Dining
BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
Mama Carmela’s Verona Chicken ($21): pan-seared chicken served over pasta in a lemon garlic wine sauce
KAMERYN GRIESSER COMMUNITY IMPACT
In the future, the owners hope to ramp up their catering and private party services to form more connections within the community.
KAMERYN GRIESSER COMMUNITY IMPACT
Family-owned eatery o ers slice of Italy in Lakeway Carmela’s Pizza & Pasteria is a family-owned and -operated restaurant with a mission to make the owners’ big Italian family even bigger by sharing home-cooked recipes. Quote of note “She does all the cooking, the recipes, and I do all the front-of-house stu , wines, greeting customers,” Lieberman said. “... She’s the yin to my yang.” What’s in a name
Robin Lieberman, Josephine DeLooze and Miranda DeLooze all run Carmela’s in Lakeway together.
COURTESY CARMELA’S
“When customers walk in, they can tell us about their day, have a glass of wine, and we joke around with them, listen to them,” co-owner Robin Lieberman said. “We want them to feel like they are coming over to see family.” The backstory Lieberman and co-owner Josephine DeLooze met at Rocco’s Italian Grill in 2008, where the two bonded over tales of their recent travels to Italy.
Carmela’s gets its namesake from DeLooze’s mother, whose recipes appear throughout the menu. What’s on the menu The dinner-only menu comprises well-known Italian staples with personalized twists, such as the Lasagna Al Forno made with Carmela’s signature marinara sauce, Mama Carmela’s Verona Chicken and Veal Osso Bucco.
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900 RR 620 S., Unit 108C, Lakeway www.carmelaslakeway.com
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