"Chef Matt Adler returns to where his D.C. culinary career began over a decade ago, leading a dinner menu refresh at Osteria Morini. The dependable Italian spot in Navy Yard introduces a new cicchetti section with nine small bites, reinvented pasta dishes, and North Italian entrees. Adler's menu features Northern Italian dishes, including a lighter version of chicken cacciatore and a braised veal shank-filled ravioli tossed in saffron butter, served in a sauce made with Barolo and topped with zesty gremolata. A pasta tasting menu option is also available, with four smaller servings of different pastas and dessert. The cicchetti menu offers innovative dishes under $20, like ricotta dumplings cooked in brown butter and sage, and crispy zucchini with cacio e pepe." - Emily Venezky
