Snowpocalypse Shows Mauro’s Heart

With Snowpocalypse becoming a distant memory, I am reminded that the small things are what truly warm the soul during these extreme circumstances. To the brave workers who trekked to the downtown area and for those who were stranded, Assaggio generously offered an extended happy hour to keep spirits up and going. But there is one encounter that stands out, and I had to share it.

Last Thursday, an out-of-town couple poked their heads into the restaurant after we had shut the doors, hungry and very disheartened with the fact that most restaurants in the area were closed due to icy conditions. Only Mauro, one dishwasher and myself were left cleaning and with no surprise at all, Mauro graciously opened his arms, welcoming them to sit down and warm up. Throwing on his chef coat and turning up the burners, Mauro expertly whipped up a two bowls of pasta for the starved travelers. Which were of course accompanied with glasses of wine, an Italian must.  The couple offered to pay but Mauro wouldn’t hear of it, explaining it was on the house. Mauro truly knows how to connect to people through food and I am glad to have had the opportunity to see it firsthand.

-MN

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