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SALVATORE MELE

Mele Group
The art of making authentic Italian

sauce requires not only the best
ingredients, but hours upon hours of

watchful simmering to develop the
rich, deep flavour that a good tomato

sauce requires. Salvatore Mele fondly When asked why he has devoted so much
of his adult life to Italian cuisine, it is these
remembers spending entire Sundays Sundays that he recalls:

with his family, making sugo della “I want people to be able to enjoy the passion that
domenica. goes into traditional and authentic Italian food not
just on Sundays, but every day of the week.”
Coming from a long line of motivated entrepreneurs and talented cooks, it is no surprise that Sal ended up starting
his own chain of successful restaurants and trattorias. From the trendy Capocaccia Trattoria of Rosedale to Oretta
in the vibrant Fashion District of Toronto, Sal has never strayed very far from his Southern Italian roots. In his youth,
he lived in Italy on a soccer scholarship, playing the beautiful game.
It’s been said that the heart of Italy is family, its soul is the kitchen and its passion is its people’s love for food. This
is the essence of Salvatore Mele, a restauranteur of passion and heart.

For Sal, food and family go hand in hand. That’s why despite his hectic schedule, he still makes time to have family
dinner with his wife Giuseppina, son Andrea and daughters Alba and Ilaria every evening. INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEUR

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