LOT TO LIKE AT LUCCA CHOICES AT OAKLAND SPOT DELIGHT FOOD AND WINE CONNOISSEURS REGION Edition

We were having lunch on the patio at Lucca, one of Pittsburgh's most pleasant, most civilized outdoor eating spots. Halfway through our salmon salad and penne arrabiata, eased down with glasses of Kendall Jackson chardonnay, H.H. asked to see the wine list. Bored with the conversation, I assume...

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Published inPittsburgh post-gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa. 1978)
Main Author WOODENE MERRIMAN, POST-GAZETTE DINING CRITIC BOB DONALDSON/ POST-GAZETTE CLAUDIA FOESSEL AND SUSAN NERNBERG ENJOY LUNCH ON THE PATIO AT LUCCA
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh, Pa Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 10.08.2001
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Dick, Douglass
Thompson, Steve
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Summary:We were having lunch on the patio at Lucca, one of Pittsburgh's most pleasant, most civilized outdoor eating spots. Halfway through our salmon salad and penne arrabiata, eased down with glasses of Kendall Jackson chardonnay, H.H. asked to see the wine list. Bored with the conversation, I assumed, looking for something to read. [LUCCA]'s owners now are Tom Chianelli, Bob Antonelli and Joe Jordan, the trio who most recently also operated Cafe Victoria on the North Side. In June, they closed Cafe Victoria to concentrate on Lucca, according to Pamela Chianelli, Tom's sister who is also manager of Lucca. They're relatively new owners of Lucca, and have done some refurbishing, but the layout is still essentially the same as it was when this was Cafe Azure.
ISSN:1068-624X