Cucina Asellina, a rustic Italian dining concept, has opened in Midtown’s “12th & Midtown†development, offering a menu from Executive Chef Marco Porceddu and The ONE Group. Featuring simple Italian dishes, Cucina Asellina is located adjacent to the Loews Hotel and is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Executive Chef Marco Porceddu, a native of Sardinia, Italy and well-known culinary veteran, created the menu, which features an array of signature dishes such as wild mushroom flatbread with fontina; old-fashioned square spaghetti with pomodora and fresh basil; and saffron strozzapreti pasta with shrimp, zucchini and brandy sauce. The bar offers a wide range of cocktail options. Lunch items are priced from $8 to $15 and dinner items from $12 to $30.
The restaurant’s design, from iCrave Design Studios (W Midtown, STK Atlanta), mirrors sister venue Ristorante Asellina in New York City, with terra cotta walls, black metal lighting frames surrounding hightop tables, and an earthy polished concrete floor. There is seating for 70 guests indoors, with an outdoor patio offering additional seating for 20 in the warmer months.
