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Tastemakers 2025: El Sueño

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Pietro Busalacchi, Owner

Pietro Busalacchi is a San Diego–born restaurateur who blends hospitality instincts honed in his father’s kitchens with design-savvy flair shaped by years in LA, including a stint at TomTom with Lisa Vanderpump. A co-founder of The Vibrant Project, Busalacchi brings narrative, mood, and music into every concept he touches. His trio of restaurants—Trattoria Don Pietro, El Sueño, and the newly launched TAKO—reflect a restless creativity rooted in heritage and driven by an eye for cultural immersion.


Try this!

Handmade Enchiladas
Filled with marinated chicken; bathed in salsa verde; and wrapped in a warm, cheesy embrace.

El Sueño
elsuenosd.com | @elsuenosd

Trattoria Don Pietro
trattoriadonpietro.com | @donpietrosd

TAKO
takosd.com | @tako_sd

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