Some would argue meatballs only belong on a swirl of steaming pasta  or wedged inside twelve inches of a hoagie roll, while others with a more laissez-faire approach to life would argue that when food rules are broken, magical accidents can happen. But neither party in this hypothetical argument would refuse a second serving of Pazzo Southside’s meatball salad, a dish that Italian-Americans raised in New York, like proprietors Victoria and Michael Calore, are very familiar with.

Between them, the Calore’s have owned five different restaurants, starting in Brooklyn and Staten Island before finally relocating to sunny Sarasota where they opened, and recently sold, the local-famous Mozzarella Fella.