Central Pennsylvania's finest family-owned Italian restaurant,
Visaggio's offers memorable meals in the style of Italy's Abruzzi region.

Accolades for Visaggio's:

"A Pennsylvania Treasure"
- The Philadelphia Inquirer

"...the food is immobilizingly good."
- George Will, Syndicated columnist - Washington Post

"The atmosphere whispers pampering and comfort,
while the food cries flavor,..it is exquisitely prepared."
- Sue Barry, Mode Magazine

The menu you are about to read is a legacy of recipes handed down from one generation to another. I am very privileged to be the recipient of such a gift.

Since I was a child the art of cooking has always held my fascination. The dishes named for my family are my own creations; the ideas come from my heart and head.

As you will come to know, Bill and I and our sons Bill and John prepare each and every dish to order. Time on our part and patience on yours is a prerequisite.

To this very day we still make the pasta dough the way my Great-Grandmother did. The only difference is that we cut the noodles by machine. The recipes are as authentic and as priceless as memories.

Both my parents' families immigrated to America from the small province of Abruzzi. This rocky mountainous region stretches from the Adriatic to the highest peaks of the Apennines. The Landscape is solemn, tranquil and quite beautiful. Abruzzi is famous for its Pecorino and Scamorza cheeses, its Saffron (the spice that has no real substitute) and, of course, Centerbe, the most powerful of all Italian liqueurs.

Few wines are produced there because of the rocky terrain. For you we have imported two of them, Trebbiano D'Abruzzo and Montepulciano D'Abruzzo. They both are very dry and as unpretentious as the land they come from. I think your taste buds will be delighted.

So my friend, Bill and I and our family thank you for joining us and for allowing us the pleasure of serving you.

As my Grandmother Speranza used to say to everyone she met, I now say to you in her memory, "Dio Ti benedica per cent'anni" - God bless you for 100 years.

Rosemary

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