Cucina Di Paolo

Yard sale is today at the restaurant from 12-4. Sorry for any confusion, tried to post early to give notice for today’s sale, but it got posted as starting when I posted.

We just made up 5 more chicken pot pie casseroles if anybody who didn’t get one and still wants one.

Here’s the goodies for the week to brighten your week.
Hope you all are doing well, enjoy that sunshine!

Here’s the treats for the week! Three more sets of treats to go.

Here’s the treats for the week!

Here’s the goodies for the week!

Here’s some sweetening for your week

Here’s the goodies to brighten your mid week!

Here’s this weeks delights!

Hope everyone has a beautiful Valentine’s Day. Here’s this weeks delights:

Here’s the weekly treat offerings!

Here’s this weeks treats!

The baker made some reinforcements

Today is January 24th

Dear Wonderful, exquisite, beautiful Customer/Friends. !........ It has been a pleasure and an honor to have served you and I Thankyou from the bottom of my heart!

LONG STORY SHORT!

I AM CLOSING CUCINA DI PAOLO. I HAVE DECIDED TO BE OPEN 3 MORE MONTHS (Feb, March and April; ending on the last sat in April, the 27th) to be able to share what we have, with those that want it a couple more times. It is time to close this book, so I am retiring for both Paul and I and retiring what we started and grew together with our LOVE.

LONG STORY LONG!

THIS business has had so many magical parts to it, and turns out that it was a business that was as much Paul and I as it ever was about the food !!! Starting with our bus tub and a card table, we were pioneer members of both Boise markets sampling out the lasagnes whether it was sunny or snow was coming down! That is how people came to know us. We had a death in our family and I said to Paul, “If I dropped dead tomorrow, YOU would be the one I wanted to be around, so, what do we have between us?...Your talent... my mouth ! You make it and I will tell them why they want it!” And that, my friends, was our beginning. Carole and Rick Skinner (They own THE FLICKS). We have loved them and always grateful to them!!!! ). were instrumental in us getting our first brick and mortar place on Ustick Rd. That building was sold after 7 years and we sublet the kitchen at University Inn, while Paul head cheffed at the Cottonwood Grille. That was also a 7 year stint, as BSU bought it and it was torn down and replaced with college buildings. We ricocheted our way to 1504 Vista to our final home. 🙂
We took the weekend to go camping , celebrate Paul’s birthday with our 2 furry kids and plan a date to back out of our business in Feb and Paul had a heart attack. It was the beginning of the worst pain and sorrow I have ever felt. It has just reshaped itself in my life, but I am working my footsteps into this new world and I live in so much gratitude for how lucky we were together and how blessed I was to cherish and be loved by this man for 33 years. There is always so much to be thankful for.
Although Life was rerouted, Rob (our oldest Son) and I walked through our unendurable pain and decided to reopen Cucina di Paolo with our flagship lasagne and chicken pot pies and desserts and salad and bread. I can look back at these past 3 years as a lifesaver and know without a doubt, how proud Paul would be of us..... amazed as well !!! None the less, the absolute joy of being included in your lives, carries on. Like, reading a great book and coming to the end, but treasuring the story in remembrance. Sometimes , knowing that you are gathering moments for a “heart bouquet” is one of the best reasons for going through the day!
There aren’t words invented to share my heart about what Rob has been and brought to my life’s table! He not only put on a big pair of shoes, but laced them up as well while having his own heartbreak of his Dad dying and looking to make his Mom hang on. For him, the recognition and applause would be thunderous! He is right next to Paul as an outstanding man and I count my lucky stars for his love,

friendship and support to cross this bridge. His actions speak so loudly, it doesn’t matter if you hear what he is saying!
Having been a WORD OF MOUTH business, has given us the most outstanding people over these last 18 years and some have turned into the best friendships ever! I want to thankyou all for the gift of you and know most of you had favorite dishes that Paul made , and experienced so many, with him sharing his talent with new things each week.... It is my hope that you will appreciate this closing , take advantage of these last 3 months and salute, THAT LIFE GOES ON !
Sincerely and With LOVE, MJ
PAUL AND MARYJEAN AND NOW ROB, .....HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING!

Here’s the treats for the week

Here’s the treats to warm your tat buds up!

Here’s the goodies to start the new year off.

This weeks dessert selection inspired by our dear friend Curtis’ ( curtains) upcoming departure to Hawaii! Good luck on your adventure.

We’re staying out of the snow and will be reopening rain or shine tomorrow.

Happy holidays and new year to you.

We’re going to be closing at 5pm tomorrow (12/30)

We will be taking the first week of the new year off.

See you in the new year when we open back up on Wednesday January 8th.

Here’s the last treats of the year! Hope everyone has a fabulous Christmas, here’s to a wonderful new year!

Here’s the sweets for the week.

Here’s some sweets to heat your eyes on.

Here’s the goodies for the week!

P.S. Veggie pot pies available for a limited time.

Here’s the treats for the week in case your costume was in the shop.

Here’s the tasty goodness for the week!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPS (Paul). We all miss you so very much.

Here’s the goodies for the week!y