Enrico Biscotti Company is a bakery and restaurant in
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
. The main location is in the
Strip District neighborhood.
The main product is
biscotti
Biscotti (; ; en, biscuits), known also as cantucci (), are Italian almond biscuits that originated in the Tuscan city of Prato. They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy, and may be dipped in a drink, traditionally Vin Santo.
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It was featured in the film ''
The Bread, My Sweet'', a film by the then-wife of owner Larry Lagattuta
and also on
Food Network
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.
Lagattuta founded Enrico Biscotti bakery, featuring bread and biscotti, in 1993.
He had previously been an account executive with
Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It was established on September 30, 1996, through the divestiture of the former AT&T Technologies business u ...
.
A few years later, the offerings were expanded to include pizzas and cappuccino.
Owner Lagattuta offers an occasional class in bread baking.
In 2003, a second location was opened in
Shadyside neighborhood. Unlike the original bakery/cafe, the Shadyside location is more of a restaurant.
In 2010, a third location opened in
Highland Park neighborhood.
The unintentional grand opening occurred during the
February 9–10, 2010, North American blizzard, with the cafe serving as a
soup kitchen
A soup kitchen, food kitchen, or meal center, is a place where food is offered to the Hunger, hungry usually for free or sometimes at a below-market price (such as via coin donations upon visiting). Frequently located in lower-income neighborhoo ...
for the snowed-in neighbors.
Gallery
File:Enrico Biscotti Soft Biscotti.jpg, Soft biscotti
Biscotti (; ; en, biscuits), known also as cantucci (), are Italian almond biscuits that originated in the Tuscan city of Prato. They are twice-baked, oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy, and may be dipped in a drink, traditionally Vin Santo.
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from Enrico Biscotti Company for sale at East Liberty farmers' market
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File:Enrico Biscotti macaroons.jpg, Macaroons
A macaroon ( ) is a small cake or biscuit, typically made from ground almonds (the original main ingredient), coconut or other nuts (or even potato), with sugar and sometimes flavourings (e.g. honey, vanilla, spices), food colouring, glacé che ...
from Enrico Biscotti Company for sale at East Liberty farmers' market
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File:Enrico Biscotti focaccia pizza.jpg, Focaccia
Focaccia ( , , ; lij, fugassa ; nap, label= Barese, fecazze ) is a flat leavened oven-baked Italian bread, similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places, it is called ("white pizza"). Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as san ...
from Enrico Biscotti Company for sale at East Liberty farmers' market
A farmers' market (or farmers market according to the AP stylebook, also farmer's market in the Cambridge Dictionary) is a physical retail marketplace intended to sell foods directly by farmers to consumers. Farmers' markets may be indoors or o ...
References
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Bakeries of the United States
Companies based in Pittsburgh
Culture of Pittsburgh
Restaurants established in 1993