by Hannah Sayle

Here, in a cozy, well-appointed house in the heart of old Cordova, Cafe Fontana's chef/owner Thomas Schranz filters his earliest cooking memories through the lens of familiar Italian classics for an unforgettable dining experience.

"Twice a year my father traveled to Europe on business," says Schranz. "When he came home my poor mom had to re-create what he had in Paris and Monaco. She would try to source out the little snail shells and things like that. If you saw Mad Men with the little martini parties and the hors d'oeuvres, that was my parents. And that was us, shuffled off to the basement, trying to sneak a snail or something."

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