At Marianna’s Pantry in Trumbull, you will get the opportunity to become part of the family while enjoying tasty, delicious, and fresh food! Marianna’s is the perfect spot to enjoy a homemade meal while relaxing in a cozy environment. You can dine with your family, take work meetings, and even enjoy a nice treat for yourself.
In our interview with Melissa Cotto, one of the owners of Marianna’s pantry, she said that she knew when she opened up a restaurant, she never wanted to cut corners. She was proud to say she never has and never will. All ingredients at Marianna’s pantry are fresh and every menu item is made fresh daily! You can definitely taste the freshness in everything you taste, we certainly did!
See some of what we tried below:
The French Toast ~ Stack of 3 Texas Toast (choose syrup, Nutella, or fruit topping)
Buzzy Breakfast ~ black coffee, ice, frozen banana, walnuts, cocoa powder + chocolate protein powder
The Breakfast Wrap ~ scrambled eggs, chipotle peppers, cheddar + pepper jack cheese blend, crisp bacon, and arugula in a tortilla with green onions and avocado salsa
The Alexandra ~ chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, broccoli rabe, roasted peppers and balsamic on your choice of bread
The Maura Salad ~ spinach, cucumbers, gorgonzola, strawberries, and toasted pine nuts with balsamic
If you’re practically drooling like us after looking at these pictures, definitely head over to Marianna’s Pantry in Trumbull, CT! They offer healthy, delicious, fresh food that tastes like they came right out of your grandma’s oven. That taste is hard to come by, yet Marianna’s has mastered it! We will definitely be going back for more and hope to see you there too!
See our Q&A with Owner of Marianna’s Pantry, Melissa Cotto , below!
If you’re practically drooling like us after looking at these pictures, definitely head over to Marianna’s Pantry in Trumbull, CT! They offer healthy, delicious, fresh food that tastes like they came right out of your grandma’s oven. That taste is hard to come by, yet Marianna’s has mastered it. We will definitely be going back for more and hope to see you there too!
See our Q&A with Owner of Marianna’s Pantry, Melissa Cotto , below!
Tell me a little about yourself and why you opened Marianne’s pantry?
“I am a little late in life opening a new business, but I worked for my family for 25 years and when they sold the company I needed something to do. Since I cook and bake so much for my family and love it, I decided to open Marianas! I also wanted to bring a place like this to my hometown of Trumbull, because there’s nothing else really like it. It’s just a great place for people, a little community where everybody knows everybody by first name. It’s also good food. I wanted to make something that wasn’t fast food and something fresh.”
How did you come up with the name?
“Marianna is my mom! My mom was a nurse who always worked nights. Both my parents are Italian and my dad always jokes we should have named it after him because he cooked more when we were growing up. Marianna’s just has a nice ring to it, and I wanted to do it for her!”
Where did the bee theme come from?
“For some reason I’ve always loved bees. When my oldest daughter Alexandra was born, the theme of her nursery was bees so I wanted to incorporate bees into the restaurant in some way. A lot of my menu items use honey so I thought it would be cute. I had my daughter, who was 13 at the time, draw the logo – which is actually the logo we have today. One day, we were looking up bees and it talked about how they’re a hardworking community which makes total sense for our restaurant. Then I looked up the meaning of my name, which in Greek means Honeybee. Everything was meant to be!”
How would you describe Marianne’s pantry; the food, its atmosphere?
“It’s very cozy! Whether you have your kids with you or your laptop for work, it suits every vibe! It’s friendly and a wonderful community. The food has a flare of Italian food but it is definitely an Americanized menu with both comfort food and healthy items. We are always trying to offer healthy specials and offer both gluten and dairy free menu items. The main thing for me about the menu is something I’ve always said. I always said if I was going to open a place, I would not cut corners and I stuck with it! I’m so glad that I did because we make everything ourselves! Nothing is bought or poured out of a can, our soups are made fresh daily, our pesto, our hummus, even your sundried tomatoes are made in house!”
What would you recommend visitors try when they come to Marianna’s Pantry?
“I usually steer them to the Alexandra (pictured above) because everyone loves that. Believe it or not, the Tuna Melt is one of my favorites and everyone goes crazy for it because our tuna is so good! We make it in house. I would also say that the Trumbull, the Greek, and the Gina are my top three that you can never go wrong with!”
Does Marianna’s pantry offer catering?
“We do a lot of catering! We don’t have a specific catering menu on our site (which will be up soon). Catering is definitely available but I usually discuss one on one with people and will figure out what would be perfect for their event. I ask how old they are, their favorite things, what they love, and we come up with a menu. For example, if I’m catering a kid’s party, we make Mac and Cheese bites and things not usually offered on our menu but we can do it for catering!”
About Marianna’s Pantry: Melissa Cotta and her sister Marina DeCarli have lived in Trumbull for almost 10 years and are so excited to share their passion for food with this community and beyond. Marina has a culinary degree and has traveled throughout Italy, working alongside the best chefs for dough and pastry recipes that you cannot get anywhere around here. Their menu offers specialty coffees, breakfast, lunch and take out dinners. All of their meals are made with fresh, local ingredients- you can even get their Nonna’s famous home made sauce to bring home and enjoy with your family.
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