Among the numerous restaurants that line Broadway in downtown Saratoga, a new one is causing a stir—Forno Bistro. Specializing in rustic Italian food, the bistro is the sister restaurant to two others also in Saratoga—Chianti Il Ristorante and the new Mare Ristorante & Otto Lounge.

Since Chianti is a favorite of mine, my expectations for Forno were high. And those expectations were so exceeded that the day after I enjoyed lunch there with a friend, I returned the following evening with my husband for dinner.

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