Italian restaurateur Mario Iaccarino is opening his first U.S. restaurant, Casa Don Alfonso, at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis this fall. The Iaccarino family first opened Don Alfonso 1890 in southern Italy. Now, the restaurant has locations all over the world, including Toronto and Macao, China.

At Casa Don Alfonso, Iaccarino is looking to welcome St. Louisans with his family’s Mediterranean recipes and “signature charming hospitality that encapsulate the essence of the Sorrento Coast.” “It was an easy choice to bring this project to the states with The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis,” said Iaccarino. “We share the same philosophy and incredible attention to detail, so it was a natural fit from the very beginning.”