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Mookie’s Pizza<br />

Sandwiches and More<br />

Offers Southern Italian<br />

Favorites<br />

Late Night Bites<br />

by Chef Giuseppi Panetta<br />

For those discerning diners on the hunt for delicious Italian fare,<br />

Mookie’s Pizza, Sandwiches and More is now open in the North end of<br />

Palm Springs. Mookie’s offers great food at reasonable prices, and will<br />

be open late night for those who like to have that “midnight snack” on<br />

weekends. Owners Stafford Fredericks and his partner, Chef Giuseppi<br />

Panetta, decided to name the restaurant after their beloved Yorkshire<br />

terrier.<br />

Chef Panetta has created recipes that are a blend of traditional familystyle<br />

meals, incorporating his unique interpretation of Southern Italian<br />

classics. Having trained in Italy, he last worked as Executive Chef at<br />

the restaurant Say Cheese in L.A.’s Silver Lake neighborhood. Panetta’s<br />

Calabrian specialties include pizza, calzones, and ravioli.<br />

Customers rave about the food, many claiming that Panetta’s signature<br />

calzones are the best they’ve ever had. Chef Guiseppi has added Tina's<br />

Calzone to the menu, so named after a customer with a special request.<br />

Mookie’s is located at 2100 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite B-104 in Palm<br />

Springs (next to Toucans). The restaurant is open from 11am to 10pm<br />

(closed Mondays). For the late night crowd, Mookie’s is open until 3<br />

am on Friday and Saturday nights, and until midnight on Sundays and<br />

Thursdays. Catering is also available for groups up to 75 persons.<br />

For more information, call 760-322-7929, ‘like’ them on Facebook, or<br />

go to<br />

www.mookies.net<br />

Owners Stafford Fredericks and<br />

his partner, Chef Giuseppi Panetta

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