Pasta di Solazziâs fragrant creamy tarragon sauce over their fresh conchiglie Griffin Swartzell
Fresh noodles are a gift unto the world. Thereâs nothing wrong with dried pasta â my husband thinks itâs one of civilizationâs best culinary conveniences, and itâs hard to disagree. But the fresh stuffâs something special. It has a certain texture when itâs bitten into thatâs yielding but substantial in a way thatâs just lovely. It is possible to get something of the same texture in higher-end dried pasta, the kind with a rough, no-gloss exterior.
But Pasta di Solazzi didnât return from 20 years of hiatus to screw around. Gina Solazzi and Gregg Braha first opened their Italian joint in 1982, maintaining it over 19 years and across multiple relocations. Now, theyâre back, operating as a ghost kitchen from The Chef s Kitchen on Eighth Street, offering pickup and limited deliveries of a small menu t
With all the bad news for restaurants of lost revenues and wages for employees and owners, here’s a ray of sunlight and good cheer. Gregg Braha and Gina Solazzi are bringing back a smaller version of their much-loved Pasta di Solazzi, which they opened in 1982 and closed in 2001.
At the first location in the Woodmen Shopping Center at Academy Boulevard and Woodmen Road, Solazzi became the queen of homemade pasta and fabulous sauces. The deli brimmed with imported cheese and meats from Italy. With their customer base growing, the husband-and-wife team leaped for a larger space on Centennial Boulevard, near Marigold’s Café and Bakery. They expanded their menu, increased deli options and added seated dining. They even hired a chef from Italy. It was a sad day when they made the decision to close Pasta di Solazi to pursue other careers.
A former popular pasta shop is restarting an online takeout business, restaurant owners and chef making meals for health care employees, pizza place offering Pasta Meal kits, Brother Luck offers
A former popular pasta shop is restarting an online takeout business, restaurant owners and chef making meals for health care employees, pizza place offering Pasta Meal kits, Brother Luck offers
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