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"Returning the Glover Park Hotel’s lobby-level dining to its Italian roots, this northern Italian newcomer occupies the original Casolare space with jewel-toned chairs and a semi-open kitchen that puts nightly pasta-making on full display. Industry vets Daniel Perron and Luca Giovannini reunite here after working together at Fiola Mare and Blue Duck Tavern; homemade pastas are a "huge focal point," Perron says, and multi-colored pastas are promoted as a unique draw. The former gas-fired pizza oven was converted to wood-fired to grill proteins like Roseda Farm NY strip, an Autumn Olive Farm pork chop, and a red snapper "chop." The restaurant emphasizes northern Italian wines from Rome and up, plus Negronis and other classics; the cozy dining room seats 80 with another 40 at the bar, and an additional bar and patio area (room for up to 80) offering cicchetti is planned for spring." - Emily Venezky
