The North Finish is welcoming again a well-known identify in Italian eating – chef Tony Susi, identified for his experience in pasta-making, is opening Little Sage at 352 Hanover Avenue. The restaurant, which formally opens to the general public on March twelfth, marks a reunion between Susi and restaurateur Jennifer Matarazzo, his enterprise associate from the unique Sage restaurant.
Sage first opened within the late Nineteen Nineties and rapidly grew to become a favourite amongst Boston diners for its refined but soulful method to Italian meals. Susi, who began out as the chief chef underneath Matarazzo, later bought the restaurant and continued its legacy within the North Finish earlier than opening a location within the South Finish. Since then, Susi has honed his craft in among the space’s prime kitchens, together with Capo, Ripasso at Wink & Nod, Geppetto and most just lately, Bar Enza in Cambridge.
Now, almost 30 years later, Susi and Matarazzo will probably be reviving the idea with a recent perspective whereas sustaining the essence that made Sage so particular. Little Sage will occupy the previous Locale area, which was operated by Matarazzo till earlier this month. Whereas the brand new restaurant will introduce fashionable parts, longtime followers can count on to see nods to the previous, together with a few of Susi’s signature dishes like handmade gnocchi and fazzoletti. The menu may even embrace oven-roasted dishes recent from the prevailing pizza oven, together with entrees like littleneck clams with lemon and garlic butter, Giannone rooster with crushed potatoes and brown butter sage, and jumbo shrimp with roasted leeks and capers. A small sfizi menu will probably be accessible on the bar, complementing a curated number of beer, wine and cordials. In the meantime, the favored pizza program from Locale will proceed as a separate “Locale To Go” operation for pickup and supply orders.
Little Sage will probably be open for dinner every day from 4:00-10:00pm and for lunch on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays beginning at midday. Jump over to the restaurant web site or observe alongside on social (right here for Little Sage or right here for Locale) for updates and extra information or simply go on and e-book your desk on-line right here to be among the many first to say welcome again.
