Benvenuti Brings a Taste of Italy to Downtown Montclair
In the midst of a global pandemic, two Italian American families came together with the same vision and opened a gelato shop in Montclair, New Jersey. The Mazzeo and Brown families are the co-owners of Benvenuti, located at 20 Church St. in downtown Montclair. Co-owner Roger Mazzeo is a Montclair State University alumnus. “It’s not ice cream, it’s gelato,” Mazzeo emphasized. “It’s different.” Mazzeo values the easygoing Italian lifestyle which can be hard to find in the...