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John Gilchrist: Cotto strikes la dolce vita balance of modern Italian comfort food

http://calgaryherald.com/life/food/j...n-comfort-food

Giuseppe Di Gennaro — is familiar to the Calgary dining scene. He and his wife Fiona have partnered with Dana and Rob Campbell to serve what they call “Classic Italian in a Modern World.”

Maureen DePatie and her Pie Cloud team did some excellent work on it, including buffing up the large kitchen, laying new flooring and bringing in new furniture. The Cotto team has enhanced that with whitewashed barn wood walls, marble-topped tables and a sliding door separation that hives off a room for a couple dozen. The look, complete with the original skylight and long bar, is casual and comfortable with seating for 44 in the main room.

The kitchen team has struck a tone appropriate for the neighbourhood, somewhere between the elegant, high-end Capo and the lively, family-style Borgo. Cotto’s dinner menu is focused around a list of pastas