“Everything we serve here at Capizzi is made as
if you were going to my Grandmother's house for a holiday. Back then, it was like a friendly family
competition of who had the best food.
(Although the homemade wine competitions were not so friendly.) Everything had to be the best, and I mean
everything! One bakery might have the
best bread, but not the best cake. One
pork store might have the best sausage, but the chicken market had the best
chicken, and so on. My parents and
grandparents shopped for days all over Brooklyn. As a small child, I didn't understand
it. Who cares has the best? Why not just go to the supermarket, and get
everything? ("God forbid,"
Nonna would say.) But as I got older, I
realized it's not just about good food.
It was like a sport, a passion, and a love affair with food and nature,
all rolled up into one. As a small child, I worked by my father's and
grandfather's side in their pizza shops and gardens, and I too have developed
the passion and love for the art of food.
There is a great deal of pleasure that come with serving something
really special. At Capizzi we shop the
world to bring you the best, regardless of price. I invite you to step out of Hell's Kitchen,
and go back in time to my Nonna's kitchen, where things are made with a sense
of love and pride. As for our name, Capizzi is a small town in Sicily, Province
of Messina, the birthplace
of my mother and grandparents. The
tradition of excellence is carried on here at Capizzi, in their memory.
Joseph Calcagno - Owner Operator.”.
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