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Peter McAndrews opening Popolino in NoLibs
Peter McAndrews (Modo Mio, Monsu, Paesano's) is saying "early March" for the rollout of Popolino, a BYO Roman trattoria in what was Lafayette Bistro (501 Fairmount Ave.).
Peter McAndrews opening Popolino in NoLibs
Peter McAndrews (Modo Mio, Monsu, Paesano's) is saying "early March" for the rollout of Popolino, a BYO Roman trattoria in what was Lafayette Bistro (501 Fairmount Ave.). Much like McAndrews' other spots focus on underrepresented facets of Italian cuisine, this spot ("commoner" in Romanesco) will express the chef's fondness for the "Quinto Quarto," or offal meats consumed by the lower classes of Roman society while the gilded pimps in Vatican City got all the prime cuts. Those dishes will be accompanied by slightly more recognizable touchstones of Roman fare (carbonara, saltimbocca), plus an option for "Tavole Calde," a table of room-temp antipasti-style choices that allow eaters to put together a personalized plate of salads, marinated veg, cured meats and so forth. They'll also offer the popular "turista" prix-fixe option that originated at Modo Mio; here it'll include antiasti/tavola calde, a pasta, a main and a dessert for $40. Stephen Flis, former server and fromager at The Fountain, will run the front of the house (and cheese program).
McAndrews' other upcoming spot, a pizzeria called La Porta, is reportedly chugging along well in Media.
UPDATE [20feb12]: Barring any unforeseen details, Media's La Porta will open on March 7.
Photo: Drew Lazor
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