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A pop-up gallery opened yesterday in the upstairs room at Artisan restaurant in Crosspool.
The temporary exhibition runs Wednesday 5-Saturday 8 October, although a limited selection of art work will remain on display for a couple for weeks.
Artisan plays host to latest pop-up gallery – Sheffield Telegrsaph
Crosspudlains flocked to a party last night to celebrate the launch of a new local Italian restaurant.
The owners of La Dolce Vita laid on free tasters of pizza, focaccia, bruschetta and a selection of pastries, all washed down with Italian wine.
La Dolce Vita is based in the old A’Villa Caruso unit on Sandygate Road. The restaurant has been completely redecorated with clean white walls and a small drinks bar in the back corner.
It is a family-run affair, with Luciana and Gianpaolo preparing the food and Nirvana managing the restaurant with her husband Matthew.
The pizzeria is now open for bookings on 0114 266 9811.
Crosspool’s new Italian restaurant is celebrating its arrival on Friday night (1 July) with a free food buffet.
La Dolce Vita is opening in the old A’Villa Caruso unit on Sandygate Road.
Friday’s event runs from 5-9pm and includes tasters of their Tuscan-style recipes and a glass of Italian wine.
The restaurant opens properly on Saturday 2 July. Bookings are being taken on 0114 266 9811.
The new edition of the Crosspool Clarion is going to press and will soon be falling on the doormats of all Crosspool households.
The latest issue includes:
Download Crosspool Clarion Summer 2011 (PDF, 1.5MB)
Some back issues of past editions of the Crosspool Clarion are also available to download.
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A’Villa Caruso Italian restaurant in Crosspool has closed. A sign in the window of the Sandygate Road pizzaria states it will reopen under new management soon.
In the meantime, paper has been put up to cover the windows.
As well as the ever-popular carvery, Crosspool Tavern is now offering a breakfast deal.
For £2.99, you get a sausage, two rashers of bacon and then can help yourself to hash browns, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans plus fried and scrambled eggs. There is also a vegetarian option with Quorn sausages. Tea, coffee and toast is extra.
Breakfast is available from 8-11am Monday to Saturday and 9-11am on Sundays.
Richard Smith’s Catch seafood cafe at Crosspool is closing as a separate venture and merging with Artisan downstairs. The same menu will be running on both floors, with fish a specialty.
The Sheffield Telegraph reports that Artisan was turning people away at busy times.
Yesterday it was announced that Artisan restaurant in Crosspool has retained its status as a Bib Gourmand in the latest Michelin Guide.
Restaurants are named Bib Gourmands for offering good food at moderate prices. Eat Sheffield has pointed out that it is now the fifteenth year that Richard Smith’s Crosspool restaurant has been named a Bib Gourmand.
Featured restaurants in 2011 Michelin Guide
Sheffield chef Richard Smith is taking a trip down memory lane next month with a nostalgic evening to celebrate fifteen years in Crosspool.
Before its current incarnation as Artisan, the Sandygate Road restaurant was previously Thyme and prior to that it originally opened as Smiths of Sheffield – or Smiths as it was known.
On Monday 13 December at Artisan, Richard will be cooking some of the favourite dishes from Smiths days, including Thai tiger prawn cake, honey and rosemary glased shank of lamb and trio of creme brulee (view the menu here – jpg, 429KB).
For more information or to make a booking call 0114 266 6096.
What a fifteen years! blog post by Richard Smith
Crosspool restaurant Artisan is launching a new Sunday lunch time menu from today.
“We want people to ask for more bread, potatoes, vegetables, yorkies and gravy, just like at home,” says chef patron Richard Smith in this week’s Sheffield Telegraph.
For £22.50 you get three courses plus bread, coffee and chocolates. A la carte is also available.
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