BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Brother and sister team Luigi and Danielle Terraglia, under the guidance of their father Luigi, are bringing a little taste of their home-cooked Italian food to Martinsville.
The family-owned and operated Luigi’s Deli and Italian market recently opened at 1990 Washington Valley Road in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater.
The Terraglia family of Bedminster has been in the restaurant business for close to 60 years. They previously owned Luna Rossa off Route 202in Bedminster for more than 30 years before selling it in 2021.
After a few years Luigi and Danielle “decided it was time to get back into the business, but just with a little bit of a different twist on it.”
“There’ll be a traditional deli sense to it, but what we’re really focusing on — we’re going to have an Italian market with some different imported goods,” said Danielle to Patch. “We’re going to have deli cases full of different prepared foods that will offer grab-and-go meals for dinner, fresh pastas, homemade sauces, different cheeses, and different meats.”
There will also be some cookies, pastries, olive oil, etc. to help fill your pantry at home.
Italian cooking and food has always been at the core of the Terraglia family.
“Our father was born in Italy, and came here in 1955. He opened his first restaurant in 1965 with our grandparents and his brother,” said Danielle.
Luigi and Danielle are the first generation born in the United States and third-generation business owners in the Italian food industry.
“My brother and I, we’ve grown up in the industry, in the business around the food in the kitchen, so we’re excited to bring our family cooking to Bridgewater,” said Danielle.
Many of the recipes are from the Terraglia’s family history from the Campania region of Italy where their family is from. They are “recipes that our grandparents brought over from Italy, handed down to us,” said Luigi.
Luigi and Danielle believe food is the way to someone’s heart.
“As Italians, that’s how we show love. In a way, it’s feeding people,” said Danielle. “When you create something and you make something and that nourishes another person, you can find it’s made with love.”
For more information on Luigi’s Deli and Italian market visit facebook.com or instagram.com/LuigisItalianmarket or call 732-369-6604.