Food for Thought: The Zappi's Menu
Food and Family: A Zappi's Tradition For Al Zappitelli, owner of Zappi's Pizza & Pasta , Italian food is more than just cuisine, it's a way of life. Zappi's famous signature dishes carry with them pieces of Al's memories of childhood and his treasured heritage, which are as familiar to him as the traditional Italian recipes he has been recreating for the past five decades. Each item on the Zappi's menu has an origin story which revolve around the core of what Zappi's is all about: Family. The Zappitelli Family In the Zappitelli family, food has always been a family affair. Whether it was watching his Aunt Lucy prepping her famous stuffed mushrooms at her kitchen table, or coming home from school to prepare his father's highly secretive pizza dough recipe, Al's connection to his family is indisputable. His childhood is as embedded into the rich tapestry of Zappi's as much as Zappi's itself has become intrinsically woven to the local cu...