Eric Rivera has a vision for an evening at Ravello Ristorante, the gourmet Italian restaurant that opens next month in the refurbished City Fed building in downtown Montgomery. It starts with light plates of crudo and appetizers washed down with Italian wine, then moves to a few shared small-plate pastas before the table collectively devours a mammoth porterhouse steak.

A round of house-made Limoncellos accompanies dessert. Then they repair to the rooftop bar, drinking in the view down Commerce Street. Ravello is named for a town on the scenic Amalfi Coast in southern Italy, which also inspires the food that Rivera’s kitchen will serve when the much-anticipated eatery and event space opens.