All of our little problems, our worries, our work and our everyday lives came into much sharper focus Sunday. Our entire crew learned with unspeakable sadness that we lost one of our own. Edgardo Ramirez, a two year Rigatony's staff member died of a heart attack on Saturday night. If you had walked through our [...]

I'm obviously far behind in my posts but I am going to commit to at least posting a simple picture every day. Overall things are going well. We are really excited about how its coming together. I really think the finished building will exceed our lofty expectations. Even with the pressure of a big construction [...]

I haven't opened a restaurant in nine years. As you get closer to the opening it gets unbelievably hectic and tense. Problem after problem crops up that you never anticipated or budgeted for. Contractors don’t show up, or they do the wrong thing. The dozen or so permits and licenses become more and more difficult [...]