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AWARDS
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Top of the Hill Awards:
Zen Zero - Best Asian & Overall 2nd Best Restaurant 2008
La Parrilla - 2nd Best Mexican
Genovese - 2nd Best Italian
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Armando Paniagua mention in LJ
World article.
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Armando, our Chef/Co-Owner's recipe
for Wakarusa Valley Roasted Beet Salad is featured in The Best of Jayni's
Kitchen Cookbook, over 180 recipes from the award-winning televison show.
Sunflower Publications, Lawrence, KS, p. 79.
(click here)
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"With its superb food, Lawrence's Genovese
reclaims a notorious Italian name" - Pitch Weekly,
May 2008
Now that a single gallon of gas costs nearly as
much as a pack of cigarettes, a 12-ounce can of Red Bull or a box of
Purina dog treats, friends of mine refuse to drive long distances to go
out to eat. Even adventurous souls who didn't think twice about
traveling as far north as Liberty or way out south to Olathe for a meal
are singing a different tune: "Can't you think of a new restaurant
closer to my house?"
Well, yes. But sometimes one has to venture outside one's comfort zone
— or at least I do. I love driving to Lawrence for a little gastronomic
getaway that includes eating several pastries at WheatFields Bakery
& Café, then making a mad dash into Brits for a few Cadbury
chocolate bars and a bag of Mint Humbugs. After a brisk walk up and
down Massachusetts, I'm ready for some serious eating..
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"Saturday at the Farmer's Market." - Free
State Studios, July 2007
Chef/Co-Owner Armando Paniagua was featured on
Jayni's Kitchen TV Show at Sunflower Broadband/Channel 6, a local
Lawrence cable TV station. The show was filmed at the Lawrence Farmer's
Market on July 17, 2007. His recipe of Wakarusa Valley Farm Roasted
Beet Salad included locally raised organic Chioggia beets, fresh
fennel, garlic & fresh thyme from the Wakarusa Valley Farm in
outskirts of Lawrence.
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"Italian infusion - Chef brings know-how
cultivated on coast to new downtown restaurant" - Lawrence
Journal World, June 27, 2007
Armando Paniagua realizes he’s going against the
grain.
He’s been working at restaurants in California for 17 years, most
recently as chef at a Rose Pistola in San Francisco — a much-lauded
restaurant in a city known for its cuisine.
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New restaurants open downtown " - The
University Daily Kansan, June 13, 2007
New downtown restaurants are hoping students have a
taste for unique foods.
Owners of Genovese Restaurant, 941 Massachusetts St., and Ingredient,
947 Massachusetts St., said they can be successful in the crowded
Lawrence restaurant market if residents and hungry students, are
willing to sample their cuisines.
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