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"Opened in 2010 by local resident Tony Smith, this well-loved Italian restaurant and wine bar in the Del Rayo Village shopping mall showcased farm-to-table Mediterranean cuisine, including pastas and flatbreads, with a retail wine shop on site; after Smith’s unexpected death at 57, his widow, Erin Smith, continued operating the restaurant until the lease ended on July 1, when the space was taken over by San Diego restaurateur Garo Minassian." - Helen I. Hwang