Ex-Arabica in Aurora becomes Quagliata’s latest creation
A big name in Cleveland dining is bringing the distinctive tastes of Tuscany to Aurora.
Carl Quagliata, who already bounces back and forth between his classic Giovanni’s Ristorante in Beachwood and Casa Dolce, a bakery with prepared foods in Mayfield Heights, is reworking a former Arabica coffee house near Ohio 82 and 43 as Cafe Toscano.
The place will seat about 60 with a small full-service bar for lunch and dinner, takeout or dine-in. If you recall his former Tuscany at Eton Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere, envision a more upscale version of that, he said.
The menu is still in the works, but expect an array of sliced lunch meats and cheeses, pizza and pasta, roasts and such rustic dishes as lamb shanks and osso buco (braised veal shanks). Look for Cafe Toscano to open in mid to late July.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Bill Lubinger
Plain Dealer Columnist
