By Becky Krystal

Small-setting Italian dining -- you know, just like the Italian mother you never had used to make -- is having a bit of a moment in Washington.

Nonna's Kitchen, led by chef Justus Frank, formerly of Fiola, is three weeks into service above sibling Alphonse Italian Market and Osteria on U Street. The 22-seat dining room features a rotating series of tasting menus, each focusing on a different region of Italy. The current five-course menu highlights Tuscany, with dishes such as swordfish carpaccio, pappardelle with wild boar ragu and roasted lamb. Plans are to change the menu every five weeks or so, according to general manager Frank Carswell.

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