BENVENUTI AMICI

Maria had a simple desire when she opened her first restaurant: to delight her customers with the same authentic, soul-warming Italian food that she grew up with in the town of Gravina in Puglia, Italy, and to make them feel like they've come to dine at her own table at home. Since then, the Marchettis have never wavered from Maria's original ambition. They continue to offer dishes inspired by those still served in Gravina, and each customer is treated like family.

And because authentic Italian food requires only the finest and freshest ingredients, every cut of meat and fish is hand-selected, and Maria makes handmade pasta daily. The family is so serious about every aspect of the food they serve that they actually grow their own olives in an ancient town near Assisi, in Umbria, Italy, so that they can use their very own cold-pressed olive oil.

If you want to experience a true taste of Italy and be treated like one of the family, come to Osteria Applausi.