Primo

Frommer's Review

Primo has been a "buzz" restaurant since it opened in 2000. Executive chef Melissa Kelly trails behind her a string of accolades: She graduated first in her class at the Culinary Institute of America and won the 1999 James Beard Foundation award for "best chef in the Northeast." The restaurant occupies two deftly decorated floors of a century-old home a short drive south of downtown Rockland. The menu reflects the seasons and draws from local products wherever available: start with foie gras, scallops, or wood oven-roasted Raspberry Point oysters with creamy leeks, tomato, bacon, and tarragon. For the main course, you might choose from among grilled Long Island duck breast with polenta and radicchio, pan-roasted cod over saffron risotto, two styles of pheasant, a lamb shank cassoulet, or pepper-crusted venison with a rosemary spaetzle. Or just order one of the great wood-fired pizzas. Finish with one of co-owner/pastry chef/maitre d' Price Kushner's desserts: espresso float, Belgian chocolate cake, homemade cannolis, or an apple crostata made from local apples and sided with pine nut-caramel ice cream. This place has made such a splash that there's now a second Primo in Orlando, FL; keep that in mind next time you've got a date with Mickey and Minnie.

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