When Marco and Amy Stevanoni decided to open Veneto Ristorante Italiano, they wanted their fine-dining restaurant to be a true representation of the region in northern Italy where Marco was born and raised. "If we were to pick up this restaurant in Salt Lake City and drop it in Veneto, Italy, we wanted to have people love and respect it," said Amy.

That meant making the dining room feel like an extension of someone's home, with antique couches and chairs, and serving four-course meals where guests could linger over cured meats and cheeses, plates of polenta or handmade pastas like mountain gnocchi with butter and sage.

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