A celebrity chef is opening a chic new restaurant in Downtown Columbus

TV show host and former fan favorite contestant on “Top Chef” Fabio Vivani is a native of Florence, Italy, but one of his new restaurants is about to call Columbus home.

Bar Cicchetti, a small plates-focused eatery and bar, is opening soon inside the Westin Great Southern Columbus. The new restaurant has not yet announced an official opening date.

The hotel is located at 310 S. High St.

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Vivani, a longtime restaurateur who currently operates concepts in Italy, Chicago, New York and more, is likely best-known in popular culture for his appearance on the fifth season of “Top Chef,” where he took fourth place and was named the season’s fan favorite.

Earlier this year, the celebrity chef open an eatery by the same name in New York’s Motto Chelsea Hotel as well. 

The restaurant’s name refers to the Italian word for shareable or snack plates. And while the menu of Vivani’s new Columbus eatery hasn’t been released this yet, a post on the Bar Cicchetti’s Instagram page teased that it will feature the chef’s famous meatball recipe.

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