Two local entrepreneurs are hoping to buy a food truck, and Saturday, June 8, they’ll introduce their signature dish in a free tasting at Mia Cucina, 345 Frazier Ave.
Husband-and-wife Benedetto and Mary Cate Scaduto have pledges of $4,130 toward a $25,000 goal to launch their new business, The Saucy Sicilian.
Their dream, according to their website, www.foodstart.com/project/thesaucysicilian, is to “bring an authentically Sicilian twist to the Italian food and street food scene in Chattanooga.”
To fuel interest, they will serve up arancini (ah-rahn-chee-nee), which they call “the ultimate Sicilian street food,” in a presentation on “The Art of Arancini” from noon to 2 p.m.
Arancini are crispy fried risotto balls that can be stuffed with all manner of ingredients. The classic, called The Don by the Scadutos, is stuffed with a Bolognese sauce, containing celery, onion, carrots, peas, ground beef, tomato and red wine.