Fresh, handmade rigatoni and gnocchi lie on silver trays at Pietro’s Italian Market while spaghetti and fettuccini are hung to dry by the window. Shelves stacked with popular Italian goods such as olive oil and authentic Italian cookies fill the market. Nearby, under a display case, colorful flavors of made in-house gelato wait to be sampled.
Pietro’s Italian Market and Coratti’s Pizzeria Bar & Bocce, an attached restaurant, are owned by Pete Coratti and his nephews, Peter and Anthony. The dual businesses opened on East William Street in Ann Arbor in July.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Coratti said he and his nephews learned most of their cooking skills in Italy. They spent three weeks learning how to make Napoli pizza in Naples and a week in Bologna learning how to make fresh gelato. Coratti said he believed it was important for the restaurant’s dishes to be homemade and authentic…