Onano in Rosemary Beach in PBS special

Onano Neighborhood Caf?, an Italian restaurant located at the end of Main Street in Rosemary Beach, will be featured in an upcoming PBS television special hosted by garden designer P. Allen Smith in April.
The series titled, ?Garden Lifestyles,? which profiles Rosemary Beach and the cuisine of Onano Chef de Cuisine Phillip McDonald, is slated to air April 10, with another segment, ?Beach Living,? to air April 13. The entire PBS special on Rosemary Beach will air in a series of segments through July.
Chef McDonald prepared garden fresh recipes for the crew that were easy to create and a delicious way to enjoy a relaxing time dining al fresco in the heart of Rosemary Beach.
McDonald is Chef de Cuisine of Onano and is in his first year there.
On Oct. 16, 2005, McDonald was featured in The New York Times in addition to three other chefs along 30A in an article titled, ?Goodbye Stuffed Flounder, Hello Foie Gras.?
In November, BeachTV?s restaurant critic Margit Bisztray selected Onano among her Top Five ?Most Romantic? Restaurants.
A Destin native, McDonald?s culinary expertise was honed at area restaurants including Bogwalk, Fish Out of Water, Criolla?s and Cuvee Beach. With an appreciation for Italian cuisine and handmade dishes, McDonald believes that food is at its best when kept simple, using only top quality ingredients and seasonal produce.

About P. Allen Smith
P. Allen Smith is a garden designer and lifestyle expert. He is the host of two nationally syndicated television shows, P. Allen Smith Gardens and P. Allen Smith?s Garden Home. Gardens airs on network affiliates broadcasting to more than 80 percent of the country and Garden Home is seen on Public Broadcasting channels, including the new Create TV, a 120 station digital network. Allen is the gardening expert for The Weather Channel and makes regular guest appearances on NBC?s Today Show. www.pallensmith.com, Allen?s Website, receives 1.3 million unique visitors per year. Additionally, he contributes monthly columns to Woman?s Day and Cottage Living magazines and has written a best selling series of books including P. Allen Smith?s Colors for the Garden: Creating Compelling Color Themes, which was released in February.

About Onano Neighborhood Cafe
Founded by Penny and Mark Dragonette, Onano opened in December 2003 and boasts an intimate ambiance, like that of a romantic trattoria. The restaurant, named after Mark?s grandmother?s hometown in Italy, occupies the ground floor of The Pensione, an eight-bedroom European-style bed & breakfast that has been featured in Southern Living and The New York Post. Completed by the Dragonettes in 2001, with architects Luis and Jorge Trelles, the four-story oldworld stucco building was the first commercial building in Rosemary Beach.
Hours are Monday - Thursday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., and Friday - Saturday 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations strongly suggested. Call (850) 231-2436.