Steam curls from a skillet as white wine hisses into butter and lemon. Capers leap across the pan. Voices overlap – laughter, a few playful shouts – and hands move as quickly as the conversation. It’s the beautiful bedlam of a true Italian kitchen, where food and family share the same heartbeat.
That pulse beats strong at Salamone’s Cherry Valley, 103 S. Cherry St., where co-owners Rosalie and Benny Salamone have spent 25 years turning family recipes into community tradition. Rooted in family life, their restaurant blends generations of Sicilian heritage with a modern, made-from-scratch menu that’s every bit as warm as the people behind it.
“We’ve really put our heart and soul into this place – my husband and I, my sisters Rosie and Cathy, my kids and our staff,” says Rosalie. “Many of them have been here for years, so they’re like family.”…