Tuscan Cooking Heritage

They say that cooking and creating feasts tend to run in families or be our heritage and so it is with the Bigotti family. From their Tuscan roots in Italy to the first family restaurant in Oakland in 1971, Marcello’s, there is a long history of luscious food preparation and the warmth of Italian cooking. Marcello’s was a very successful Oakland restaurant, the restaurant later moved to Orinda for years where it held wide acclaim, and then to Danville in 1982, where it finally closed its doors to the disappointment of all who loved their food.

The Bigotti family opened Il Pavone in 1991 and have kept the tradition of home-cooked Tuscan food alive in Contra Costa County all these years. The restaurant business and creating incredible food runs in the Bigotti blood, three generations of the Bigotti family are involved with the Il Pavone restaurant in Walnut Creek. Creating luscious food and making you feel at home is definitely a family affair.

Savor Our Tuscan Food

Il Pavone also caters events as a Walnut Creek catering company, from wedding receptions to family birthday parties, from corporate events to anniversaries. Please see our catering menu for a sampling of the wonderful food we can provide to make your event truly memorable. As a Walnut Creek catering company we serve the entire Bay Area with our exquisite cuisine. Since 1970’s we have been making our own pasta, pasta sauce, prosciutto, salami, and more.

So come visit Il Pavone and taste some of the most succulent Tuscan cuisine in the Bay Area. You can see by our reviews that Il Pavone is a restaurant that has inter-generational appeal; you come for the food and leave feeling like family. Buon Appetito!

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