The dining room was designed by L.A.’s FreelandBuck with bare rafters and a long wall with red panels incised with looping spaghetti strands and high windows that frame trees outside. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Chef and owner Andre Guerrero in the kitchen of his new Highland Park restaurant, which specializes in Italian-American food. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Meatballs in a pomodoro sauce is a good option for starters. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
The bianca-verde pizza is topped with preserved lemon, garlic, ricotta, arugula and grated Reggiano cheese. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Pan-roasted chicken comes with Marsala sauce, sauteed garlic spinach, mushrooms and fingerling potatoes. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
House-made spumoni ice cream is prepared in a cardboard cylinder. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
