Despite vowing never to open a restaurant, Marie Stitt, the daughter of James Beard Award-winning chef Frank Stitt, is opening a restaurant. But she won’t be running it. That job goes to her husband, Edward Crouse. 

Crouse said Babas on Cannon will be an all-day cafe inspired by those the couple frequented in northern Italy while attending Slow Food’s graduate program, where they met. The cafes there open early in the morning for espresso and pastries; transition into lunch with salads and sandwiches; and offer cocktails, wine, beer and snacks in the evening.