By Becky Krystal

It has been a few weeks of good news for fans of Italian food: The second location of Arlington's Italian Store opened in Westover last week; the market portion of chef Amy Brandwein's Centrolina opens today in CityCenter; and Carluccio's Italian market, cafe and restaurant will open June 3 in Old Town Alexandria.

The brainchild of chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Antonio Carluccio, the chain currently operates more than 100 locations in Europe and the Middle East. This will be Carluccio's first American outpost. The market portion of a Carluccio's located in London, where the chain started.

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