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$100 Gift Card to Carmine's or Virgil's Real BBQ plus Carmine's Family-Style Cookbook

The gift card can be redeemed at either Carmine's or Virgil's Real BBQ. Both are open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

Carmine's locations are in NYC, Atlantic City, D.C., and Las Vegas.

You can find Virgil's Real BBQ in NYC and Las Vegas.

Carmine’s is a family-style restaurant offering exceptional value to its guests through the many dishes of Southern Italian cuisine. Restaurateur Artie Cutler crafted Carmine’s with a singular vision: bringing his guests “wow-factor” sized portions and making any meal feel like an Italian American wedding feast.

Platters of homestyle antipasto, pasta, decadent seafood or meat entrees, and of course homemade desserts are all staples at Carmine’s, meant for sharing amongst friends and family. When great food and wine are supported by friendly and knowledgeable service, the results are magic - we want every day to feel like a Sunday afternoon at Grandma’s!

Virgil’s Real BBQ in the heart of NYC’s Times Square has become a destination for tourists and local New Yorkers. The casual, relaxed atmosphere offers a genuine southern home-style experience with authentic BBQ and American dishes. Virgil’s awarding-winning BBQ is smoked on premises in our would famous smokers.

Virgil’s was the original New York City barbecue restaurant, and has evolved over the years to become a gathering place known for warm service and exceptional barbecued ribs, chicken, brisket, and pork. The vast menu also highlights other comfort food favorites, and varied regional cuisines that complement the famous smoked meats. From Mexican dishes, to Creole and Cajun classics, there is something for everyone at Virgil’s, even vegetarians! Our in-house bakery produces hot buttermilk biscuits, cornbread, and dessert specialties that are a perfect end to any meal.

PLUS the hardcover cookbook, Carmine's Family-Style Cookbook:  More Than 100 Classic Italian Dishes to Make at Home  
by Michael Ronis with Mary Goodbody

Overview:

Anyone who has visited Carmine's flagship Times Square restaurant knows that Carmine's food is the best of classic Italian cuisine—each dish prepared simply to bring out the most vibrant flavor and make anyone who tastes it smile and reach for seconds.

Carmine's Family-Style Cookbook reveals the simple secret of Carmine's longtime success—hearty, rich Italian food, just right for sharing, and perfect for cooking at home!

Carmine's Family-Style Cookbook's perfect Italian recipes include:
--Appetizers, Soups and Salads: from Chicken Wings Scarpariello-Style to Carmine's Famous Caesar Salad
--Carmine's Heroes: from classic Cold Italian Hero sandwiches to Italian Cheesesteak Heroes
--Pasta: from Country-style Rigatoni to Pasta Marinara
--Fish and Seafood Main Courses: from Salmon Puttanesca to Shrimp Fra Diavolo
--Meat and Poultry Main Courses: from Porterhouse Steak Contadina to Veal Parmigiana
--Side Dishes: from Spinach with Garlic and Oil to Creamy Polenta
--Carmine's Desserts: from Chocolate Bread Pudding to the world-famous Titanic Ice Cream Sundae

Carmine's Restaurant packs them in every night in its four bustling locations, including its warm, festive Times Square flagship where over a million people from all across the country come every year to share meatballs, chicken parmigiana, linguini with clam sauce, and fried calamari. Carmine's flavors are the tastes Americans love to cook and eat at home—fresh garlic, bubbling tomato sauce, and pasta boiled just to the perfect al dente. Try any of the recipes in Carmine's Family-Style Cookbook and bring home that classic Italian flavor to your family.

Item Special Note

Winner pays postage/shipping & insurance OR can pick up item after March 22, 2020 at an upper west side of Manhattan location tbd.

Not redeemable for cash. No cash back if not redeemed in full. Not transferable for previous purchases.

Gratuity not included.

Alicart gift cards can be redeemed for food and beverages only.

Gift cards cannot be used for delivery service or for previous purchases.

Lost or stolen cards will not be replaced.

Not valid in the Bahamas.