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Carmella Tronco Martin passes away at 100
The matriarch of Villa Tronco Family Restaurant, Carmella Tronco Martin, has passed away at 100. The restaurant will celebrate 85 years in August. MAGA divided as Trump turns on Putin I’ve been ...
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Matriarch of Columbia's oldest restaurant passes at 100
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Carmella Tronco Martin, 100, has passed away. Martin was the matriarch of Villa Tronco Italian Ristorante, Columbia's oldest continuously running restaurant at 1213 Blanding St ...
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‘Villa Tronco means everything’: As downtown Columbia changes, one Italian spot is a stalwart
Indeed, Villa Tronco never left. For 82 years, the Italian restaurant has been welcoming customers at 1213 Blanding St. Founded there by Sadie Tronco in 1940, the business that would become Villa ...
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Villa Tronco, Columbia's oldest restaurant, has lost its matriarch. Carmella Martin died at age 100.
Carmella Tronco Martin, the matriarch behind Villa Tronco Italian Ristorante, died March 19 at age 100. Martin was born Dec. 31, 1924, to James and Sadie Tronco. Sadie, or "Mama Tronco," started ...
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'Stronger than ever': How SC's oldest restaurant introduced Columbia to Italian food 85 years ago
They say it can make or break a restaurant. For Villa Tronco, location has been as much a part of the story as its iconic dishes. The Italian staple has been at the same location for all 85 years ...
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New York City-inspired restaurant on Larimer revamps menu with Italian focus
Delores Tronco grew up in New Jersey eating a big Italian Sunday dinner every week with her family. Her grandparents had emigrated from Palermo and Naples to New York City, where they ran a ...