Torinos @ Home Restaurant Review
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7600 Jefferson St. NE (San Francisco Rd.) 
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Albuquerque, NM 87109
505-797-4491 | Menu
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Torinos @ Home Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Breakfast & Lunch Tues.-Sat., Dinner Fri.-Sat.Features
- Outdoor dining
- Parking lot
- Casual
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 The term “hidden gem” gains new meaning from Torino’s @ Home. Ensconced in an office park, this Santa Fe transplant is a labor of love for Nice-born chef Maxime Bouneou and his wife-partner Daniela, who hails from the Italian city that is the namesake of their charmingly idiosyncratic trattoria-slash-caffè. Working closely with area farmers and ranchers to procure seasonal ingredients, they’ve developed a daytime repertoire that lures the city’s foodies like few others. Though the breakfast menu doesn’t lack for tempting egg dishes, fresh croissants and focaccia accompanied by house-made jam reign supreme, just as they would in the young mom and pop’s hometowns. And out of all proportion to the casual, almost corporate setting --- not to mention the reasonable prices --- are the lunch and dinner offerings. From pasta and pesto to sausage and duck confit to tiramisu and panna cotta, the Bouneous make everything from scratch, with the exception of the salumi and cheeses they import. Gnocchi in three-cheese sauce may be the guiltiest pleasure in all of Albuquerque. A small selection of wine and beer is apropos, but you’d do well to end on a bittersweet note --- with a comme-il-faut latte.
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