A glimpse of that rhino from a couple of nights ago: http://sciencevsromance.net/post/7853221…

My family will miss the owner of Panevino. He was unfailingly warm and welcoming.

@2: Um, where did you see that?

@3 this is kind of a shock. Francesco - the owner of Panevino - was wonderful. The staff always went above and beyond. In fact they gave us some invaluable tips about neighborhood restaurants in Rome that made our stay there so much better than any time before.

We were regulars and were never disappointed in the service, hospitality or food. So, I have no idea what Bethany is talking about being disappointed.

@6: I spoke with Travis Rosenthal last Thursday—he was on site at Corretto-née-Panevino. He is the new owner, and while the sign is not up yet and they will be doing some upcoming remodeling (as I said in the post), he said he has taken ownership and that the space is now Corretto.

@jaimarie: Rosenthal's previously planned Corretto in the Pine + Minor building has been scrapped—he went with the Panevino space instead... Sorry to hear your limoncello guy is gone, he sounds exemplary!

@3 and 5: I went to Panevino a couple of times and was underwhelmed by the food, and heard from a number of people that they felt the same way. But I've also heard nice things about owner Francesco Angiuli—Sarah Galvin interviewed him for The Stranger here:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/chow-…