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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 75 JULY 2019 July 2019 FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS s p e c i a l a d v e r t i s i n g s e c t i o n Lucia Ristorante / Winchester Lucia Ristorante / Winchester 13 Mount Vernon Street Winchester, MA, 01890 781-729-0515 luciawinchester.com From the moment he opened the doors of the original Lucia Ristorante in Boston's North End in 1977, Chef/Owner Filippo Frattaroli has dedicated his life to sharing the unparalleled culture, tastes and culinary traditions of his homeland, Abruzzo—Italy's gastronomic mecca. Named for his mother Lucia, the restaurant is heralded as one of the first authentic Italian restaurants in the city's most renowned of dining districts. In 1985, with a young family and eager to expand, Filippo opened Lucia Ristorante / Winchester in the historic White Block building of Winchester Center. Offering the tried-and-true traditional regional menu that made the original Lucia famous, the North Shore sister location also boasts main dining room ceilings frescoed with a tribute to the Sistine Chapel and a large private function room modeled after an Italian outdoor piazza. The Frattaroli family's deep ties to Abruzzo came full circle in 2001 with the purchase of a grand medieval palazzo in the center of Sulmona—B&B Sei Stelle— the only bed & breakfast in the world with a fully functioning Roman aqueduct running through the property. Patrons of Lucia are invited by the family to take their Italian culinary adventure straight to Filippo's inspirational source. The Sulmona estate is surrounded by lands that yield delectable imports used in Lucia's kitchens—a lavish annual harvest of truffles, a beautiful olive grove producing exclusive extra-virgin olive oil, grapes producing private label Montepulciano wine, and fruit trees of every variety. Lucia Ristorante has always been about family working together and eating together, from the days when Filippo worked side-by-side with his brothers, sister, and parents...to today, with Filippo's wife and children working alongside him. In a new and exciting chapter in the Lucia story, Filippo's oldest son, Philip, an attorney and restaurateur in his own right, is currently taking the helm of the landmark restaurant. Lucia Ristorante / Winchester, built on family and tradition more than 30 years ago, stands unparalleled as a North Shore fixture for authentic, quality Italian cuisine. To learn more, call 781-729-0515 or visit luciawinchester.com.