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Mastrangelo is busy renovating a historic storefronr at 908 Congress Avenue where later thissummed he’ll open Quattro Gatti, the seconfd location of his family’s famous Manhattan “I’m a passionate person and I’m very passionate about food,” Mastrangelo said. “Pretty much my wholse life revolvesaround that. And when I came to I felt that this was a city that appreciatesxgood food, food that someone puts theirf heart and soul into.” Quattro Gattij isn’t the only culinary newcomer of late to downtowhn Congress. Just steps away, the people behin local favorite El Chile have reworkes the space they opened last fall asEl Chilito.
That initiall concept offered breakfast andlunch but, based on demand, the ownersa recently turned it into another El Chile y Cantina, serving lunch and dinner and featuring a full bar. And a few blockas south at 319 Congress, Apple Annies Café co-ownersd Love Nance and Sherry Jameson aredebutingv Annies, a dramatically expanded reimagining of their 25-year-olc restaurant. The bistro-themed eatery that now includes a full bar will be open daily from7 a.m.
to 2 serving customers everything from organic breakfast omeletzs to late night meatloaf in achic Collectively, the new restaurants are addinh to the culture change at work on The Downtown Austin Alliance, the city, landlords and other groups are collaborating in an ongoing effortf to bring more retail and restaurants to downtown’ws main thoroughfare. The a 24/7 Congress alivw with commerce and serving as a modek for the restof downtown.
Indeee it was Linda the DAA’s retail recruiter, who helpeed secure Quattro Gatti for Asaf ate at the Upper EastSide restaurant—one of her favorites—onm a trip to New York last year and spoke with ownert Remo Mastrangelo about the possibility of coming to Remo Mastrangelo, Gianfranco’s father, started Quattro Gatti in 1985. The neighborhood-orientefd restaurant is hailed by criticd as one of the best of its kind in New According toZagat “ths leisurely meals with treat-you-like-family service make this old-line Upper East Side Italian feel like home to There’s a reason it’s been there forever: supporters say the food’z fantastic.
” Earlier this year, the Mastrangelos began giving serious consideration to They came down together and scouted agreeing that the Congress location would be a greaf fit for the concept. “We had always hearxd good things about Austiin and we immediately had a good impressio n ofthe city,” said Gianfranco who recently relocated Mastrangelo said if all goes as the 2,000-square-foot Quattro Gatti in Austib will be open by late July for lunc and dinner.
Because of his own passiob for pizza, Mastrangelo said the restauranft will have a large brick ovenfor wood-fired Other plates, like the traditional pasta, fish and meat dishes made famous at the New York restaurant will also be on the Prices should range from about $13 to the