"Northern Virginia restauranteur Mike Cordero (Taco Rock, Rockwood, Bronson Bier Hall) returns to his roots on Monday, March 18 with the arrival of Carbonara: Old School Italian & Wine Bar. The culinary vet, who kicked off his career making meatballs in New York in his teens, turned to crime classic The Godfather as the muse for his rustic, 4,000-square-foot restaurant and menu full of homemade pastas, hearty Sicilian pizzas, beef carpaccio, eggplant rollatini, cioppino stew, chicken cacciatore over ziti, tiramisu, and of course, stuffed cannoli made famous by the film." - Tierney Plumb