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This Wednesday, popular Little Italy landmark La Dolce Vita will celebrate its 25th year of slinging pasta. “It has been a very good 25 years and I would of never made it unless I was in such a great neighborhood,” says owner Terry Tarantino.

Since opening in 1989, the restaurant has been a catalyst for the continued popularity of Little Italy. “I love this neighborhood for so many reasons: my family, many friends and the many Italian-Americans that have built Little Italy into a great place,” says Tarantino.

To commemorate the quarter century mark, La Dolce Vita will have monthly parties from May through September highlighted by a different food and beverage theme. May’s theme will be a pasta party and guests are encouraged to check out the restaurant’s Facebook page for additional party details.

“I set out to design a cafe and a restaurant that basically exemplifies the words ‘the sweet life,’ or as we say it, la dolce vita.”

This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2014.

Jason Beudert has had a dynamic career as a leader with The Walt Disney Company, ESPNZone, The Cleveland Indians, and as a restaurant entrepreneur. He is utilizing his twenty years of hospitality experience along with his love for the Cleveland food scene to contribute exciting and insightful food pieces for Scene. Along with being one of our food writers, Jason is also the food critic for WOIO 19 Action News, and makes a weekly appearance on Q104's Fee's Kompany radio show to promote food and the Scene. Jason is also a contributing writer for Travel + Leisure Magazine.