The new authentic Italian restaurant in Yuma is off to a great start. Located in downtown Yuma at 202 S. Main St., Trattoria Rossi has been attracting hungry and thirsty clients from all over the region since it opened in early March. “We have had great response,” owner and head chef Diego Rossi said.

Besides Yuma, people have come from communities such as Wray, Otis, Sterling, Akron, Laird and Joes to take in the Italian atmosphere and food. Diego grew up in Syracuse, a historic city on the Italian island of Sicily. Syracuse was settled by the Greeks in 700 B.C., making it older than Rome. Diego said it is a melting pot. “We consider ourself a little bit different,” he said.