What's New @ Donatelli's

Restaurant owners 'support White Bear in whatever way they can'

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:42:09 +0000

WHITE BEAR LAKE — For 35 years now Donatelli’s has served up its handmade Italian fare not just to paying customers but often free of charge to support local events.

Trish Appleby and Steve Donatelle, owners of the restaurant on County Road E, are recipients of "The Spirit of White Bear Tourism Award."

The award is given out every other year by Explore White Bear, a nonprofit aimed at promoting businesses and recreation activities in the area. A committee of its board members selects the honoree. Recent recipients were Pat and Carol McFarlane and the Jacobson family from Pine Tree Apple Orchard.

Read the whole article at the presspubs.com

They're Back! Willow Lane 5th Graders Take Over Donatelli's Once Again

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Once again the students from Willow Lane Elementary school will take over Donatelli's Restaurant. We're excited to have the same group of students coming back that were here last year...

Willow Lane 4th Graders Take Over Donatelli's

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:00:00 +0000

On May 4th, the 4th graders of Mrs. Anderson's Willow Lane Elementary School class took over Donatelli's Family Restaurant. From the front of the house to the back the restaurant was filled with ambitious young people serving family, friends and Donatelli's loyal customers...

St. Andrew's Academy Fund Raiser

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:23:30 +0000

Every year at Donatelli's we invite the kids from St. Andrew's Academy to spend a day in the life of a Donatelli's staff member, as part of an annual fund raising effort. The youngsters greet customers, wait on tables, prepare & serve food, box leftovers and bus dishes. Parents and siblings watch as the kids try to balance food while keeping their cool. It's a tad chaotic at times, but so much fun for everyone involved. Check out our gallery of photos...

Donatelli's Welcomes Frattalone's to the Neighborhood

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:22:36 +0000

To help celebrate the grand opening of Frattalone's Ace Hardware, we took our secret recipes to the street and served lunch to our new neighbors as well as the surrounding community. We met a lot of new friends and got reacquainted with some old ones. Overall the day was a hit. Good weather. Good friends. Outstanding food. What more could you ask for? See for yourself...

Donatelli's Featured on Popular Food Network Show

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:55:46 +0000

On November 3rd, 2008, Donatelli's was featured on the hit TV show Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives. The show aires on the Food Network and is hosted by food fashionista Guy Fieri.

We had a blast during filming and captured quite a few priceless moments. Check out our gallery of photos...

Donatelli's: Putting Guy Fieri to the Test

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:42:09 +0000

Food Network's Guy Fieri has been all over the Twin Cities this year: Bryant Lake Bowl, The Weinery, Town Talk Diner, Victor's 1959 Café, Emily's Lebanese Deli, The Modern, and, in an episode re-airing Friday at 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., Donatelli's in White Bear Lake. I had heard of Donatelli's, but not in a way which brought any sort of formed image to mind, so Fieri introduced me to a restaurant in my own backyard (or at least on the White Bear-Mahtomedi border).

Read the whole article at the mspmag.com

Donatelli's not your average 'Diner, Drive-in or Dive'

sysadmin@hookr.net (System Administrator) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:42:09 +0000

WHITE BEAR LAKE — Donatelli's soon will be known far outside its loyal local customer base.

The restaurant is being featured on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," a Food Channel program. A crew from the show was in town recently for two days of nearly constant filming.

It all started when a former local resident now working as a producer on the show was in town eating at Donnatelli's — as she often had growing up.
Thinking the establishment would fit the show, she sought out Trish Appleby, one of the restaurant's operators who was working at the time.

Read the whole article at the presspubs.com