by A.J. Goldsmith

Every working day Patricia Galli leaves her Buffalo Grove home and heads for Pastificio, where she is the second generation family member to head up the take-home gourmet store specializing in Northern Italian cuisine and pasta. Despite using the Highwood Post Office several times, I had no inkling that Pastificio existed just across the parking lot at 122 Highwood Avenue. It certainly is one of the North Shore's better kept secrets.

Pastificio, which in Italian means macaroni factory, was founded some 38 years ago by the Amidei/Galli family. Patricia "grew up in the kitchen" helping her mom, Elsa Amidei, while she earned a degree in education from Loyola University. They used the Old World recipes of Grandmother Nora Brugioni.

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Source: http://dailynorthshore.com/