Francesca just opened, but the Lakeview deli is full of things from the past. On the menu is a sandwich called The Moon, a muffuletta loaf with ham, roast beef, provolone, Swiss, coleslaw and Russian dressing. It's a take on the specialty of Charlie's Deli, which occupied this Harrison Avenue building back before Katrina. On the dining room wall is a sign for The Bakery, the Gentilly po-boy shop from family behind Koz's, which preceded Francesca in this Harrison Avenue spot.

Francesca is the middle name of Stephanie Craig. Stephanie and her husband, Scot, also own the Mid-City neighborhood restaurant Katie's. Stephanie was born in St. Louis' Italian neighborhood known as The Hill. One wall of the dining room recreates the front of her grandmother's house, complete with a door, a mailbox and an address marker.