Barone Italian Grille

For 10 years Stephen Dewey ran Barone Meatball Company, dishing up traditional and off-the-wall varieties of meatballs, earning appearances on The Cooking Channel and in Southern Living magazine.

Dewey opened the truck with an intentional niche focus.

“I can make anything I want, just make it into a meatball. I still get to be creative, in the form of a meatball,” Dewey says.

Loyal customers frequently returned for their favorites, such as Mom’s Italian meatballs, buffalo chicken meatballs, zucchinismoked gouda vegetarian balls, or bacon cheeseburger meatballs.

Earlier this summer, Dewey debuted a rebranded truck — Barone Italian Grille — featuring the well-loved meatballs and additional Italian specialties.

“It’s been fun to expand to other types of Italian food after doing just meatballs for so long,” he says.

The rich and tender Italian brisket is the new standout special, slow cooked in a red wine and tomato sauce, served with marinated peppers and parmesan.

“It’s completely different than a meatball,” Dewey says.

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