by Rick Nelson

The recent top-to-bottom remake of Cossetta is so dramatic that fourth-generation owner Dave Cossetta has crowned his family's legacy by adding an Italian word to the business' name. It's now Cossetta Alimentari. Rough translation: pertaining to food.

There's an understatement. Make that three sprawling floors of food. Granted, the city of St. Paul kicked in $2 million of the project's $10 million cost, but Cossetta's investment is a loving vote of confidence for the town that has fueled his family's livelihood for the past 102 years.

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