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Capitol Hill\u2019s beloved Osteria La Spiga, located in the historic Piston & Ring building on 12th Avenue, has been serving exquisite northern Italian cuisine since 1998. As co-founder and host Pietro Borghesi says, \u201cAn evening at La Spiga is like dining in Italy\u2014without the plane fare.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More than ever now is the time to support black-owned restaurants in Seattle. One of our favorites is La Spiga, located on 12th Avenue in the heart of the thriving Pike\/Pine corridor. The restaurant was born of a love story between a young black chef from Fairbanks, Alaska, and a young Italian man, from Emilia-Romagna. They met in Salzburg, Austria. In an interview with <\/span>Cuisine Noir Magazine, <\/span><\/i>Chef Sabrina Tinsley said, \u201cI\u2019ve always loved Italian food, but when I tasted authentic Italian food for the first time, I was blown away. It\u2019s so different. It\u2019s poetry to the mouth, for sure.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In February, Sabrina was one of ten local black chefs invited by two-time James Beard Award-winning-chef Edouardo Jordan to participate in Soul of Seattle, a sold-out fundraiser for organizations that support youth of color. The event was a smashing success, and fun to boot. \u201cWe enjoy each other’s company,\u201d Sabrina says. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to be in a room of people who look like you, who share the same experience, not only culturally, but in the same industry.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At La Spiga business was booming, continuing their steady growth over the years. Then on March 23, Governor Jay Inslee issued the stay-at-home order and whiplash ensued. Sabrina and Pietro Borghesi, her husband and La Spiga\u2019s General Manager, shifted gears and ramped up their takeout menu. Fortunately, La Spiga\u2019s legion of fans, stuck at home, flocked to their <\/span>website<\/span><\/a> and ordered their favorite housemade pastas like Tagliatelle al Ragu, Lasagne Verdi, Gnocchi al Pomodoro, and chef\u2019s specials such as Pollo Arrosto and Grigliata Mista.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now that King County is in Phase 2, La Spiga recently began limited seating in their spacious dining room. But that hasn\u2019t stopped them from developing their takeout menu and an in-house store where you can buy their fresh pastas, sauces, sliced cured meats and cheeses. During the shutdown, they redeveloped their website for ease of customer use. The new system works very well,\u201d says Pietro. \u201cAnd we\u2019re continuing to expand the takeout menu, adding things designed for a dinner night at home.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pietro and Sabrina are even planning to open a takeout window right onto bustling 12th Avenue. \u201cThe front of the restaurant\u2014the whole front\u2014will be retail for those walking by,\u201d Pietro says. \u201cWe\u2019ll have piadina grill right out front. People will be able to grab a hot-filled piadina sandwich and much more. \u201cEventually, they\u2019ll also add retail items such as cheese, cured meats, and olive oils.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The recently disbanded Capitol Hill Organized Protest, better known as CHOP, took a bite out of their business and left Pietro and Sabrina with conflicted feelings. \u201cThe public lynching of George Floyd activated a different audience and has really put people in the street,\u201d Sabrina says. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t just been the black population out there. Now\u2019s the time everybody feels called to action.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once after a couple of shootings at CHOP, La Spiga\u2019s newly opened in-house dining fell off steeply. With CHOP cleared, things have picked up again. \u201cI\u2019m really happy when the protests are peaceful,\u201d Sabrina says. \u201cIt\u2019s disheartening when you see all the destruction. Especially the killings. Those kinds of actions really detract from the main purpose.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the coronavirus has led to unprecedented challenges for Seattle\u2019s restaurant community, Pietro and Sabrina have discovered a few silver linings\u2014none better than some quiet time at home with their teenage children. They\u2019ve all been eating dinner together, a rarity for most restaurant families. \u201cThat\u2019s been precious,\u201d Sabrina says. \u201cThis has been hard on our business, but I know that we\u2019ll look back at the extra time together as a beautiful time.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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