Food
Bon Appétit
French native opens Woodside
eatery after years of working
in NYC restaurants
By Angela Matua
Vincent Caro has worked in the
restaurant industry since he was 15,
where he held restaurant jobs in Brittany,
France, on weekends and holidays to
make “pocket money.”
His experience as a teenager inspired
him to continue cooking as an adult and
12 years ago he came to New York to
improve his English. Caro only planned to
stay one year but that year turned into 12
and now, his skills are being used at Côté
Soleil, a French restaurant in Woodside.
Located at 50-12 Skillman Ave., the
cozy restaurant serves classic French
dishes that Caro learned to cook at his
jobs and family recipes.
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“I picked the dishes that I’ve loved
since I was young,” he said.
Côté Soleil roughly translates to
Sunnyside because of the restaurant’s
location on the Sunnyside/
Woodside border. It opened in October
and Caro has been serving up
dishes such as coq au vin, cordon
bleu and ratatouille.
Photos courtesy of Côté Soleil
