#family-owned

#family-owned

The stromboli at Tony DiMaggio's Pizza on Monterey Road is a real San Jose gem. So it was heartbreaking and hunger-inducing when the restaurant was shut down for nearly a year for repairs following a devastating roof fire in July 2024. Fans checked in on the progress regularly on social media, noticing when the new sign when up last May and hoping for good news. That came in June of this year when Tony DiMaggio's reopened its doors exactly 11 months after the fire.

Beneath a ring of suspended greenery that catches light from front windows, lounge seating invites lingering, while a standing-height counter accommodates European-style quick sips. Further inside, leather banquette seating lines walls lit by modern vertical sconces. Floor tiling shifts from calm patterns to busier designs as it approaches the 30-foot bar fronted with ice-grey artificial quartz. Permanently parked on a cobblestone patio in the back is a green Jeep Willys, another nod to coffee's agricultural origins.

What makes our 90-year journey unique is that we've never stopped evolving. Each generation has faced its own challenges and market shifts, but our willingness to adapt while staying true to our foundational values has been our greatest strength.

Tripp Distillery, located in Pacifica, invites you to try their 2025 release of aged Raider Rum for only $3 during a tasting event on July 26-27.

It's sad, you know? It's a bittersweet ending," said Brandon Rocchio, 39, who took over the pizzeria from his parents, Pat and Patricia.