Looking to celebrate the cherry blossoms on Staten Island? We’ll drink to that!
Updated Apr 09, 12:47 PM;
Posted Apr 09, 12:47 PM
Cherry blossoms in New Brighton at Skyline Park (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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Well, there’s a certainly drink for that.
The Magnolia Margarita at Sally s has cherry blossom essence. (Courtesy of Peter Botros)
Sally’s Southern 427 Forest Ave., 718-727-2559; SallysSouthern.com features a Magnolia Margarita, which has cherry blossom essence as an ingredient. (Yes, certain genres of trees afford edible leaves and petals.) Owner Peter Botros said he garnishes the drink with a dehydrated orange or lemon slice and might add a flower for color. In the promotional images for the cocktail the bloom on the glass is a baby bell, by the way alas, no ephemeral magnolia petals.
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‘No show’ restaurant reservations mark a new era in borough dining table deposits
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
Posted Feb 19, 2021
A newly reopened Angelina s in Tottenville where Sunday brunch this February has been booked solid. (Courtesy of Vincent Malerba)Vincent Malerba
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Managing a dining room with 25% capacity means working on even tighter margins than usual. Reservation no-shows add to a restaurant’s difficulties in the pandemic recovery. Some owners have responded with a refreshed look at deposit and table-holding policies.
“We had one week when 45 people didn’t show up or at least call to cancel a reservation,” said Vincent Malerba of Angelina’s Ristorante. His family’s Tottenville venue also took a hit over the winter when its liquor license was suspended. It was returned just before Valentine’s Day. The upscale eatery recently implemented a $45 per-drinking-guest reservation policy. Monies are used as a credit toward
A Forest Avenue restaurant conversation. Join in | The Dish
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
Aliki Koutsovasilis, left, with fellow Forest Avenue restaurant owner Peter Botros from Sally s Southern and Priscilla Marco of the Forest Avenue BID (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Here we are for another taste of The Dish. See it weekly live, broadcast from the Staten Island Advance/SILIVE.com’s Facebook page, or get a dose of it in a “rerun” later in the day. The on-the-spot presentation dishes on the borough’s dynamic food industry and takes a behind-the-scenes look at some of the unique eats in our community at 9 a.m. each Wednesday.