Neighborhood Cuisines &
Provisions brings readymade
meals, lunch cafe to
Marietta Square
BY HUNTER RIGGALL
An April 20, 2020, report from the National
Restaurant Association estimated that more
than 8 million restaurant workers were laid
off or furloughed across the country. Dominic
Belli and Jonathan Disser, brothers-in-law
who both live in Smyrna, were part of that toll.
But like so many others, they pivoted
to adjust to the times. They created
Neighborhood Quarantine Catering, selling
prepared, family-sized meals that only
required popping a tray in the oven.
“Parents were working from home, kids
were home from school, everybody’s in their
house 24/7,” Disser said. “They didn’t have
time to cook, or they didn’t want to cook at
the end of the day.”
The duo, both veterans of the hospitality
industry with a combined 50 years of
experience, produced higher quality meals
that were ready in 30 minutes.
“It was a lot better than going to the
grocery store and buying a frozen Stouffer’s
lasagna,” Disser said.
Their plan had been to continue that
concept for the time being, but now, a year
DOMINIC BELLI AND
JONATHAN DISSER,
BROTHERS-IN-LAW,
CREATED NEIGHBORHOOD
QUARANTINE CATERING,
SELLING PREPARED,
FAMILY-SIZED MEALS
THAT ONLY REQUIRED
POPPING A TRAY IN
THE OVEN.
Left: Dominic Belli, left and Jonathan
Disser pose outside their new restaurant,
Neighborhood Cuisines & Provisions,
located on Powder Springs Street off
Marietta Square.
PHOTO BY HUNTER RIGGALL
later, Belli and Disser are now partners
in the rebranded Neighborhood Cuisines
& Provisions. They still offer catering and
takeaway meals, but now have a storefront
on Powder Springs Street, a block south of
Marietta Square.
“I think a lot of people would say ‘You’re
crazy trying to open a restaurant during
the pandemic,’” Belli said. “But, you know,
in hindsight I think it was the right move. I
always say, some things happen for a reason
… I wouldn’t say being laid off is a great
thing, but a lot of things developed from
that.”
Oven-ready meals come with sides, feed
four to six people and can be had in the
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