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Chef Alessio Giannuzzi, Owner/General Manager Denis Boaro Owner/General Manager Denis Boaro estaurateur Denis Boaro believes in gathering the f inest ingredients. So when he opened Gusto Handcrafted Pasta and Pizza last year, he sourced organic flour from Mulino Sobrino in Piedmont, canned tomatoes from San Marzano in Campania, and recipes and hands-on help from his parents, who hail canned tomatoes from San Marzano in Campania, and recipes and hands-on help from his parents, who hail from San Zenone degli Ezzelini in Treviso. If Boaro were to re-create the authentic food from his homeland, from San Zenone degli Ezzelini in Treviso. If Boaro were to re-create the authentic food from his homeland, he would need mamma and papa, who come from a family restaurant tradition in Nor thern Italy, to provide he would need mamma and papa, who come from a family restaurant tradition in Nor thern Italy, to provide advice and working hands. It all comes together as an ode to his upbringing, from Italian salumi and cheeses, advice and working hands. It all comes together as an ode to his upbringing, from Italian salumi and cheeses, to thin-crust pizza and fresh-made pasta provided by Boaro's former restaurant par tner at Basil Seasonal to thin-crust pizza and fresh-made pasta provided by Boaro's former restaurant par tner at Basil Seasonal Dining, Michele Cremonese, who now owns Bigoli Pasta in Sand City. The centerpiece is the wood-burning Dining, Michele Cremonese, who now owns Bigoli Pasta in Sand City. The centerpiece is the wood-burning oven that cranks out pizzas, from simple Margherita to fully loaded Capricciosa with San Marzano tomatoes, oven that cranks out pizzas, from simple Margherita to fully loaded Capricciosa with San Marzano tomatoes, prosciutto, ar tichokes, capers and wild mushrooms. Enjoy lunch, dinner, a thoughtful wine list, a full cocktail bar prosciutto, ar tichokes, capers and wild mushrooms. Enjoy lunch, dinner, a thoughtful wine list, a full cocktail bar and a unique Gusto2Go option, with ingredients to cook a Boaro family meal at home. and a unique Gusto2Go option, with ingredients to cook a Boaro family meal at home. —Larry Harland R Photos: Kelli Uldall Photos: Kelli Uldall 186 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 Gusto's Lasagna with a traditional Beef Bolognese, Parmesan cheese, and "Béchamel" sauce Seaside • 831/899.5825 www.gustopizzeriapasta.com good taste 1901 Fremont Blvd. Seaside • 831/899.5825 Gusto Handcrafted Pasta and Pizza