Ciao Down Food Truck plans to launch during the first week of March with Italian-American cuisine, says owner Francine Vonfeldt, who counts decades in the food and drink industry in various roles, from bartending to management. âItâs really Americanized versions of things I like to cook,â she says, noting her upbringing in Queens, New York, and her motherâs in Naples, Italy. âSome are family recipes, some I cook at home and have adapted.â Vonfeldt plans to launch with a somewhat basic deli-style, hot-sandwich menu by design, with items like chicken cutlets, eggplant, meatball or chicken Parmigiana, plus ravioli or pasta salad sides, and two homemade desserts: from-scratch cannoli and Zeppole Alla Ricotta (âdonut holesâ). âMy main staple is my marinara sauce,â she says, noting San Marzano tomatoes. âMy mom would kill me about the way Iâm doing my eggplant (breaded), because itâs not the way she does it.â