Caruccio's

12/20/2020

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, Mercer Island! Come by Caruccio's window on your holiday stroll and enjoy the "Sugar Snow Village" (7 feet long!!) baked and designed by Lisa Caruccio. Our wishes to all for a beautiful holiday season and a bright new year!!!

11/10/2020

CARUCCIO'S CULINARY EVENT CENTER TO CLOSE DUE TO PANDEMIC

A heartfelt letter from Lisa~

Rino and I have made the painful decision to stop hosting events permanently at Caruccio's Culinary & Event Center on Mercer Island, as the CoVid pandemic has wiped out any opportunity to hold our unique community gatherings in our beautiful center as we have in the past. The risk of large gatherings with buffets will not make sense for our caring community for quite some time into the future. This type of event is the very essence of what Caruccio's has always been.

This does not mean that our mission to bring people together through food & wine will go away completely. Even though our event center will close, our passion & principles will not. We are currently exploring new and exciting pathways to delight you with the same devotion.

The last 4 years of Caruccio's private events and Wine Wednesdays were clearly much more than a "business". Every ounce, every concept, was built on a dream, a passion to take a risk on myself and what I wanted to give our community. A dream I jumped on much later in life, but as my dear mother used to say, I "jumped through that hoop" despite the fears and risks. And with overwhelming joy, this amazing community supported me and was on the other end of the hoop with their arms wide open. Without you, Caruccio's would not have happened and succeeded as it did. And without our committed and talented staff, we couldn't have fulfilled this dream. For the staff and community who trusted us with their life events, from which Rino and I have gained lifetime friends, my gratitude is hard to express. I have become a better, more confident person because of the support and love from you all.

Lastly, I want to say that there is a very deep, real reason that I chose to embed my grandfathers and mothers prized recipes in the wet cement foundation when Caruccio's was being built, where I knew the stove would be placed, representing my emotional "foundation". I believe that no matter how late in life you realize it, we all have something uniquely our own to give back to the world that requires betting on yourself. And that when that risk meets a community like Mercer Island......magic happens.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for believing in the "why" of Caruccio's, and my wish is that we gave to you, the same magic that you gave to us.

06/02/2020

03/27/2020

Thank you Mercer Island Parks & Recreation for posting about ! Caruccio's got busy with our menu paper and joined the movement this morning!

03/24/2020

Capture by Joan (Jackson’s mom.... 6 feet away!). Our early morning neighborhood four-legged friends are keeping routine and we are not letting them down! Caruccio's still making homemade dog biscuits with a smile and gloves! To all of our friends..... please stay physically and emotionally healthy! — in Mercer Island, Washington.

02/22/2020

Thank you and David Glass for another fabulous chef-led winemaker dinner at Caruccio's last night. David’s food is incredible, and Howard’s glorious wines paired perfectly! Meanwhile.... back in our “Pasticceria”, Lisa surprised a birthday guest with an almond cake with layers of lingonberry brandy coulis and white chocolate almond buttercream.... all in a chocolate picket fence :).

02/18/2020

Did someone say Italian Aperitivo? Tomorrow is Wednesday which of course at Caruccio's means "Wine Wednesday" 5-9pm. Our non-profit partner will be Il Punto - Italian Cultural Center, our chef will be Paola Albanesi and our musical guest will be Kristen Marlo. Everything just looks TOO GOOD!

02/11/2020

Thank you Paola's Italian Kitchen for your wizardry!!!! Another fabulous birthday dinner at Caruccio's!

Birthday partying at Caruccio’s. Best accomplishment of the evening: a toddler chose my risotto instead of the Mac ‘n cheese they brought for her. A young foodie in the making.
I’ll be cooking appetizers on third Wednesdays of the month when Il Punto, the Italian cultural center in Seattle, will have aperitivo at Caruccio's
Thank you, Becky Selengut for your Shroom cookbook recipe: that was fantastic!

02/05/2020

One of our arrangements this week....roses, orchids and jasmine... all in a salad bowl! We are resourceful at Caruccio's! — in Mercer Island, Washington.

02/04/2020

Almost WEDNESDAY! Don't forget to stop by and get your mid-week recharge with great wine, live music, and friendly connections at our communal tables.... tomorrow we have our hometown live music Saratoga Passage and the well-loved chef Abby Canfield back with her incredible selection of wine bites at our aperitivo bar!

01/27/2020

Now offered at Caruccio's monthly Wine Maker 5-course paired dinners....you can dine on our beautiful main level or if your’e fast you can book the private upstairs mezzanine with fireplace for your party of 8-10 people!