Photo courtesy of: Carol Orr Hartman

Every family needs a little Buca di Beppo in their lives.

Whether it’s their fresh and crunchy salads, various parmigiana dishes, thin crust pizzas or their famous Spaghetti and Meatballs and Spicy Chicken Rigatoni (which I swooned over), it screams delicious. And dishes are served “family style” so bring your appetite.

Athletes from The Boston Red Socks, Florida Everglades and Denver Broncos attended the grand opening of the newest Buca di Beppo in Ft. Myers, Florida at Edison Mall and participated in immortalizing themselves with Buca’s signature MARINARA HANDPRINTS.

Recently acquired by Planet Hollywood International, Inc., with locations from Albany to Honolulu, Buca di Beppo restaurants embody the Italian traditions of food, friendship and hospitality.

Dishes enjoyed for generations in villages throughout Italy inspire the menu, which features both Northern and Southern Italian favorites.

There are locations everywhere and they just opened here in NY’s busy Times Square.

Pictured from left: Brandon MacLean of the Florida Everblades, Leigh Salters of the Florida Everblades, Mathieu Roy of the Florida Everblades, Brent Henley of the Florida Everblades, Drew Steele host of Daybreak on FoxNews Radio 92.5 WFSX, Matt Prater of the Denver Broncos, Matt Spring of the Boston Red Sox, Alex Wilson of the Boston Red Sox.

www.bucadibeppo.com.