During Il Calabrese Ristorante & Bar in Southlake’s twilight between lunch and dinner, Chef Luciano Salvadore began making pasta for the possible rush to come. He said the restaurant emphasizes its Italian fare, with food and talent from the country itself.

Salvadore said the dining establishment is the product of a partnership between its majority owner, Oscar Renda, and himself, the on-site owner and chef. Upon its opening in 2012 the restaurant was introduced as Patrizio Osteria, a local extension of the Patrizio chain. In 2014 the name changed to Il Calabrese as an homage to Renda’s past in Calabria, Italy.