Now That’s Amoré!

By: Martine Mackenzie with Allan and Nadia Sawatsky

As an Italian, I know my food. Raised on the cooking of my Nonny, I learned from an early age the tricks of homemade pastas and sauces. I learned how to craft the perfect meatball; how to pound the veal and chicken just right to get the perfect cutlet; how to bake the best breads; how to create tantalizing, traditional desserts, and how to choose the best wine to accompany any Italian feast from beginning to end.

So many restaurants out there claim to be authentic Italian, when all they do is what most people do at home – open a box of dry pasta from the grocery store and top it all with store-bought jar sauce. You won’t get that at Café Amoré and The Valley Restaurant, both in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Café Amoré