If you’re a fan of Cake Boss, then you’ll know how much family means to chef Buddy Valastro. That love of family is reflected in the Italian recipes and dishes on the menu at his restaurant Buddy V’s Ristorante.
On the appetizers, you’ll find Grandma’s Meatballs and My Wife’s Eggplant Parm, the former combining beef veal and pork, the latter a crispy portion of tender eggplant with tomato, mozzarella and Parmesan. Buddy’s caprese salad is a classic, with burrata, basil, tomato and a tomato confit. You can get pizza on both the lunch and dinner menus, and Buddy’s Favorite just might become yours. This pie’s built with spicy Italian sausage, ricotta, mozzarella, provolone, peppers, onions, garlic and basil—you know, all the good stuff. What’s really cool about the pizzas here is that the dough is proofed for two days and then stretched just prior to your pie being slid into the oven.
Entrées celebrate the fam, too, with such options as Nonna’s lasagna al forno, with pork, Italian sausage and beef, plus plenty of cheese like provolone, Parmesan, ricotta and mozzarella. My Mother In Law’s linguine shrimp scampi, with tomato, spinach and white wine, might be unforgettable—just like your mother-in-law.
But don’t stop—there are all kinds of goodies on the Buddy V’s menu, like a salumi and cheese board, cheese ravioli, chicken rigatoni alla vodka, chicken piccata and grilled salmon.
And, in keeping with the theme, both Valastro and his wife have desserts named for them—Buddy’s lobster tail and Lisa’s warm Nutella cake. The lobster tail is stuffed with fruit and cream and looks seriously decadent.
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