For more than three decades, Afshar made the drive from Eugene to Salem, creating a restaurant experience built as much around people as food.
For more than three decades, Mo Afshar kept showing up for Salem.
He lived in Eugene, but five days a week he made the drive north to DaVinci Ristorante, where generations of Salem diners came to know his smile, his embrace and, often, a kiss on the cheek…