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America’s Best Restaurants to film show at Oswego restaurant · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: America's Best Restaurants to film show at Oswego restaurant. Written
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  Speaker 1: by Eric Shelcopp, This article is being read by an
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  Speaker 1: automated voice brought to you by Everlett. There's a reason
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  Speaker 1: why Christina's Grill and Gatherings in Oswego sees plenty of
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  Speaker 1: repeat customers. The restaurant, located at thirty five sixteen US
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  Speaker 1: Route thirty four in Oswego, will soon gain national attention
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  Speaker 1: when America's Best Restaurants comes to the restaurant from ten
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  Speaker 1: am to noon Tuesday to film an episode for its
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  Speaker 1: YouTube channel. America's Best Restaurants is a national media firm
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  Speaker 1: focused on highlighting independent restaurants. Customers are urged to come
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  Speaker 1: to the restaurant during the filming of the episode. I'm very,
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  Speaker 1: very excited about it, said Alan so Bullish, who owns
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  Speaker 1: the restaurant with his wife Christina. It will be a
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  Speaker 1: real good shot of adrenaline here. The restaurant is named
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  Speaker 1: after her. The Oswego couple in twenty twenty took over
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  Speaker 1: Pierce's Restaurant and Bar at the Oswegoln Park District's Fox
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  Speaker 1: Bend golf Course. It was actually my wife's idea, so
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  Speaker 1: Boy said, and that's why we named the restaurant Christina's.
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  Speaker 1: If we're being honest, I wasn't crazy about the idea
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  Speaker 1: in the beginning. It was something that we had never done.
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  Speaker 1: It was out of my comfort zone. But my wife
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  Speaker 1: felt real comfortable that we could pull it off, and
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  Speaker 1: she was right. Christinasboy said she saw the need for
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  Speaker 1: a restaurant catering not only to those using the golf course,
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  Speaker 1: but the entire community, and that's how we utilize our
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  Speaker 1: deck for the outside community in addition to the golfers.
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  Speaker 1: She said. The couple previously owned Bulldog's Red Hots and
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  Speaker 1: North Island Sandwich Shop in downtown Batavia. Those who visit
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  Speaker 1: Christina's Grill and Gatherings will find a variety of food options.
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  Speaker 1: Our head cook is Mexican, Alan is Italian, and I
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  Speaker 1: myself am Cuban. General manager Sophia A. Lima said, all
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  Speaker 1: three of us are very passionate about the kitchen and
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  Speaker 1: what we do. We believe that cooking is not something
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  Speaker 1: that is done just to nurture, but also to enhance flavors.
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  Speaker 1: This year, we are coming up with entrees that are
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  Speaker 1: traditional to all three cultures in order to provide our
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  Speaker 1: customers with the best experience. So by putting our passion
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  Speaker 1: and our love into the cooking process, we're able to
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  Speaker 1: provide a better culinary experience for our customers. The restaurant's
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  Speaker 1: meatball sub has proven to be a big hit. Last year,
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  Speaker 1: a lot of people were raving that we had the
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  Speaker 1: best meatball sub. She said. Our meatballs are made in house.
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  Speaker 1: Christina's Grill and Gatherings also offer some unique cocktails. Lima said,
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  Speaker 1: we have a drink called a martini, which is like
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  Speaker 1: a mitai and a martini together. Lima said, it's something
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  Speaker 1: unique that we created.