Although the name Ziti may scream Italian, thinking such would be a mistake. With a wonderfully varied menu, Ziti provides an ethnically diverse dining experience, one which Jack Littman-Quinn says is sure to please your palate.

Once a month, an acquaintance and client from work comes along and catches up with me. Sometimes we talk about her dog; other times we talk about her upcoming wedding, of which I know every detail except for the nuptial night (I have class!) and what the invite looks like, since I have not been invited. Don’t gasp, I am only an acquaintance! As this person leaves my workplace I always hear, “Don’t work too hard, Eduardo … ” Every single time I hear those four words it makes me cringe. [...]

Happy Hours are going through a transformation in many restaurants, and rightly so. The boozy Happy Hour is a relic of a bygone era where menus focused on cheap liquor with little to no attention on food. For many spots, the hours between 5 and 7 p.m. were nothing more than liquid “lead-ins” to dinner. Today’s consumer preferences, coupled with restaurants’ desire to offer expanded yet simple menu additions, are leading to some interesting and innovative Happy Hour menus. A leading innovator in the burgeoning small plates/Happy Hour menu space [...]