Italian enchantment in Logan Circle

For many years, Ristorante Tosca in Penn Quarter has been one of downtown’s top destinations for fine Italian cooking. So it was with some excitement that the Logan Circle neighborhood welcomed Tosca’s new little brother, Posto, late last year.

Owner Paolo Sacco sought to establish a laid-back Italian dining room, but the influences from Tosca, his flagship, are everywhere. Tosca’s chef, Massimo Fabbri, helped write the menu, and Posto executive chef Matteo Venini is himself an alumnus of Tosca. Sacco even relied on Kathy Morgan, the former sommelier at Tosca, to compile the wine list.