{"id":19816,"date":"2011-11-17T21:24:37","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T02:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/?p=19816"},"modified":"2011-11-17T21:26:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T02:26:57","slug":"better-luck-at-next-years-savor-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/2011\/11\/17\/19816-better-luck-at-next-years-savor-the-bronx\/","title":{"rendered":"Better luck at next year&#8217;s Savor the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19841\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19841\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19841\" title=\"eggplant\" src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/2011\/11\/IMG_30201.jpg\" alt=\"eggplant\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/2011\/11\/IMG_30201.jpg 600w, http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/2011\/11\/IMG_30201-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The legendary Mario&#39;s Restaurant served its regular fare for restaurant week (LINDSAY MINERVA\/The Bronx Ink)<\/p><\/div>\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-94e6d4ff4a4282098b1a26a0dee4c66b-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/marios\/img_2992.jpg\"\n               title=\"\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/marios\/img_2992.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/marios\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_2992.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1775\"\n               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Avenue restaurant were offered a free glass of Montepulciano red wine and a complimentary crash course in all things Italy. Ionic columns and brick arches frame the dining room overflowing with Roman sculptures, portraits of Tuscany, Italian flags, and endless family photos.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Owner Joseph Migliucci said he could not offer a special prix fixe menu because his family-owned business in Belmont already offers the best food on Arthur Avenue at a great price as it is.\u00a0\u201cBeing here 92 years, we feel we\u2019re the best restaurant on Arthur Avenue,\u201d said Migliucci, 73, who has been working at the restaurant named after his father since he was 13 years old.<\/div>\n<p>Mario\u2019s was one of 40 restaurants chosen to participate in \u201cSavor the Bronx,\u201d an event that offered customers a chance to explore the borough\u2019s culinary diversity at a discount from Nov. 1 to Nov. 13. Migliucci believed the promotional two weeks did not bring in any more customers this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>What started as a pizza parlor with six tables in 1919 now seats more than 100 in what is now one of the most famous Italian restaurants in the city\u2019s \u201cReal Little Italy.\u201d \u00a0Migliucci\u2019s father Mario, his uncle Clemente, and great grandmother Scolastia&#8211;all originally from Naples&#8211;opened the restaurant after they moved to the United States.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The cheesy penne-rigate sorrentina made with southern Italian sauce went for $13.50e with southern Italian sauces. The pasta was hidden beneath a layer of baked mozzarella. Ricotta cheese oozed out of the thick tomato sauce.<\/p>\n<p>Another popular southern Italian dish is the stuffed eggplant for $9, also known as eggplant rollatini. Slightly under-cooked, it hid bits of beef and sausage not mentioned on the menu.<\/p>\n<p>For these heavier dishes, the pleasantly crispy sesame bread with olive oil and butter soaked up the savory tomato sauce. It\u2019s worth a trip to Adieo, where the bread is made everyday, just two stores down.<\/p>\n<p>The clams oreganate at $9 for 5 were seasoned with oregano and baked with bread crumbs are somewhat lighter. 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