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"...a family kitchen" ...modeled after a Southern Courtyard Villa in Southern Italy , Cucina Calandra™ is a family friendly restaurant, featuring a menu emphasizing Sicilian & southern Italian cooking. Cucina Calandra, located at The Best Western /Fairfield Executive Inn (bwfei.com), 244 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ, will accentuate a heavier interest on pastas, Sicilian style thick crust pan pizza and dry aged steaks prepared over a custom-made open wood Mesquite grill made especially for Cucina Calandra.
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We offer an array of family style appetizers prepared in large style platters to feed 2, 4, 6 or 8 guests; Cucina Calandra’s desserts will be a unique new selection of different Calandra style pastries and desserts, specially made by Calandra’s Bakery exclusively for Cucina Calandra.
While our other restaurant, the Calandra's Mediterranean Grill offers fish, veal, thin crust pizza and other Mediterranean classics with a Northern Italian influence; this restaurant is distinctly classic Southern Italian, with a home made Sicilian flare of cooking and preparation, with dishes such as dry aged steaks, traditional pastas, and chicken grilled on a mesquite open flamed stone grill, as well as Sicilian style thick crust pizza (cooked on a stone) and a variety of flat breads with traditional seasonings and toppings. Click here to view our menu (in PDF.) The decor will bring Southern Italy to our restaurant with the added dining experience of wood beams on the ceiling, stone walls, stone archways, stone floors, iron gates, water fountains, and an outdoor courtyard feel and look; a truly "Family Kitchen" atmosphere.
In addition to the main dining room, there is a second room for a more quiet and intimate dining experience for couples and singles, known as our Executive Lounge. Here, you are surrounded by beautiful dark raised panel walnut walls with crown molding accents, and comfortably large oversized Queen Anne chairs to relax and enjoy your meal. The Executive Lounge offers the same menu as Cucina Calandra as well as fine desserts, coffee & espressos, and is complete with a wine bar. The lounge also includes a high-speed internet cafe!
In addition, Cucina Calandra has banquet facilities that will accommodate parties of up to 220 people.
...More about CALANDRA’S BEEF AGING PROCESS
Our dry age steak is aged on the bone for 15 days following 3 weeks of wet aging. During this period, the sirloins undergo enzymatic changes that intensify the flavor, deepen the color, and tenderize the meat, by softening the connective tissues. We then grill our steaks on an open wood mesquite grill for a flavor only available at Calandras.
Cucina Calandra is located at 216-234 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004. Parties of 6 or more, please call for reservations at 973-575-7720. You can find us on the web at www.calandrasbakery.com for more info.. Please email us if you wish more information |
