Your Very Italian Table for Three or 30 at Italian Celestino’s Pasadena

August 22, 2023

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(Gerry Furth-Sides)When I was asked to an arrange a birthday party in Pasadena, Celestino owner Calogero Drago and GM Mario were out of the country. Each of them still contacted me immediately: “Ciao, Bella! No problem.”

The energy of the Drago brothers are in Celestino, Pasadena. Owner-proprietor Caligero second from right

Thirty guests for lunch? Order off the menu and let us know what we can do. When questioned about the wine list, which is not on the menu, General Manager Mario Tello told he would make a copy and email it. This was done although

Playful Manager Mario and owner-proprietor, Caligero Drago, at Celestino Pasadena after a wonderful dinner meal

Here are the photos of this luxury lunch that included a kitchen tour afterward and into traffic that floated us to and from the restaurant and back. Brava! Multi-Grazie!

The Celestino, Pasadena private room all set up

Mario confers with the hostess, joking, and then takes all the orders (seriously) at Celestino, Pasadena

GM Mario somehow has each guest order something different for variety at our Celestino, Pasadena luncheon

Meanwhile an entire room full of guests were on the other side of the wall. No offers of taking a bottle of grappa home with me this time but then it wasn’t 5 o’clock yet either!

The Celestino, Pasadena main dining room – filled in another hour on a week-day

Afterward, hostess Donna Herman asked for a tour of the kitchen. No problem! The chef has been with Celestino for over two decades and knows his way around! All of the pastas and sauces are made in-house.