Màstra Italian Bakery Bistro offers diners a somewhat rare experience around here—a family-owned, non-chain restaurant. The small, bright and simply designed restaurant is located at 476 N. 900 W. in American Fork, just east of Costco and is owned and operated by Italian native Jonathan Cagnacci. Cagnacci was born and raised in Genova, Italy, before immigrating to the United States nearly 10 years ago. 

“I lived in Italy for the first 32 years of my life, and I’ve been a foodie since I was a kid. When I moved to Utah in 2015, I started looking around for Italian restaurants offering authentic quality food for all budgets, but I couldn’t find any,” said Cagnacci. Cagnacci and his wife first started by selling their homemade focaccia breads at local Utah Farmers Markets.