After 10 years of earning his chops in New York City, chef Matthew Phelan has returned home to open his own restaurant. Phelan has opened Novella Osteria, a rustic Italian restaurant, at 170 W. Olentangy St. in Powell.

“I want to be a neighborhood restaurant,” said Phelan, who grew up in Dublin. “I want to be completely genuine. The food speaks for itself – it’s simple, it’s rustic, it’s really, really about technique. That’s very important to me.”