Italian Restaurant North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 607)
This month Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant is celebrating 25 years in business, and owner Maria Fundora joined North Fulton Business Radio host John Ray to commemorate this noteworthy milestone. Maria shared the restaurant’s early beginnings, how they treat their employees and dining clients as part of the family, their philosophy of customer service, giving back to the community, celebratory specials they are offering throughout this year, and much more.
North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant
Casa Nuova is a family-owned gourmet Italian restaurant, owned by the Fundora family. Casa Nuova opened in 1998 and it has become a local favorite in the Alpharetta/Cumming and metro Atlanta community. Prior to Casa Nuova, they owned and operated other restaurants in Atlanta including Alfredo’s, Avanti’s, Toni’s Casa Napoli, Antonio’s Bakery and Tony’s Farmer’s Market.
Casa Nuova is known for its astounding number of menu items. It has become an Atlanta staple with intimate seating, semi-formal service and a finely-tuned take on Italian classics.
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Maria Fundora, Owner and General Manager, Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant
Maria Fundora is the owner and general manager of Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant in Alpharetta and founder of nonprofit Purple Pansies.
She opened Casa Nuova in 1998 (now celebrating 25 years) with her late husband Antonio, master chef and founder, and owned five restaurants in Atlanta prior. Their first restaurant was Alfredo’s followed by three Avanti’s restaurants in downtown Atlanta. Avanti’s Pescivino opened in 1988 and was the first open kitchen concept with seating by a kitchen. They also opened one of the first bakeries in Atlanta in 1980 called Antonio’s Bakery. Additionally, the family owned and operated the first ethnic open market in Atlanta proper called Tony’s Farmer’s Market in 1993.
Maria founded nonprofit Purple Pansies in 2008 following her own mother’s death from pancreatic cancer. She felt called to raise awareness and crucial research dollars for this chronically underfunded but deadly cancer.
Her presence in the metro Atlanta area reaches the hearts and lives of hundreds of regular patrons as she infuses inspiration and a welcoming environment to all those who their frequent the restaurant and she gives back to her community through many fundraising efforts.
- Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Casa Nuova
- Early history
- Challenges presented by the pandemic
- Opening Cork & Glass
- Giving back to the community
- What’s ahead
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