One of The ‘Burg’s newer breakfast spots is keeping its doors open a little longer for a very special tribute to the Executive Chef’s late mother.
Chef Mario Brugnoli of The Warehouse District’s Eat Art Love (2209 6th Ave. S) hosts a five-course dinner this month, featuring both niche, childhood favorites and classic Italian recipes passed down from his grandparents.
While Eat Art Love typically dishes out breakfast fare like poached egg dip and sweet and sour pancakes, guests at this intimate event can expect slow-cooked ragus and rice pilaf instead.
“Every single one of these dishes is something that my mom made for me all of the time,” Brugnoli, 30, tells Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. “This dinner is all about paying tribute to her—I lost her when I was 16 and lost my dad two months later to cancer as well. She is my ultimate inspiration and the reason I started cooking in the first place.”
“It was her dream to open an Italian market like Mazzaro’s, since both of my parents were born and raised in St. Pete. I’ve always dangled that dream in front of me like a carrot—something to always keep me motivated,” he continues.