The name Del Monte has long been synonymous with hospitality in Rochester, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that they have opened a restaurant in College Town in the new Hilton Garden Inn. Grappa (30 Celebration Drive) opened on June 30 and features “upscale, casual, modern, Italian cuisine,” according to Erica Standish, the restaurant’s director […]
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Heady aromas and the taste for salt
It’s interesting how experience in one business translates into behavior in another. Ristorante Grappa owner Anthony Valenti ran a DJ business for two decades before trying his hand at a restaurant. Good DJs have a sixth sense for pleasing people. Valenti brings that quality to being a restaurateur, and it’s a perfect fit. He greets […]
