On our first night in Wenatchee Roberta & Michael and Barb & I met at Visconti’s Italian Restaurant for a spectacular dinner hosted by Barb’s brother Dan Carr & Candy Meecham, owners. What a special evening. Candy ordered several types of anti-pasta boards for the table, after which Dan & Candy described, in loving detail, the possible choices for the main course. When we had each given our individual choices, Candy suggested that we be served family style. Brilliant! What platters and dishes of delights we had. We all enjoyed it immensely; I thought Roberta was going to swoon and pass out!<\/p>\n
We also spent a number of visits to another of Barb’s brothers: George and his wife Anne and their three children, Nancy and twins Josey & Maggie. On one such occasion, Dan & Candy also joined us, so we were able to take some family pictures. (See below.)<\/p>\n
In addition to the Visconti’s in Wenatchee, Dan & Candy also have a number of other businesses. They include ‘Fire’, at the Pybus Public Market, featuring wood oven pizza and wine, brats and beer, plus a full menu of salads and small plates. Right next to ‘Fire’ is ‘Ice’, also owned by Dan & Candy and also in the Market, featuring authentic Italian style gelato and cr\u00eapes and locally roasted Caff\u00e8 Mela espresso. And that is not all. They are perhaps best known for their businesses in Leavenworth, where there is a bigger version of Visconti’s.<\/p>\n
Although Leavenworth is a Bavarian Village, Visconti’s is not to be missed. The first floor of the building has a Deli and a Gelato shop. The second and third floors have dinning rooms and also an outdoor dining space on the third floor. In the basement, Dan creates the cured meats that are featured in the Deli and in the adjacent Leavenworth Sausage Garten and in Wenatchee’s Fire.<\/p>\n
From promotional literature:<\/p>\n
The Leavenworth Sausage Garten is the best place to enjoy two of the most important staples of Germany…Good “Wurst’ and “Bier”! WE MAKE OUR BRATS! Right in our own facilities located next door. We use only the finest ingredients to produce great sausages, such as Bratwurst, Bockwurst, and Currywurst and our signature Italian sausage. To compliment those wonderful sausages have some great regional micro brews and German imported biers on tap.<\/p>\n\n\t\t