In 1963, Ferdinando Pizzo brought his favorite recipes from Sicily to his new home, Fred's Italian Restaurant. His son Sam operates the eatery today, having literally grown up there since he began washing dishes in the kitchen as a child. Sam oversees the kitchen crew as they craft a menu of old-country-inspired dishes, including pizza and pasta doused in sauce that's made in house. For cavatappi asiago, the cooks sauté grape tomatoes with spinach and fresh garlic, then bake the whole thing with a layer of asiago cheese. They stir pots of cream sauce, chop basil for pesto, and slice pizza to make them easy to eat and give third-grade math classes something to talk about.