Simplicity is often best when it comes to cooking, especially if it's the middle of the week and you don't fancy spending ages cooking in the kitchen.
12.08.2023 - 07:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Three Italian brothers are making a bold impression in Greater Manchester with a new Italian breakfast and brunch restaurant that they say is unlike anywhere else in the city-region right now.
Opened at the end of July, Damò on Ashley Road in Altrincham is already making waves with its breakfast and brunch dishes featuring freshly-made pasta and Romanian-style square pinsa pizzas.
Brothers Amro, Farid and Adam Faisal, who were raised in Macerata in Italy’s Marche region, near to the Ancona coast, before settling in Reddish, say it has been their dream to open a restaurant. The name behind the restaurant signifies they have reached that milestone in their lives.
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“It’s hard to explain the name as it’s one of those Italian words that you can’t really translate well into English,” middle brother Amro, 25, explains to the M.E.N. “It basically means something that took place a long time ago.
“We wanted to open this restaurant a long time ago and we can finally say ‘Damò, we’ve opened the shop’. There’s quite a sentimental meaning to it for us.”
For oldest brother and head chef Farid, 28, getting to the point of opening his own restaurant has been something he’s worked towards all his life.
“I have always had a passion for food,” he explains. “I love to travel around, I like to taste and explore different cuisines and concepts.
“I was born in Rome originally but the family then moved to Marche, where I did hospitality school for five years and got a diploma to work as a chef. I got experience in Italy working in seafood and vegetarian restaurants before I moved to London.
“I spent three years in London, my last job there was
Simplicity is often best when it comes to cooking, especially if it's the middle of the week and you don't fancy spending ages cooking in the kitchen.
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