Grana
Chef Pat
Born to an Italian immigrant family, Executive Chef Pat Pascarella has a love for authentic Neopolitan cuisine that runs as deeply as his roots. He grew up savoring the traditional Italian cooking of his mother and grandmother, and it wasn't long before he found himself training under James Beard Award-winning chefs and helming his own kitchens throughout Connecticut, New York, and Atlanta, Georgia.
Grana, Chef Pat's latest culinary endeavor, is directly inspired by the robust southern Italian cooking of his family's matriarchs. It is in their honor that our menu is kept simple and classics are left untouched.
About us
Some recipes are too good to tinker with, and the cooks here treat them that way. Executive Chef Pat Pascarella grew up beside his mother and grandmother at the stove in an immigrant family, then trained under James Beard Award-winning chefs and ran kitchens in Connecticut, New York, and Georgia.
As an Italian restaurant in Piedmont, Grana honors those two matriarchs with a focused menu rooted in Calabria and Campania, built on ingredients from Italy and around the state. Start with Mommy's meatballs, move on to Ziti alla Ragu Napoletano, and save room for a cannoli you build yourself. A family-friendly dining room keeps things easy, and reservations, catering, and online ordering are ready when you are. Come hungry.