Jack's La Jolla - Viaggio - Restaurant Review
At Viaggio, the new Italian concept to join the family of restaurants at Jack’s La Jolla, Executive Chef Tony DiSalvo brings a refreshing creativity and hint of elegance to Italian cuisine. Viaggio’s menu revolves around house-made pastas, such as sweet corn ravioli with Maine lobster, pancetta, tomato, and basil, with DiSalvo drawing on his Italian heritage and family recipes for inspiration. But dishes here are far from ordinary—as he has always done at all of the restaurants within Jack’s, DiSalvo brings a commitment to fresh ingredients, an elegant aesthetic, and a delicate hand to each dish he creates, resulting in stunning and exquisite presentations of contemporary Italian cuisine.
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