Italian food has long been the most popular “ethnic” cuisine in America, but that doesn’t mean it’s not also trendy. Of this class of Trending Tables, 13 out of 33 restaurants show strong culinary influences from Italy — that’s 40 percent.

That includes establishments like Vinoteca in Los Angeles, Il Posto in Denver and Trattoria Fanny in Portland, Maine, that are full-tilt Italian, as well as places like Esker Grove in Minneapolis, with Italian accented dishes loup de mer with octopus, watercress, tortellini, lardo, olive and buttermilk, and Rustic Root in San Diego, which serves lobster pappardelle.