice opens his second restaurant, Osteria Crescendo, in downtown Westwood. The first time I met Chef Robbie Felice, it was just after the opening of his first restaurant, Viaggio. The then 26-year-old wowed me and my dinner companions with his house-made pastas and big food IQ. We talked about everything from his…

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Felina

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—Chef Anthony Bucco gives his newest restaurant the farm-fresh treatment of Italian cuisine. The choice to return to one’s roots is never easy. I mean that not literally, because Chef Anthony Bucco was born and raised in New Jersey, but figuratively in regards to the soulful turn his culinary career has taken. I say this…

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Felina Restaurant in Ridgewood is Finally Here

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After I got word that Chef Anthony Bucco’s restaurant was coming to Bergen County, it’s been a true test of my patience as I awaited its arrival. There was an intense renovation, a stretch of speculation and on my behalf, a decent amount of investigating via Instagram. He finally gave us a name, a location,…

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Magazzino: Contemporary Art in Cold Spring

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The Hudson Valley has become a mecca for commercial art spaces, and an unlikely one at that. It’s also where long-time art advocates Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu call home, and recently opened their 20,000-square-foot private exhibition, Magazzino. Focusing exclusively on postwar and contemporary Italian art, the husband-and-wife duo alongside architect Miguel Quismondo and Magazzino…

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