Assaggi Osteria Llc

Domenico Cornacchia, chef/proprietor of Assaggi Osteria, taps into ages of ancestral Italian cooking each time he steps into his kitchen and brings a rich love of the cuisine that he so skillfully nurtured through the years. “Assaggi means tastings in Italian,” explains Domenico, “The concept of my menu is based on a variety of items that may be ordered in smaller portions.” Before deciding to...

This Italian duo in Bethesda and McLean features "convivial" bars for "wine and apps" (e.g. "fabulous mozzarella") along with "somewhat costly" but "delicious pastas, meat and fish" in "urbane", "white-tablecloth" surroundings; they're "relaxed" at lunch, with "attentive" service, but if "you can't hear yourself eat" on busy nights in Bethesda, try sitting on its "people-watching" patio.

McLean’s main street area is a treasure trove of restaurants, among them the elegant Assaggi Osteria directed by chef Domenico Comacchia. A busy man who divides his time between his three restaurants, he may sit down and tell you the tales of his career. Better yet, he may scurry to the kitchen and bring out an array of house pastas, such as the unique lasagna made with thinly sliced eggplant...

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