LAMORINDA, CA \u2014 An Orinda resident and veteran of Italian-inspired eateries is bringing cocktails and small plates to the city\u2019s Theatre Square. <\/p>\n
Daniele Carsano, formerly of Walnut Creek\u2019s Montesacro and Berkeley\u2019s Casa Barotti, is opening Sorso in the former Starbucks space. <\/p>\n
From what Carsano described<\/a>, his concept for Sorso sounds similar to Casa Barotti, on College Avenue in Berkeley’s Rockridge neighborhood. <\/p>\n The name \u201cSorso” means “to sip” (or, to take a big swig according to online dictionaries), a fitting name for the vision described on the Bar Sorso Instagram<\/a>: “Where cocktails lead, wine follows, and the plates are meant to be shared.” In other words, “Orinda’s about to get a little more interesting.”<\/p>\n Sorso will join the area’s stately Italian-American Casa Orinda with its steer-meets-Sinatra mahogany bar decor, Taverna Pellegrini, Piccolo Napoli pizzeria, the pub-food-focused Fourth Bore, the Boo Boo lounge, and several other places where Orinda pulls up to a table. <\/p>\n