Carbonara: Outdated Faculty Italian & Wine Bar, the long-awaited Ballston restaurant from Northern Virginia restaurateur Mike Cordero, opens Monday.
“I set my coronary heart on Carbonara to create a brand new menu idea that includes old-school Italian delicacies that displays my early years as an Italian chef,” Cordero mentioned. “I labored carefully with my youngsters on this undertaking and instilled in them my ardour for Italian delicacies. “Carbonara’s menu is a contemporary mix of traditional Italian parts.”
The brand new restaurant, on the nook of Wilson Boulevard and North Pollard streets, has been below building for 2 years. This brings Cordero, whose hospitality group is thought for Honor Brewing Firm in Fairfax, Rockwood in Gainesville, Arlington's Bronson Bierhall and the multi-location Taco Rock, again to its roots. He started his profession when he was 15 years previous making meatballs in an Italian restaurant in New York.
Cordero serves as govt chef of the 150-seat Carbonara, which options traditional, house-made Southern Italian delicacies, together with pastas ready every day. He thinks Sicilian pizzas, traditional meals like eggplant parmigiana and cioppino with selfmade mozzarella, and Italian pastries for dessert.
It's okay if the place reminds you a little bit of The Godfather. However will probably be extra fashionable and informal.
“Carbonara's interiors are a collection of transitional areas the place previous world Italian meets new world,” Cordero mentioned. “The Caesar-inspired ambiance that mixes my old-school menu idea with a twist really provides clients an distinctive Italian expertise.”
HGTV Common Yvette Irene Curb enchantment who can be Cordero's financier, designed the restaurant, which options indoor and out of doors seating. Inside, you'll see chandeliers, fashionable Carrera fake tiles, a bar that seats no less than 24 folks, tables for 2 to 4 folks, and enormous banquettes.
A clear wine rack shows greater than 1,000 bottles. The wines come from all areas of Italy and to higher dispense and protect the wine, Carbonara will use a state-of-the-art Cruvinet wine preservation system.
The restaurant is open every day for lunch and dinner and affords takeaway. 3865 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Featured picture of Connor Reed's Eggplant Parmigiana
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