Lucente’s Osteria ushers in a new generation of Abbotsford restaurateurs’ with the launch of their food truck at the Taste of Abbotsford in the Fall. The truck can now be found patrolling the city and popping up at local events.
Owned by wife and husband, Alicia and Perry Leonard, the pair use their combined 40 years of restaurant experience with recipes that have roots from Alicia’s Sicilian heritage to give the local culinary community a taste of authentic, homemade, and fresh Italian cooking.
“Perry and I, we did talk to my mom who did give us some recipes that come from my great great grandma. The recipes are a little bit more modernized because Italian cuisine is fresh.” says Alicia Leonard. “Vancouver, they have Asper Luigi, they have Chin Chin, and those places, the pasta is delicious. They make their own pasta fresh. But Abbotsford doesn’t have anywhere like that.”
