I enjoyed myself at Pazza Luna. Early on though, I was frustrated by what appeared to be under-staffing -- the presence of a host, a busboy, or both, would have made a huge difference. It reminded me of the recent evening at Sotto Sopra, in which I was troubled by the same thing.
Then, a friend reminded me that Riccardo Bosio (of Sotto Sopra) was connected with Pazza Luna. I had forgotten. I had just reviewed Sotto Sopra a few weeks ago, and another Bosio-related review so soon suddenly felt weird.
It's true that Bosio purchased the Locust Point property in 2007, and it was reported at the time that he was in a partnership with the chef Gianfranco Fracassetti. Early this year, the running of Pazza Luna was taken over by Davide and Christa Rossi, pictured here.
I asked our server about this casually and was told that Bosio owns the building but has no involvement in the running of the Pazza Luna. Still, I didn't manage to pin down for the review precise answers of ownership and management. Nor did I choose to pursue the story of what happened to Fracassetti.
So, on Monday morning, I'm wondering if I should have spent more time unraveling these questions of ownership and proprietorship.
Baltimore Sun Staff/Gene Sweeney, Jr.