PRESS
Taste of Italy at Giardino
"Giardino Neighborhood Cucina is a true family-owned and operated restaurant in Lemon Grove. Not only do owners Marco Provino and wife Karina Kravalis work in the restaurant, but they also live in the neighborhood." - READ MORE
San Diego Food Finds
Hidden Gem
"Off the beaten culinary path in Lemon Grove, Giardino Neighborhood Cucina by owners Marco Provino and Karina Kravalis is a delightful dining surprise." - READ MORE
WHERE Magazine
East County Eats
East County Eats Does Giardino
"This week on East County Eats we are heading to the newest Italian restaurant to open in Lemon Grove-the adorable Giardino Neighborhood Cocina! If you’re in the area, you’ve got to check this place out-it would be a missed steak if you didn’t." - READ MORE
10 Hot Plates
"Lemon Grove’s latest is Giardino Neighborhood Cucina, an Italian spot with happy hour, and a menu of pizza, pasta, and meat entrées." - READ MORE
San Diego Magazine
Meet Karina Kravalis and Marco Provino of Giardino
"Husband and wife duo, Karina and Marco, come from extensive hospitality backgrounds. Between the two, they’ve worked in nearly every facet of the restaurant industry." - READ MORE
SDVoyager
Giardino Neighborhood Cucina: A taste of Italy in East County
"Giardino — garden in Italian — is a labor of love for Kravalis and Provino, who both worked in the Gaslamp Quarter before embarking on their own." - READ MORE
Union Tribune
Lemon Grove’s Giardino Neighborhood Cucina, a taste of Sicilian fine dining
"For a small restaurant, Giardino’s menu is extensive with many Italian favorites along with some wonderful surprises not found in most Italian eateries." - READ MORE
East County Californian
Lemon Grove Goes Upscale
“This is the way meatballs should taste...” - READ MORE
San Diego Reader
San Diego Magazine
Giardino is a Hidden Gem...
And now Lemon Grove has one hell of a hidden gem in Giardino Neighborhood Cucina. READ MORE
Giardino: A Delicious Addition to Lemon Grove
"Don’t let the modest exterior fool you – inside, a delightful experience awaits you with top-notch cuisine and excellent service." - READ MORE
East County Magazine
San Diego Food Finds
Coming soon to Lemon Grove
"With a fast approaching debut next month, the neighborhood eatery, Giardino, has finalized its menu and looks forward to opening its doors to the Lemon Grove community." - READ MORE
NARDCAST
Giardino Neighborhood Cucina to open its doors in Lemon Grove soon
"Say hello to San Diego County’s newest Italian restaurant — Giardino Neighborhood Cucina soon to be open in Lemon Grove!" - READ MORE
ZAGAT
17 Most Anticipated San Diego Fall Restaurant Openings
"Lemon Grove’s incoming Italian concept comes courtesy of husband-and-wife hospitality veterans Marco Provino and Karina Kravalis...." READ MORE
San Diego Union Tribune
New Restaurants to Try in San Diego
"Provino, who was born in Sicily and worked most recently at Osteria Panevino in the Gaslamp Quarter, is creating a menu of wood-fired pizzas, local seafood, house-made pastas and Italian-cured meats and cheeses..." READ MORE
Eater San Diego
East County’s Italian Options Set to Grow This Fall
"A new Italian restaurant is coming to Lemon Grove this September. Giardino Neighborhood Cucina is the first solo restaurant from a couple who are veterans of the industry..." READ MORE
San Diego Food Finds
Giardino Neighborhood Cucina Coming Soon
"The design of Giardino, which means garden in Italian, will boast beautiful, yet modest, indoor and outdoor spaces to gather with friends and family..." READ MORE
San Diego Union Tribune
Coming Soon!
"Giardino Neighborhood Cucina will open its doors in Lemon Grove this fall. Led by executive chef Marco Provino, the Italian-inspired and seasonally driven cuisine includes wood-fired pizzas, seafood dishes, house pastas and sauces, and Italian cured meats and cheeses..." READ MORE
