Event Description
Chef Joey Baldino is always asked when he will open up a branch of his highly acclaimed Sicilain restaurant Zeppoli (20th best Italian restaurant in America by Time Out magazine) in Philadelphia. Although he doesn’t have any expansion plans, Chef Baldino will bring his restaurant to Philadelphia and Drexel for one night on Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30 pm in the Academic Bistro (101 N.33rd Street, 6th Floor). This family style dinner will reflect the menu of his 3 bell rated restaurant as Chef Baldino works with Drexel culinary arts and hospitality management students to bring a taste of Sicily to Drexel.
This event is a BYOB.
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About Zeppoli
Opened in 2011, Zeppoli is a small romantic and very intimate 35 seat BYOB restaurant located in Collingswood NJ. Our Restaurant serves Classic yet very simple, Italian cuisine with a strong focus on Sicilian. Combining New and Old World traditions, you can choose from Antipasti, homemade/imported pastas, grilled or roasted meats, and fish, as well as house made desserts and Gelati.
The name "Zeppoli" or Zeppole refers to "fried dough". These fried dough balls can either be savory or sweet. In the South of Italy and especially in Sicily, Zeppoli are also known as sfigne or St. Joseph's day cakes. These small Italian style doughnuts are either tossed in cinnamon/sugar, rolled with honey, or filled with sweetened fresh ricotta.
Surrounded by old black and white photos of Sicily and dark wooden walls, guests can relax and enjoy authentic flavors of the Mediterranean. |
