General Manager Brian Bazar says, “We want this to be a neighborhood pizzeria that you walk into and everyone knows you.” Restaurant Owner Sabine Langer added, “The goal is to create that warm feeling. If you come a lot, people recognize you, so then you’re part of the family.”
The restaurant is now open for delivery, pickup, and patio seating—and you can tell they’re serious about community as soon as you step in the door.
“After going so long with everything being closed down, we are really happy to be here for them,” said Ryann Roberts, one of many Trasimeno employees who’s more than ready to welcome you into their space.
For Douglas Gordon, former social worker now restaurant manager, this is more than just a job at a restaurant: it’s an investment. “I’m invested in our customers, in Brian and Sabine, in these employees–I’m invested in Crosstown and their mission.”
The communal fervor for this restaurant has clearly trickled down all the way from the top, and Langer’s passions have given Memphis more than this pizzeria despite her predispositions about owning a restaurant.
“I was thinking it would be dumb to own a restaurant, a terrible business, low margins, it’s hard to make money. So I didn’t go into it with the intent of owning a restaurant, I went into it with the intent of helping people,” Langer said about the experience of opening her first restaurant, Global Café, the international food hall that showcases immigrant food entrepreneurs which also operates a few doors down within Crosstown Concourse.
Now, Langer has is bringing the same energy to Pizzeria Trasimeno with an additional nod to her love for Italian culture.
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