August Celebration

It has been a busy, bountiful summer at Nino’s and The Laurel Garden. We published our second seasonal bulletin, grew zucchini, fried zucchini blossoms, hosted parties on our garden terrace, and sliced tomatoes (so many tomatoes!) We’re sourcing more… Read More

Spring Equinox

We celebrated the vernal equinox at Nino’s on March 20th with a four-course dinner. I cooked the dinner for ten with the help of Marietta and our server, Eli. When planning the menu, we looked into traditional foods… Read More

The Making of The Laurel Garden

We spent the summer converting the garage at Nino’s into The Laurel Garden–our new seasonal caffe and gallery. On October 9th, we celebrated the opening of The Laurel Garden with a grand bazaar! The pictures below chronicle the transformation… Read More

Indian Summer

In September, a dinner al fresco, Nino’s Clam Bake, and a farm wedding.

June Garden Party

We’re celebrating summer with Second Sunday Garden Parties here at Nino’s. Our first garden party, which took place on June 12th, featured live jazz, sweet and savory martinis, panini, and gelato! Our next garden party is tomorrow: Sunday,… Read More