Salice recently opened at 1722 28th Ave. S. in Homewood following the rebranding of Luca Lagotto, bringing the neighborhood Italian restaurant under new local ownership.
Executive chef Rita Bernhardt, Little Donkey chef Joshua Gentry and developer Mike Mouron formed a new ownership group that separated the restaurant from the financially troubled Pihakis Restaurant Group. Bernhardt remains executive chef, and management says the menu, recipes and service that made Luca popular have largely remained unchanged.
The restaurant’s new name, Salice, is the Italian word for “willow” and was chosen in honor of Bernhardt’s daughter, Willow…