Two industry friends, who met through their work at neighboring venues, are coming together to open a new restaurant inside the former Tavolino at 2315 N. Murray Ave., which will serve up a menu of modern Italian fare with global inflection.

Paul Piotrowski, a Chicago native who moved to Milwaukee about five years ago and currently works as the general manager for Izzy Hops, met Chef Juneil Cabreza while he was working part-time at Tavolino. Following the closure of Tavolino in October, the two decided to come together to continue the 50+ year tradition of Italian fare in the space.