Delaware Today Features V&M Bistro
>Italian-American cuisine waved arrivederci to its “ethnic food” tag long, long ago. At least, it did in northern Delaware, where veal Parmesan with a side of spaghetti and red gravy is as familiar and ubiquitous as it’s ever been. For Delaware families who claim even a drop of Italian blood—and there are a lot of us—these foods are in the background of almost all of life’s major or mundane events. Crispy pizzas. Mountains of pasta. Sausage and peppers. Tomato sauce brimming with meatballs. For many, the warmth of family and waves of nostalgia are tied inextricably to these meals. This slice of suburban family life is also weaved into V&M Bistro, which opened in North Wilmington’s tiny Marsh Triangle last October. It’s owned by sisters Vincenza and Margherita Carrieri-Russo, and staffed by their parents and siblings. Under the expert hands of patriarch Vincenzo Carrieri-Russo and local Italian cooking legends Giuseppe Furio, formerly of Little Italy’s acclaimed Pomodoro, and Giovanni Cardillo, formerly of Frankie’s at Dover Downs, family favorites play a large role at V&M.
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