"Owners Drew Buzzio, Marc Magliozzi, and executive chef, Matthew Moschella founded Corto in Jersey City’s remote and relaxing Heights neighborhood in 2018. They focused on simple home cooking, using a shifting roster of recipes and ingredients true to the season. Recently, Eater staffers found the chef barbecuing lamb shanks on the back patio, and a meal included rigatoni in a tomato sauce flavored with pancetta and Calabrian chile, and a splendid charcuterie and cheese plate. — RS" - Robert Sietsema, Melissa McCart