tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post5250937469423867455..comments2024-03-23T11:29:20.676-05:00Comments on Tie Dye Travels with Kat Robinson - Author, Arkansas Food Historian, TV Host and Best Loved Traveler: The Legacy of Mary and Aldo Maestri.Kat Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148907008119619091noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-62770034684825934002023-11-02T21:43:11.143-05:002023-11-02T21:43:11.143-05:00I remember driving through Tontitown in about 1973...I remember driving through Tontitown in about 1973. I was very young. We stopped to visit Maestri's. My father's grandmother was a Maestri from Mantova - where the Maestri's originally came from. My parents - both from Italy - often looked up potential friends and family when we traveled. I can't believe I remembered all of this. That's the deep past. I live in California and Giampierohttp://www.giampiero.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-47759827332623729432020-09-22T18:32:36.129-05:002020-09-22T18:32:36.129-05:00My great-grandparents were Cicero and Elizabeth Ma...My great-grandparents were Cicero and Elizabeth Maestri. I remember going to Marie's as a young child and my sister still makes the tortellini recipe every New Years that our great-grandmother used to make. Because I now reside in the Pacific North West, I've not been to the new location, I just hope it has the same Old World Charm the previous ristorante did!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465912247911198704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-24774867199261529212020-08-30T18:54:16.630-05:002020-08-30T18:54:16.630-05:00I was on a date in 1975 to the original ristorante...I was on a date in 1975 to the original ristorante<br />I was attending U.of A.<br />A really cool place and glad i was able to enjoy the experience! T Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165102669376764994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-51696152173724434832019-10-22T20:47:06.216-05:002019-10-22T20:47:06.216-05:00I am a Maestri born in California;Linda Wade. I am...I am a Maestri born in California;Linda Wade. I am 72 now. My mother Grace Maestri born to Agnes and Albano Maestri was Mary's neice. I am Mary's grand niece. My mother Grace and her sister Beanie(lavinia) grew up serving at Aunt Mary's restaurant. The sauce is the family sauce i grew up eating. I remember visiting Tontitown every other summer in the 50's and 60's. We always Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058068130564934335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-60864083761181733382016-02-03T18:04:54.979-06:002016-02-03T18:04:54.979-06:00I've been hearing about Mary Maestri's sin...I've been hearing about Mary Maestri's since I started dating my husband. Still haven't been there. Must remedy. Grace Grits and Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960487975588091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-39949265123996443722015-06-03T08:50:33.283-05:002015-06-03T08:50:33.283-05:00I remember eating in the original restaurant when ...I remember eating in the original restaurant when I was a kid. Many of the tables were under, or close to the rafters, so there was a bit of a low clearance ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com