Dorina's Kitchen, Florham Park

Dorina’s Kitchen pays homage to Dorina’s favorite room in the house—the kitchen. It’s where Dorina spent many days of her childhood, learning how to cook her mother’s and Nonna’s recipes. She even spent time as a child in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant. Dorina grew to love the culinary arts, and she now spends her days in her very own kitchen, cooking recipes handed down through her family, recipes she learned in the restaurant kitchen of her childhood, and recipes she discovered living in a peasant village in southern Italy.

In her kitchen, which is open for every meal of the day, Dorina and her staff whip up eggplant parmigiana, fettuccine alfredo, and spaghetti with hand-rolled meatballs. The morning hours have the kitchen serving up hot breakfast sandwiches with espresso and cappucino, and all bread is homemade onsite. Dorina also passes her skills down to others, teaching them how to cook classic Italian dishes—including chicken piccata and pizza—during classes at her eatery and in long lines at the supermarket