Casa Luca (1099 New York Avenue NW) is the middle child of Fabio Trabocchi's restaurants. Opened between Fiola and last year's Fiola Mare, Casa Luca is styled more like a traditional osteria and focused on rustic Italian food.

Trabocchi's family is from Le Marche, in Northern Italy, on the Adriatic sea. That region's cuisine is often lighter and features different ingredients from the heavy meat and pasta dishes found in the South.

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