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JUST OPENED — NITTOLO’S PIZZA Lake Leelanau newsflash: Little Italy has returned, and a king has found his castle! Consider the old Bella Fortuna restaurant building conquered, with talented chef Eric Nittolo now taking reign. The wood burning oven is fired up and so is Eric. Rising from the ashes you can once again taste an authentic slice of Italy, in all its glory and deliciousness. “In the first 12 days we have sold over 1,500 pizzas. I think we sold more pizzas in 10 days than Bella Fortuna did in 10 years! We are already thinking of adding another pizza oven.” That’s a big workload, but he is blessed with great help. His son Dominic is quite literally forging their success in fire. Dominic is at the helm of this blazing hot
inferno, whipping up fresh “made to order” hand tossed pizzas in a matter of minutes, the mouthwatering taste is truly Tuscan. He’s charred through five cords of wood so far. With non-stop future deliveries planned. Eric is the chef with the secret sauce. He is larger than life and knows how to hustle, marketing himself and his unique perspective on amazing food. “Just like we rocked Traverse City at Cambria Suites we’ll do the same thing here,” Eric said. Here is the plan! The outside bar area can seat 130 outside. From 3:30 – 5 pm it is a crazy happy hour. Half off food prices and a third off drink prices. They will also have live music.
Next, he hopes that his fine dining “Seafood & Social” will round out the evening. Starting at 5:30 until close is dinner only. Much like a restaurant week format, he wants to offer three courses for $39 per person. Reservations are available on the Open Table app. This is where he hopes his passion for creating spectacular cuisine will triumph. “It’s like three different places rolled into one.” “It will be a fun ride to watch, experience, and taste! We can guarantee that great grandma Nittolo’s age old recipes are “heaven sent” and will rock your world, and your tastebuds,” Eric said.
104 Main St. Lake Leelanau, 231.994.2400 nittolospizza.com
CHEF ERIC NITTO
LO AND HIS SON
DOMINIC BY THE
WOOD BURNING
FIRE
