Second generation South Jersey chef Anthony Marino has announced the opening of Marino’s of Mullica Hill in early May. The restaurant will be located inside Mullica Hill Commons Shopping Center, 157 Bridgeton Pike, Mullica Hill, New Jersey.
A Culinary Institute of America graduate, 37-year-old Marino grew up making pizzas and strombolis at his father’s restaurant, Joe Marino’s Pizza Shop, which has been located on the Black Horse Pike in Runnemede, NJ, since 1972. After graduating from the CIA, Mr. Marino completed his externship at Chef Eric Ripert’s prestigious 3-star Michelin Le Bernardin in New York City in early 2002.
The 2,100-square-foot upscale casual restaurant with twenty-five seats will offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner 7 days a week. The menu will feature thin-crust pizzas utilizing a 39-year-old family sauce recipe, traditional toppings, as well as ingredients from area farms in and around Mullica Hill. Handmade strombolis, calzones, cheese steaks, sandwiches, soups, made-to-order salads, and authentic panini will round out the menu.
In addition to the traditional offerings, Mr. Marino will create seasonally-inspired “Off the Menu” options that will change regularly. The “Off the Menu” selections will include two sandwiches and a pizza inspired by locally grown or raised products. On opening day, the featured pizza will be bianco topped with Mullica Hill raised asparagus, smoked Scamorza cheese, fresh parsley, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil. Featured sandwiches will be a spoon-tender beef cheek Bollito with salsa verde and chili sauce; and Speck ham from Alto Adige with Taleggio cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, and extra virgin olive oil on ciabatta.
Marino’s of Mullica Hill will be open from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. daily. The restaurant will include a small café with an espresso bar, featuring Philadelphia’s La Colombe coffee. Menu prices will range from $4.25 to $8.25 for sandwiches; $6.00 to $8.00 for made-to-order salads; and $9.00 to $20.00 for pizzas.
For more information about Marino’s, please click on www.marinosofmullicahill.com.
Bon Appétit!
TAD
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