Restaurant Insider with Anne Lee: Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar
STORY BY: ANNE LEE | PHOTOS BY: LAWRENCE TABUDLO Since opening in January 2018, Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar has thrived under the direction of regional executive chef Hiroyuki “Hiro” Mimura, who started at Appetito’s sister restaurant Taormina 13 years ago. He now oversees the culinary direction for both establishments, but this week shares what’s new at Appetito heading into 2021. AL: How did you get into the restaurant industry? HM: I loved to cook and especially eat. I was double my size, I was crazy fat! I also was in eating competitions and won a lot of them, and held records in some of the competitions. I started cooking Italian food in Tokyo for about four years but really wanted to learn how...