Patch contacted local eating establishments and got juicy details on the people who create the specialties of the house. Get to know the men and women behind the magic in the kitchen at your favorite restaurant.
Berix, 2201 Lemay Ferry Road
Chef: Vzeva Nuick
Specialty: Nuick prepares a variety of Mediterranean meat pies and European pastries such as baklava, baking all of the pastries himself. The many menu selections are prepared on the premises from treasured family recipes from Bosnia. You might want to try a brewed to order Turkish coffee with your dessert.
JB’s Fryhouse, 2924 Telegraph Road
Chef: Matt Grider
Specialty: Grider makes a stuffed burger that is JB's most-ordered sandwich. Grider has been cooking for 35 years and is a self-taught master of the kitchen. His stuffed burger is a large patty of beef, cut into two pieces and stuffed with sautéed mushrooms, onions, bacon and cheese. The patty is reassembled and charbroiled. This ultimate burger leaves the kitchen with a mound of coleslaw on the top.
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Café Sarajevo, 3553 Ritz Center
Chef: Jasmina Babic
Specialty: Babic prepares Mediterranean food, especially Bosnian dishes. Café Sarajevo will impress you with their large selection of freshly prepared meat and cheese pies as well as their pastry selection. Gyro sandwiches are available as well.
Bill Gianino’s, 4571 Chestnut Park Plaza
Chefs: Tom Gross and Jason Purvis
Specialty: Gross is a master of preparing steaks cooked to order. His ability to control the temperature of the meat assures that each steak is cooked to order while Purvis is a pasta specialist. His Frutti di Mare, seafood pasta made with lobster, crab, calamari and shrimp, is a menu favorite. Both chefs have been cooking at Bill Gianino’s for more than 20 years. Gross began as a chef and Purvis joined the Gianino’s team as a dishwasher when he was in high school and learned to cook in the kitchen under the watchful eye of Gross.
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Arcobasso’s Italian Restaurant, 4339 Telegraph Road
Chef: Dan Arcobasso
Specialty: Arcobasso enjoys creating interesting chicken dishes as well as pasta and pizza. One creation he is very proud of is his house salad dressing, a creamy Italian blend of flavors that is very popular with his guests. All of his pizza dough is made in his kitchen.
Romano’s Macaroni Grill, 4125 Lemay Ferry Road
Chef: Aaron Frank
Specialty: Frank creates many types of pizza, including some unusual combinations and ingredients, like a salad pizza. Frank is intrigued with his wood-burning pizza oven and takes every opportunity to experiment with new and different varieties.
