C 4 - The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday O c to b e r 17, 2001 ' Dining Entertainment The taste of Italy has arrived in Oakville. Experience our authentic Italian cuisine in an elegant atmosphere. Friday Saturday Dinner Feature Pork Tenderloin Pan seared and oven roasted over yams and purple potato mousse. Surrounded by sauteed baby vegetables in a dry cherry Oakville's Bi-Weekly D ining & Entertainm ent Spotlight FI NE DINING Chef G e n n a r o O t s c h e r a 300 Lakeshore Rd. E. Oakville, ON U x h k / th & r e s t/! " i u s $ 269 5 Open daily for lunch & dinner. j Restaurant & Lounge Ltd. Tel: (905) 844-0300 407 Speers Rd, #4, Oakville. P/F (905) 815-9689 m M Saturday, Oct. 27th 12:00 till 3 :0 0 SHAWARMA FALAFEL TABOULI Take-Out · Dine-ln Essam Farag, owner MIC MEDITERRANEAN Authentic Italian fare at Elite Restaurant reat food and warm hospitality are two ingredients w e've come to expect from a good Italian restaurant. Add a third ingre dient -- an elegant dining room com plete with dance floor -- and you have O akville's newest Italian eatery, E lite R estaurant and L ounge. A lthough in a som ew hat out of the way location, don't let this hidden location on Speers Road fool you. The beautiful interior decor invites you to a welcom ing casual and elegant atm osphere. The C icciarella fam ily is hoping their new restaurant will becom e a destination o f choice for everyone wishing to com bine good food with a special atm osphere. Restaurant m anager Johnny Cicciarella, with his parents Sebastiano and Carm ela, have created a dining room with an elegant and rom antic setting, o f faux stone w alls, gilt m irrors and stately colum ns leading onto the dance floor. O f course, the most im portant elem ent of any restaurant is the food and in the kitchen, is w here you will find E lite 's ch ef G ennaro C aschera nicknam ed the "Happy C h e f' by Tony M onico, D.J. at Z 103.5 FM. From Toronto and previously em ployed at Paparazzi's and the Blue Ginger, Gennaro has had the privilege to cook for such celebrities as the Argo C heerleaders and Steven Segal. W hen Gennaro was 13 years old, he went to his m other's roots o f Naples, Italy. "My father left me there for two m oths to learn how to m ake pizza and o ther trad itio n al N eapolitan c u isin e .," says Gennaro. In 1989, he returned to Italy and m as tered the art o f Rom an cuisine in his father's hom e town Frosinone, Veroli. Gennaro specializes in Italian, Thai and other national cuisine, which you will find on their daily lunch buffet and as dinner features. In addition to the everyday m enu, enjoy unique w eekend feasts selected and prepared by chef Gennaro each Friday and Saturday evening. "O ur food is authentic Italian food," says Johnny. In addition to authentic Italian food, "and great coffee," Johnny insists. Elite also offers a pool room and an elegantlyappointed cigar lounge where custom ers can relax in privacy for a m eeting or special party. Elite R estaurant & Lounge is located at 407 Speers Road, Unit 4. AI 34 GAB I9 0 5 -3 3 8 -1 8 8 8 Lakeshore Rd. W . Oakville \ /~ i \ r f f ' O p e n E ve ry D a y R£STAU* ANI Pumpkin Carving Face Painting Magic Show Colouring Contest M ak e y o u r reservation today! 2 1 0 North Service Rd. West, O akville Tow n Centre II, OAKVILLE Mon.-Thurs. 11-11, Fri.-Sat. 11-11:30, Sun. 3-10 G 9 0 5 -8 4 4 -8 7 0 3 B U R L IN G T O N , O A K V IL L E , W A T E R L O O , H A M IL T O N TOWNE RESTAURANT & Dining Lounge Continental Cuisine Open fo r breakfast, lunch 6- din ner We specialize in Prim e B ib, Seafood & Steaks 6:30 a.m. -9:00 p.m . Breakfast, Lunch & D inner ; We Treat Seniors Extra Special! Your hosts Peter & Mike Join usfar our continental cuisine in our elegant Oakville Star Restaurant · W e offer the finest o f im ported & domestic wines · Custom ized menus for corporate & social events R A M A D A IN N & CONVENTION CENTRE 3 6 0 Oakville Place Drive, Oakville Book now fo r Christm as P arties! We can accom odate 5 0 -2 0 0 . (905) 845-7561 467 Speers Road, Oakville · 842-0475 E x p e r ie n c e ... the F lavours of the M editerranean , Thailand, Ea s t India and the To Advertise in this Feature Please Call The Oakville Beaver 9 0 5 -8 4 5 -3 8 2 4 Caribbean . Group menu packages available. 9ook your holiday function now! mere's a whole new world out there... discover it today. WWW. a d ivisio n o f H a lto n S e a rch . co m