Summary
Alex "Al" Nicholas doesn't call himself a chef. He says he's just a really good cook, who learned at an early age from his Italian mother.
As owner-chef of Mia Madre Trattoria in Avalon, Nicholas is responsible for putting his late mother's recipes out there for patrons to enjoy. Mary Molinaro Nicholas was the heart of his family, he says, and his restaurant is dedicated to her and to his wife Shari's late Polish mother, Elizabeth Mesko.See the full content of this document
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Mia Madre Trattoria in Avalon Is a Tribute to Owner's Mother
"I was trained old school by my mother," says Nicholas, 54. "I don't measure anything -- it's with your eyes and with your nose. That's how I was taught.
"That's why we call it Mia Madre Trattoria. That's Italian for 'm...See the full content of this document
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