Pasta Nostra Restaurant 116 Washington Street, So. Norwalk, CT 06854 About us: It all began in 1981 in Grandpa Joe Bruno's home town of Ortona. Chef Joe, who was not known then as Chef Joe, was playing on the beach with his two boys while Susan, his wife, went off to town to shop for dinner. She came back with some fresh pasta and news about the great little place where it was made and about how ...