Italian Restaurant News

Charming indie-owned Italian restaurant to open on Dallas' Greenville Ave.

Cannoli from Via Triozzi opening on Greenville Ave.

Via Triozzi

A new Italian restaurant is opening on Dallas' Greenville Avenue from a first-timer: Called Via Triozzi, it'll open at 1806 Greenville Ave., at an address that was at one time The Beagle but is split into two and will also be home to Voodoo Doughnuts.

According to a release, Via Triozzi will open on August 23.

The restaurant is from Leigh Hutchinson, a native of Coppell who got the Italia bug when she spent a semester there during college. She studied gastronomy and culture at the Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, did a "stage" with Gigliocooking founder Marcella Ansaldo, worked on olive harvests, in the wine country, and at restaurants in Buffalo, New York, and Dallas, including St. Rocco's and Beverley's.

This is her first restaurant.

The menu includes her signature lasagne al forno, AKA with beef, which has developed its own following, plus dishes such as chicken cacciatore that channel her Sicilian-American grandmother, Angelina, who is one of her inspirations.

Other menu items include fried squash blossoms, tagliatelle Bolognese, bistecca alla Fiorentina, and cannolo sblagliato — although Google insists it's cannolo sbagliato, but what is an extra L among friends — which is pizzelle with cannoli cream, candied orange peel, cacao nibs, and crushed pistachio.

Pastas are $23 to $28. Appetizers are $10 to $20. The chicken cacciatore is $32 and a 16-ounce New York strip is $85.

The release makes no mention of Modesto Rodriguez, whom she hired in March to be executive chef. According to a representative for Rogers, "he's taking a break from cheffing."

The wine list includes a generous 21 selections by the glass and about 60 by the bottle and is fabulously focused on natural, low-intervention wines made by small producers, many women- or family-owned.

They also offer three house wines on tap: white, rosé, and red, by the glass, half-carafe, and full liter carafe.

Via Triozzi seats 60 and includes a glassed-in pasta room where they'll make pastas like orecchiette and ravioli in-house, as well as mozzarella.

Decor includes high ceilings, a black & white-checked terrazzo floor, a 10-seat marble-topped bar, and photos of family members on the walls, including Angelina.

"I want people to feel like they're part of the family — comfortable, at home, at ease, like they’re at my grandma’s house on Sunday," Hutchinson says in a statement.

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Escargot News

New all-day French bistro in downtown Rockwall is all from scratch

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Belle View Bistro Rockwall

An all-day French bistro has made its debut in Rockwall: Called Belle Vie Bistro, it’s a new mom-and-pop in the charming historic downtown district, at 112 E. Rusk St., the former home of The Fatted Calf restaurant, where it opened its doors on November 12.

Belle Vie is from Luis and Iliana Marquez, a hard-working couple who also own Los Marquez, a popular taco--themed food-truck-turned-restaurant in Rockwall they first debuted in 2019. In May, the couple took over the former Fat Chicken space to open a brick and mortar location of Los Marquez, where they serve well-made Mexican food like tacos, burritos, and quesadillas, but also burgers & fries. They open for breakfast with breakfast tacos, and run a daily lunch special, often creative, always popular, such as birria ramen with choice of beef or lamb for $11.

But the couple had a bigger vision of creating a place where chef Luis could stretch and showcase his skills.

"Luis has a lot of culinary experience, and it’s something that he’s been putting aside,” Iliana says. “We were just waiting on the perfect time to bring this to life.”

"This is something exciting and new for us, it’s something that we always wanted to make,” Luis says.

Like Los Marquez, Belle Vie is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, serving classics like French onion soup, moules frites, escargot, and duck confit. There are also comforting and American dishes like spinach-artichoke dip, crab cakes, and fish & chips.

Lunch features Cobb salad, a French dip, and chicken & Brie panini, while an extended breakfast -- which runs from 7 am to 4 pm — includes pancakes, waffles, eggs benedict, beignets French toast, and crepes, plus pastries and breads made from scratch.

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The bakery counter is a delight, with eclairs, croissants, scones, fruit tarts, and cake slices in flavors like carrot cake and white chocolate raspberry. There's also a serious coffee program with espresso drinks such as lattes.

"We pride ourselves on making everything from scratch," the duo says. "Our bread—whether for sandwiches, paninis, hamburgers or anything listed on our menu is made fresh just for us by our incredibly talented pastry chef and baker. The same care goes into our pastries and desserts ensuring every bite is special and crafted with love."

The dining room is warm and cozy with dark wood chairs and plush booths and a full-wall mural depicting a street in Paris. They also have a full bar, with cocktails and beer on tap. Prices are reasonable, ranging from $9 for a Belgian waffle during breakfast to $45 for prime ribeye at dinner.

For now, they're not taking reservations — it's first come, first serve.

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