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Villa Tronco Tasty Tuesday Supercut
Digital Exclusives and Features

Tasty Tuesday: Celebrating over 80 years of Italian food

The Manmade Gourmet learns some secrets to making the perfect chicken and the details of the Italian Food Festival
Tyler Ryan,

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – Villa Tronco, South Carolina’s oldest continuously operating restaurant, celebrates over eighty years of business and community service, will receive an historical marker, detailing the rich history of the building, which was one of Columbia first firehouses before becoming the home of the restaurant, located at 1213 Blanding St, Columbia, SC 29201. Chef Nate Skipper, the long…

Villa Tronco Supercut
Digital Exclusives and Features, On The Road

Tyler’s Travels: A slice of pie, taste of pasta, and ping pong

The Tyler's Travels Team visits Villa Tronco to try the food of the oldest restaurant in South Carolina
Tyler Ryan,

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – In 1940, “Momma Tronco” brought the cities first pizzeria to the Capitol City, opening Villa Tronco in what was Columbia’s first full-time fire station.  During the war, Momma Tronco gave WWII draftees one last taste of Italian food as they got off the bus, ultimately  ending up at Fort Jackson for basic training. Over eight decades,…