Canadian restaurant chain Scaddabush Italian Kitchen & Bar will open its first Ottawa location at Kanata Centrum this fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Service Inspired Restaurants, the parent company of Canadian restaurant chains such as Jack Astor\u2019s, Reds and Duke\u2019s Refresher + Bar, said Scaddabush, an Italian-inspired restaurant, will open at the former location of the Velvet Room at 625 Kanata Ave. in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With locations around the Greater Toronto Area, the Kanata location will be the chain\u2019s first Ottawa location.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKanata already has a strong Italian dining tradition, which made it a natural next home for Scaddabush. The restaurant group is clear that it\u2019s not positioning itself as a replacement for all the places people have known and loved for decades, but as a complement to them,\u201d the company said in a news release Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re adding a fresh layer to that conversation with an experience that blends Italian indulgence with a lively, modern night-out energy,\u201d Mike Cappiello, senior vice-president of operations at Service Inspired Restaurants, said in the release.<\/p>\n
The restaurant will include a \u201clarge, communal kitchen meant to echo the feeling of gathering with family\u201d as well as a \u201cmozza bar,\u201d where a cook hand-stretches mozzarella, made-to-order. The menu will include dishes from across Italy, leaning toward traditional foods from the south such as eggless fresh pastas.<\/p>\n
Cappiello said the restaurant\u2019s brand represents the idea of Sundays spent around the Italian family table, making pastas and slow-simmered \u201cSunday sauce.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis tradition reflects core Italian values: cooking from scratch, using simple ingredients and celebrating a generous, convivial spirit,\u201d Cappiello said.<\/p>\n
Each year, the restaurant\u2019s culinary and operations teams travel to Italy to inspire the menus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year\u2019s trip focused on Veneto, so this winter, feature dishes and cocktails will reflect what inspired the team. Two feature menus rotate annually, each tied to these trips,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n
When it opens in September, Scaddabush will join 20 other dining locations at Kanata Centrum, including B\u00e2ton Rouge, Crazy Horse, Jack Astor\u2019s and Milestones.\u00a0<\/p>\n