5/4/2023 0 Comments George traversoThe restaurant brought customers to the center and Traverso’s provided Italian wines for Santi’s monthly Supper Club dinners. The shuttering of Santi, the Italian restaurant that shared a wall with the beloved market, was a blow, too. The move to Fountaingrove, combined with both a struggling economy and the economic troubles of the property’s owner, Clem Carinalli, forced the difficult decision. It was a big decision, a difficult decision, for he and his son Michael, who have been at the helm of the family market since Bill Traverso, George’s cousin and Michael’s uncle, retired. “The last two years have been a real struggle,” George Traverso told me when he called yesterday with the news. The sale will likely be final sometime shortly before Thanksgiving. Traverso’s Gourmet Foods & Liquors, Inc., which relocated from downtown Santa Rosa to Fountaingrove Village a couple of years ago, is in escrow. It is with a sad and very heavy heart that I pass on news that I received yesterday from George Traverso. Its absence will leave a huge hole in Santa Rosa. ![]() As you can see from the comments at the end of this post, this market is truly loved. UPDATE: This afternoon, George and Michael Traverso sent an email to their customer list announcing the sale of their historic store. There’s a very sweet remembrance posted a couple of days ago. Spring Update: I continually hear from people who are either just learning of Traverso’s closure late last year, who are struggling in the aftermath of its closure or who what to share a special memory, which is why I have reposted this.
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