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Hour Detroit Salutes Area 'Ristorante' of the Year -- Bacco Ristorante

Hour Detroit magazine has chosen Bacco Ristorante as its 2005 Restaurant of the Year. The announcement was made today by George Bulanda, managing editor of Hour Detroit.

Bacco Ristorante is an exemplar of the qualities that define the top restaurant in the area: quality and preparation of food, adherence to technique, originality in presentation, service, dining room comfort, decor, as well as the intangibles that contribute to ambience and the overall dining experience.

Specializing in top-end Italian cuisine, owners Luciano Del Signore and his wife, Monica, opened Bacco Ristorante's doors in 2002 to rave reviews from local and national media and diners alike. Restaurant Manager Matthew A. Bricker supervises the day-to-day restaurant activities; while Del Signore oversees the daily presentation of authentic Italian dishes he creates himself. Del Signore is a largely self-taught chef whose experience comes from strong family influence. He has worked in family restaurants since childhood and uses the knowledge gained there to create some of the area's most delicious dishes.

"Every once in a while you run across an artist who is basically self-taught," says Christopher Cook, chief restaurant critic for Hour Detroit. "Grandma Moses, for example. Or, Thomas Keller, the chef-owner of the French Laundry in Napa, although he apprenticed at several great French restaurants. Luciano Del Signore is one of those rarities."

Cook explains: "With virtually no formal training, he has reached the level that only great chefs attain, a place where his sense of nuance, delicacy, intricacy is a signature on every dish that goes to the table. That's what marks great artists, whether they are painters, musicians or chefs."

Once again, congratulations to Bacco Ristorante, the recipient of Hour Detroit's 2005 Restaurant of the Year. Bacco is located at 29410 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, Mich. For information or reservations, please call 248-356-6600.

Hour Detroit's national award-winning food coverage includes a monthly restaurant guide to more than 130 of the area's best restaurants. Each of the guide's listings is a carefully prepared capsule review based on anonymous visits.

To read more about the Restaurant of the Year, the runner-up, and other top dining establishments in the area, pick up the March issue of Hour Detroit magazine, available on newsstands everywhere March 1, 2005. To subscribe, call 248-588-1851 x2, or visit www.hourdetroit.com.

Award-winning Hour Detroit magazine is brought to you by Hour Media, L.L.C., also publishers of Detroit Home magazine, Metro Detroit Bride magazine, Metropolitan Detroit Guest and Resource Guide, Metropolitan Detroit Menu Guide, V.I.P. and Biz Bucks direct mail and numerous custom publications.

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