Cheryl Barsom and Donna DiRaddo are best friends with an appreciation for local, fresh and homemade food. When they opened a restaurant in Brewerton in July, they debated what to name it, then settled on a combination of both of their names: Barado’s Cafe.
Why not? It’s a team effort all the way.
Barsom manages the cafe and coordinates special events and private parties. She worked many years in sales at Williams-Sonoma. DiRaddo is the executive chef, with a long list of local credits behind her. She served as executive chef at Lakeshore Country Club and Beaver Meadows Golf Club and also worked many years for Julie’s Place and Karen’s Catering. She also has taught cooking and technique classes at Williams-Sonoma.
The menus at Barado’s reflect the partners’ passion for unpretentious homemade food, with a twist.
Dinner entrees on a recent weekend included teriyaki-braised beef short ribs, chicken stuffed with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese and Maryland crab-stuffed haddock. Lunches feature daily soups, paninis, wraps and specialty salads
