There's a bold new spot for power lunching in Northwest, and it's fitting that celebrity chef Luigi Diotaiuti is there to be your guide. Mr. Diotaiuti, whose fortunate clients have included George Clooney, Hillary Clinton, Harrison Ford and John F. Kerry, has opened Aperto to be the companion piece to his other District Italian bistro, Al Tiramisu, which has been a Dupont Circle staple for two decades.

Mr. Diotaiuti's newest restaurant, located in hip Foggy Bottom, opened recently to much fanfare — and deservedly so. D.C. power brokers have gotten the word, and the intimate-yet-open space inside Aperto was pleasantly full for lunch Thursday.

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