Maria and Adolfo Venturino came to the United States from ITALY in 1964. We lived in New York until 1977, When we moved to New Mexico in July of that year. In 1978 when Uncle Frank and Aunt Clara Montanile opened Venezia's Restaurant and Pizzeria, Maria went to work for them. In the kitchen she prepared her Italian dishes and homemade Marinara Sauce. Maria worked for 9 years until both her sons Renato and Aldo were about to graduate from high school. When both her sons were about to graduate from high school Maria stopped working, now that her children were grown up.

When Maria started to work again for Venezia's Frank and Clara got together with Renato & Aldo to re-open Venezia's Pizzeria. To this day she still makes her famous Marinara Sauce, Homemade Meatballs, she still makes the Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Eggplant, Chicken Parmigiana from scratch. She is a women who loves to bring the traditions from her home town and cook them up everyday, right here in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque for everyone to enjoy.

Frank and Calra with their son Domenick opened a Venezia's pizzeria in Arizona, for those who like to travel back and forth.

Maria along with Frank, Clara, Renato & Aldo thank the surrounding communities for their support.