A Slice of Italy

April - May 2009

Great wine and a fresh menu at vino in restaurant row On the Tv show Cheers, the featured bar was a place “where everybody knows your name.” Local master sommelier Chuck Furuya, co-owner of Vino Italian Tapas and Wine Bar, says his restaurant is the “Italian Cheers” – a hangout for great wine and great…

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Two’s Company

August - September 2008

Getting down to business at Elua Restaurant and Wine Bar With everything that’s been written about Elua Restaurant and Wine Bar this past year – two chefs, two egos, two styles of cooking – the single thing that’s been ignored is the fact that chefs Donato Loperfido and Philippe Padovani have emerged from their first…

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