"First things first. Fans of the ebullient Donato Scotti, chef-owner of Donato Enoteca, need not worry that his presence will be missing from the Redwood City restaurant after a 16th anniversary refresh. In restaurant parlance, he has simply moved from the back of the house to the front of the house, where the loquacious host can make the rounds and greet and chat with diners."
"THE DESIGN AND VIBE: This smart modernization created two restaurant vibes in one space. A buzzy element was added in the form of a large marble bar for after-work drinks, small bites, post-theater nightcaps. At the same time, the project preserved the sophisticated dining room that customers have loved for celebratory meals and business dinners since Donato Enoteca first opened in 2009."
"THE EXECUTIVE CHEF: A chef with Michelin cred, Marco Bertoldo, now heads the kitchen. He's a native of Italy's Veneto region who cooked at the three-Michelin-starred Ristorante Le Calandre in Venice, the one-starred Ristorante Storie d'Amore near Padua and at Osteria Degli Amici Figino in Lugano, Switzerland, before moving to the United States to become executive chef at San Francisco's Poesia. We share the same vision to showcase our heritage, Scotti says of Bertoldo."
Donato Enoteca in Redwood City reopened after a monthlong summer closure with a 16th anniversary refresh. The redesign added a large marble bar for after-work drinks, small bites and nightcaps while preserving a sophisticated dining room for celebratory meals and business dinners. Marco Bertoldo, a native of Italy's Veneto region with experience at Michelin-starred restaurants and San Francisco's Poesia, is the new executive chef. The menu retains high-quality ingredients, house-made pasta and salumi, and creative preparations, but shifts toward a small-plates format with most plates under $25. Dinner service resumed first; a daily lunch menu and happy hour were later added.
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