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Piemonte’s—Story and photos by Gareth Kelly

DSC_0121Milan, Naples, the Coliseum and the leaning tower of Pisa are all things Italian. The boot-shaped country sticking out into the Mediterranean has given the world many fine things throughput history but perhaps its finest contribution is that of its food. Pastas, fine meats and cheeses, pesto, meat sauces, vodka sauces, Bolognese, sausage and tiramisu are all classic Italian faire. Luckily, after taking over an Italian delicatessen in Fresno from its original owners, who started the business in 1929, Nancy and Neil Eberwein decided to partner with long-time friends and SLO residents Sue and Gary Nichols to open their second Piemonte’s location at 1234 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo.
DSC_0129“Gary and Neil have known each other since childhood. We’ve casually talked about doing this for probably the last 15 years or so, but in the last two or three we started getting serious about it and started looking for locations in SLO,” Sue said.
In a brand new development on this block of Monterey Street, Piemonte’s is a large, bright and airy full-service delicatessen. Offering not only the traditional Italian staples such as meats, cheeses and pastas, Piemonte’s also offers its homemade sausage, meat sauces, pasta salads, take-home dinners and made-to-order sandwiches.
“We have 28 sandwiches to choose from on our board currently, from the Full O’Boloney to the Piemonte’s special filled with two kinds of salami, two types of cheese, ham and all the fixings, as well as many options to make your own. We make all our salads and sauces in house and we also offer catering services for your next big event with delicious deli trays filled with meats and cheeses and sandwich trays,” Nancy said.
DSC_0127With Neil holding down the fort in Fresno, Nancy has been helping the Nichols get things rolling as they opened their doors for the first time on Dec. 1. The store is now open six days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and, as is sometimes a rarity in downtown SLO, has plenty of free parking. Throw in some fine Italian grocery items stocking the shelves and you have a true Italian delicatessen for the people of SLO to enjoy. They also have an original old school butchers block on display to pay homage to their 1929 roots.
Piemonte’s is located at 1234 Monterey St., Suite 120 in SLO. At the time of going to press, the website wasn’t quite up and running, but they can be contacted by phone at (805) 548-8518 or just stop on by, Ciao!

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