{"id":48,"date":"2026-09-26T10:43:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T12:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T10:43:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull itd-menu-cover has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full itd-menu-cover__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/menu-hero.jpg\" alt=\"A long table of shared Italian dishes seen from above\" class=\"wp-image-30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/menu-hero.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/menu-hero-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/menu-hero-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/menu-hero-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/menu-hero-1536x640.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group itd-menu-cover__text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center itd-eyebrow itd-eyebrow--on-dark has-script-font-family\">About Us<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center itd-page-title has-base-color has-text-color\">The People Behind <em>Oliveto<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center itd-cover-lead\">A neighborhood bistro run by a chef, a sommelier and a small team who love feeding people.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull itd-section itd-edge-torn has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center itd-gap-wide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\">\n\n<p class=\"itd-eyebrow itd-eyebrow--tricolor has-script-font-family\">Since 2008<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It Started with a <em>Notebook<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Marco came to town with a battered notebook of his grandmother\u2019s recipes and a plan to cook them exactly as she did. Elena found the room: an old bakery with a stone arch, a wood oven and space for twelve tables.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Seventeen years later the tables have doubled, the notebook has a few new pages, and many of the guests who came on opening night still book the same table on Fridays.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:54%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full itd-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-history.jpg\" alt=\"A quiet corner of the restaurant before opening, under the old stone arch\" class=\"wp-image-7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-history.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-history-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-history-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-history-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-history-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull itd-section has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center itd-eyebrow itd-eyebrow--sprigs has-script-font-family\">Meet the Team<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Two Names on the Door<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide itd-people is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column itd-person is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full itd-arch itd-person__photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-chef.jpg\" alt=\"Marco Bellini, head chef, in a white jacket in the kitchen\" class=\"wp-image-6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-chef.jpg 800w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-chef-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-chef-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-chef-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group itd-person__text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marco Bellini<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"itd-person__role\">Head Chef<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Raised between Bologna and the coast, Marco trained in Florence before opening Oliveto. He still rolls the first batch of pasta every morning, before anyone else arrives.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column itd-person is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full itd-arch itd-person__photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-host.jpg\" alt=\"Elena Ricci, owner and sommelier, holding a wine glass in the dining room\" class=\"wp-image-8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-host.jpg 800w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-host-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-host-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-host-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group itd-person__text is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elena Ricci<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"itd-person__role\">Owner &amp; Sommelier<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Elena looks after the dining room and the wine list. Ask her for a pairing and she will pour you a taste before you decide, and remember what you liked next time.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull itd-section has-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center itd-gap-wide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:54%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full itd-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-kitchen-team.jpg\" alt=\"Three cooks at the stoves during service, seen from the pass\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-kitchen-team.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-kitchen-team-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-kitchen-team-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-kitchen-team-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-kitchen-team-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\">\n\n<p class=\"itd-eyebrow has-script-font-family\">Our Kitchen<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Open Kitchen, <em>Nothing<\/em> to Hide<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Our kitchen faces the dining room, so you can watch the pasta being cut and the sauces reduced. Six cooks, one pass, and a rule that nothing leaves the kitchen until it tastes right.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center itd-gap-wide itd-row-reverse-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:46%\">\n\n<p class=\"itd-eyebrow has-script-font-family\">Our Ingredients<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good Food Starts at the <em>Market<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Tomatoes, greens and herbs come from three farms within an hour of the restaurant. Cheese, cured meats and olive oil come from small Italian producers we have known for years.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list itd-checks\">\n<li>Pasta and bread made in-house every day<\/li>\n\n<li>A menu that changes with the seasons<\/li>\n\n<li>Vegetarian and gluten-free options on request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:54%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full itd-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"Tomatoes, basil, garlic, olive oil, flour and eggs on a wooden table\" class=\"wp-image-9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-ingredients.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-ingredients-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-ingredients-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-ingredients-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demo.intouchdesign.it\/restaurant\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/about-ingredients-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull itd-section itd-cta-band has-base-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<svg class=\"itd-branch itd-branch--band\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 280\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path class=\"itd-stem\" d=\"M18 262 Q70 110 300 26\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M30.2 232.3 C36.8 217.3 31.6 198.2 20.8 189.3 C14.6 201.9 17.9 221.5 30.2 232.3Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M28.8 225.8 L22.2 195.7\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M43.2 208.4 C58.3 212.6 75.6 205.0 82.5 193.5 C69.7 189.4 51.7 195.2 43.2 208.4Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M49.1 206.1 L76.6 195.7\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M58.7 185.4 C67.2 173.2 65.9 155.1 57.7 145.2 C50.0 155.5 49.5 173.6 58.7 185.4Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M58.5 179.4 L57.9 151.3\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M76.7 163.4 C89.5 169.7 106.3 165.8 114.4 156.7 C103.6 150.9 86.5 153.1 76.7 163.4Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M82.3 162.4 L108.7 157.7\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M97.2 142.4 C106.7 132.8 108.4 116.5 102.7 106.4 C94.2 114.3 90.9 130.4 97.2 142.4Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M98.0 137.0 L101.8 111.8\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M120.2 122.3 C130.7 129.7 146.2 128.7 154.7 121.8 C146.0 115.1 130.4 114.6 120.2 122.3Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M125.4 122.2 L149.5 121.8\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M145.8 103.2 C155.5 96.0 159.1 81.7 155.4 72.0 C146.8 77.9 141.8 91.7 145.8 103.2Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M147.2 98.5 L153.9 76.7\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M173.8 85.0 C182.1 92.8 195.9 93.8 204.3 88.7 C197.4 81.8 183.8 79.4 173.8 85.0Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M178.4 85.6 L199.7 88.2\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M204.4 67.8 C213.7 62.6 218.5 50.5 216.2 41.6 C208.1 45.8 202.2 57.4 204.4 67.8Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M206.1 63.9 L214.4 45.5\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M237.5 51.6 C243.9 59.2 255.9 61.4 263.6 57.8 C258.3 51.1 246.7 47.7 237.5 51.6Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M241.4 52.5 L259.7 56.9\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M273.0 36.3 C281.6 32.6 286.7 22.6 285.6 14.7 C278.2 17.6 272.0 27.1 273.0 36.3Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M274.9 33.1 L283.7 17.9\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf\" d=\"M300.0 26.0 C310.7 29.0 323.1 23.8 328.2 15.7 C319.1 12.8 306.2 16.8 300.0 26.0Z\"\/><path class=\"itd-leaf-vein\" d=\"M304.2 24.5 L324.0 17.3\"\/><path class=\"itd-stem\" d=\"M78.5 161.4 L83.5 170.2\"\/><ellipse class=\"itd-olive\" cx=\"87.5\" cy=\"177.4\" rx=\"5.2\" ry=\"7\" transform=\"rotate(-29 87.5 177.4)\"\/><path class=\"itd-stem\" d=\"M138.2 108.6 L132.7 100.9\"\/><ellipse class=\"itd-olive\" cx=\"128.2\" cy=\"94.6\" rx=\"5.2\" ry=\"7\" transform=\"rotate(-216 128.2 94.6)\"\/><path class=\"itd-stem\" d=\"M154.2 97.5 L157.5 106.8\"\/><ellipse class=\"itd-olive\" cx=\"160.2\" cy=\"114.5\" rx=\"5.2\" ry=\"7\" transform=\"rotate(-19 160.2 114.5)\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center itd-eyebrow itd-eyebrow--on-dark has-script-font-family\">Join us<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color\">Save Yourself a Seat<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center itd-cta-band__text\">Come for a weeknight bowl of pasta or a long Saturday dinner. 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