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Experienced Trio To Open ‘Spiga’ Italian Restaurant on Main Street
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An experienced trio that’s already launched successful and acclaimed restaurants in Fairfield, Greenwich and Stamford is planning to open a new Italian spot in the former Barolo space on Main Street. ‘Spiga’—that’s Italian for the stem on a stalk of wheat—will feature fresh-made pastas, an extensive wine bar and wood-burning pizza oven, and is slated to open mid-spring at 136 Main St., according to Dan Camporeale, a Bronx, N.Y. native. “We will offer a lot of things for everyone, something you can enjoy seven nights a week and not just on special occasions,” Camporeale told NewCanaanite.com. Camporeale said his partners include members of the Racanelli family, who also own Molto in Fairfield, Lugano in Greenwich and both Zaza (which earned a “Don’t Miss” rating from New Canaanite Patricia Brooks, food critic with the New York Times) and Dolce (excellent) in Stamford. (The Racanellis have owned nearly 20 restaurants over four decades in Westchester, Camporeale said.)
The ownership group holds a café license for Spiga, meaning there’s no separation between the bar and dining room and so patrons will need to be at least 21 to go or else accompanied by a parent or guardian.