I caught up with Rocco Carbonara, local culinary star and
owner of the popular restaurant, Rocco’s the other day to
see what he’s been up to lately. Recently, he’s been quite
busy as he has opened a second restaurant at the downtown
Holiday Inn called, Rocco’s Bistro 74. With that, he has taken
over food and beverage for the hotel, which features two
conference rooms and a pool area.
I visited Rocco at Bistro 74
and was impressed with the
restaurant’s new modern look,
the clean large kitchen, various
conference rooms and pool
area available for events. I’ve
lived here for years and have
driven by the Holiday Inn many
times, but had no idea they possessed these facilities. The pool
area with adjacent conference
room is perfect for parties and
receptions. I asked Rocco about
his new project
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“With a restaurant that seats 60 to 70
easily, two conference rooms and pool
I am able to accommodate much larger
groups and host a wide variety of events,
wedding receptions and birthday parties”, Rocco says. “We have already had
a wedding rehearsal dinner, a wedding
reception, a pool party, several catered
lunches, a memorial service, and birthday
parties with great success and happy
clients. Also, we recently had a charity
event with the amazing band Tunnel
Vision that drew hundreds of
people and raised money
for a great cause, we love
to be able to give back
when we can. Tunnel Vision is a
local band that plays for us from
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time to time in the restaurant. The band
has been recently signed and we expect
big things from them in the future.” Rocco
further went on to say, “When the owners
of the Holiday Inn approached us with the
opportunity to run their food and beverage
operations we were in