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NOW OPEN: Rocchino's and Azione
Rob LaScala of Seventh and Chestnut's LaScala's opened twin restaurants Rocchino's and Azione in Old City shortly after Thanksgiving.
NOW OPEN: Rocchino's and Azione
Rob LaScala of Seventh and Chestnut's LaScala's opened twin restaurants Rocchino's and Azione in Old City shortly after Thanksgiving. The adjacent and connected spaces tout distinct approaches — Azione (241 Chestnut St.) does family-style Italian-American dining at big tables (gone are most of the neon-glowy club touches of Dolce), while Rocchino's (239 Chestnut St.; formerly Paradigm) deals in coal-oven pizzas, small-plate antipasti and hearty pasta plates. (The exposed brick, bar setup, granite pizza enclave and oven on this side are all brand-new.) Chef Joe Nocella is running both operations here; he's also in charge of the kitchen at LaScala's. Busy dude. Both menus are after the jump (click to enlarge). Food pictured above, in order:
- Gorgonzola Dolce pizza: arugula, prosciutto, orange blossom honey
- Pappardelle with bolognese
- Spaghetti with San Marzano tomato sauce, olive oil, ricotta salata
- Roasted beets with goat cheese, arugula pesto, toasted pistachios and saba
Both concepts have bars, offering 30 wines by the glass (lots of Euro inclusion); Rocchino's takes the Italiano thing a step further, pouring beers from the boot (Del Borgo, Del Ducato, Moretti, Peroni) on draft. Both restaurants are open for lunch and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Happy hour runs weekdays from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring $3 Peroni and Moretti, $4 house wines, $5 cocktails and $6 Margherita pizzas.
This makes me feel old. I remember when I used to drink underage at Paradigm. Pouring out a little Peach Passion martini today.— AdamErace
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