Dave Cossetta, owner of longtime St. Paul restaurant dies unexpectedly in Rome

Dave Cossetta, the owner of St. Paul’s longtime restaurant and a fourth-generation business leader, has died unexpectedly in Italy, according to his family.

Cossetta’s family shared the news on Thursday saying that the business patriarch died in Rome surrounded by his wife, Gail, his team and friends and family.

Just days before his death, Cossetta won two international awards at the Coppa del Mondo del Panettone.

His family said that these awards were the latest in an impressive career.

The family business began in 1911 as a small market in St. Paul and Cossetta’s family said he helped grow it into a gathering place on West 7th Street.

The family said more information will be shared later.

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