• From Calabria with love: How the Taverniti family grew to be one of Toronto's Italian food institutions // Link in BIO • While many restaurant groups can trace back their history to the first establishment that they opened or maybe even to the time the founders formed a partnership, the Taverniti group's story has much deeper roots than that. Going back over 90 years to the south of Italy, where Rosina Taverniti, the matriarch, was born in Monasterace, Calabria, the family has had a long journey to become one of Toronto's staple destinations for Italian cuisine. ⁠ ⁠ Rosina, whose recipes shine through at each of the four restaurants under the Taverniti umbrella, began her tryst with food through her father. Everything she saw her father do while cooking, she replicated. After spending 26 years in Calabria, getting married and fully realizing her passion for food, she made the trip west to Canada, arriving on a white Christmas in 1956. ⁠ ⁠ And she did not come alone, for along with her also came a treasure trove of Calabrian recipes just waiting to be shared with Canadians. From gnocchi and lasagna to veal and tiramisu, all the Italian classics were passed onto her son, Domenic, and then spread among Torontonians through the restaurants. // Link in BIO to read the full story!⁠