Osteria Nino Opens This week

Osteria Nino, the new restaurant whose offerings will combine Italian technique while showcasing farmers, fisherman and ranchers to tie in all New England has to offer, is set to open this week.

The restaurant is officially opening on Thursday, May 7 and is located at 19 3rd Ave. in the 3rd Ave Burlington development.

What makes Osteria Nino different from other dining options is a two-pronged focus General Manager Sam Alberts explains.

“First, the cuisine of Rome, where this project began, which is ruled by simplicity and focuses on making the most of delicious, humble ingredients,” he said in a conversation with Burlington Patch last month. “Cacio e pepe is a great example, fresh egg pasta called tonnarelli tossed with pecorino romano cheese and black pepper. That’s it, three ingredients, but when balanced perfectly it’s a dish you can’t stop eating. The second part comes from closer to home. New England offers an incredible array of local, sustainable ingredients for our chefs to work with, shellfish from Ipswich, bass and blues from the Cape, chicken from Misty Knoll farm in Vermont, pork and beef from Maine and vegetables from farms up and down the Connecticut River Valley. And that’s really just scratching the surface.”

Once open, Osteria Nino will be serving lunch and dinner daily, and diners will be able to find some brunch items on Saturdays and Sundays, Alberts says. The restaurant will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. with a reduced menu in the afternoon and late night.