“I do love a challenge,” she says. “We can create just about anything. I really encourage everybody to come in and meet with us. We will sit and create a menu with you. That way, they get the feel of what we're doing. We want you to love it and trust us with it.” To truly understand Nucci's impact on the community, you only have to peek in the window or look on the terrace. One Reddit user commented that they named their dog Lemon after their favourite Nucci’s flavour. It’s been the spot of many first dates and engagements, which have led to catering rehearsal dinners and baptisms — all because it started with gelato.
While there is no shortage of Italian restaurants in Winnipeg, Maria welcomes one and all and is happy to be among them. She says that even though places may serve a similar dish, like her homemade Italian sausage with peppers and onions, everybody’s hand is different in creating a dish. All of Nucci’s dishes are made to order in-house with fresh ingredients, and nothing goes to waste. If there are leftover ingredients, they go into creating another recipe. In addition to dine-in and takeaway, Nucci's also offers customizable family-style catering, and they have a gelato cart they can bring to events. For a recent wedding, Maria created a beautifully designed custom dessert of lemon gelato in a hollowed-out lemon rind featuring the couple’s initials and topped with a dried lemon wedge.
EXPANDING THE FAMILY BUSINESS SERVING HEARTILY PORTIONED TRADITIONAL ITALIAN LUNCH IN-HOUSE WEEKDAYS FROM 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M., WHILE ALSO OFFERING TAKEOUT AND CATERING, NUCCI'S EX- PANDED OFFERINGS ARE ESTABLISHING THE COZY 20-SEAT TRATTORIA AS A YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION.
GINO AND ROASA NUCCI'S LEGACY "single-handedly popularizing gelati in Winnipeg" and one of the “first families of Little Italy.”
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