Eatery expands to Fairfield - Westfair Communications

Village Social Kitchen + Bar in Mount Kisco is opening a restaurant New Canaan, Conn., named Locali Pizza Bar + Kitchen.

“The sense of community in New Canaan felt similar to that of Mount Kisco” owner Joe Bueti said. He and co-owner Anthony Legato wanted to bring a very specific, niche food concept to the neighborhood to distinguish itself as “not just another pizza joint,” Legato said.

The centerpiece of the restaurant is the Stefano Ferrera wood-burning oven emblazoned with the name “Giovanni,” after Legato”™s father. “It was created especially for us in Italy, flown over and handcrafted by Ferrera himself here in the Locali kitchen,” Legato said.

Legato will be collaborating with Village Social chef Mogan Anthony on the new menu. Anthony was a contestant over the summer on Food Network”™s “Chopped.”

Bueti said “the motivation behind the new restaurant concept was not to reinvent the proverbial wheel, but instead to re-craft a classic.”