Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\nOrders can be placed by texting or calling 484-838-2271.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe menu will rotate from week to week depending on what we\u2019re making, but there will be a lot of consistencies as far as our sauces and other items go,\u201d Vince said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI make about nine different cuts of pasta, and I\u2019d say our number one pasta is pappardelle, which is a wide thin noodle that you don\u2019t normally see when you\u2019re shopping for pasta. I also make angel hair, fusilli and penne rigate. One of our most popular meals is our lasagna.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Cuz’n Vinny’s Homemade Pastas<\/p>\n
For individuals who live in the eastern part of the Lehigh Valley, Cuz\u2019n Vinny\u2019s also sells its products on Saturdays at the Easton Farmers Market.<\/p>\n
In recent months, other offerings have included meals such as carbonara with peas and pancetta, chicken cacciatore, chicken parm, manicotti and sausage, peppers and onions over pasta.<\/p>\n
Stuffed meatballs and fresh pizza dough are also popular.<\/p>\n
The Tannassos pride themselves on using high-quality ingredients, including premium meat from a local butcher and Italian-imported Molino Grassi glyphosate-free, organic semolina flour.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat flour from Italy is double what it costs for any type of flour here in the United States, but I don\u2019t care about that because it\u2019s very clean,\u201d Vince said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all about eating healthy, and a lot of our customers feel the same and are aware of what\u2019s going on with other foods out there. All of our food is fresh, high-quality and delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jay’s Local is located at Liberty and North 23rd streets in Allentown.<\/p>\n
Jay’s Local<\/p>\n
The Tannassos are excited to continue serving the community at a new venue, not far from their former home at the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market.<\/p>\n
The business\u2019 former market spot is being overhauled for a new bathroom, and the Tannassos \u201cpolitely declined\u201d an offer to relocate to another area of the market, Vince said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had several people recommend Jay\u2019s Local to us, and that\u2019s how it all started \u2013 word of mouth from customers,\u201d Vince said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, my wife put an e-mail together, and here we are \u2013 very happy to be at Jay\u2019s Local with Lyell and all of the other wonderful people there.\u201d<\/p>\n
In moving operations to Jay\u2019s Local, the Tannassos are also considering a slight modification to the business\u2019 name.<\/p>\n
Right now, the business is known as Cuz\u2019n Vinny\u2019s Homemade Pastas, but they\u2019re leaning toward changing it to Cuz\u2019n Vinny\u2019s Pastas and Italian Kitchen to more accurately reflect the team effort behind the venture.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to change the name to Cuz\u2019n Vinny\u2019s Pastas & Italian Kitchen because it\u2019s a true collaboration between my wife and I,\u201d Vince said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe collaborate on the meals, and she makes all of the fillings for the cannoli, with the espresso filling becoming hugely popular. So, it\u2019s a team effort, and she essentially represents the Italian kitchen. If it wasn\u2019t for my wife, there wouldn\u2019t be a Cuz\u2019n Vinny\u2019s Homemade Pastas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jay’s Local, which opened in 2019 at 2301 Liberty St. in Allentown’s West End, is an inviting cafe-style eatery serving \u201chigh quality local fare at affordable prices.\u201d<\/p>\n
The eatery, open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, also regularly hosts children\u2019s storytime programs.<\/p>\n
Cuz’n Vinny’s joins an evolving roster of businesses utilizing Jay\u2019s Local to serve the community.<\/p>\n
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