Local Chef Crowned 2017 Northeast Pasta Showdown World Champion
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Greenville, NC, December 06, 2017 --( Mannino joined 19 other chefs in Atlantic City, NJ in October to compete at the International Pizza Expo’s Northeast Pasta Showdown, sponsored by Barilla.Both award winning dishes are now featured on the menu at Nino’s Cucina Italiana, Marabella Restaurant’s flagship Italian restaurant located in Greenville, NC.In addition to Mannino’s World Champion title, Nino’s Cucina Italiana was recently named Best Italian Restaurant through a reader contest sponsored by The Daily Reflector, the local newspaper in Greenville, NC.Both award winning dishes are now featured on the menu at Nino’s Cucina Italiana, Marabella Restaurant’s flagship Italian restaurant located in Greenville, NC.In addition to Mannino’s World Champion title, Nino’s Cucina Italiana was recently named Best Italian Restaurant through a reader contest sponsored by The Daily Reflector, the local newspaper in Greenville, NC.Mannino has also been featured in documentaries on UNC-TV’s North Carolina Weekend and various other press.Massimo Mannino is Co-Owner/Co-Executive Chef of Marabella Restaurants which includes Nino’s Cucina Italiana in Greenville, NC, Marabella Italian Restaurant in Washington, NC and Marabella Old World Pizza in Greenville and Farmville, NC Mannino enjoys sharing over 75 years of Italian family tradition that has been acquired over three generations, and continues to make food fresh daily from centuries-old authentic Italian and New York-style recipes.