A new French restaurant is opening at 2828 Routh Street in Uptown\u2019s Quad development on September 2.<\/p>\n
Mamani comes from brothers Brandon and Henry Cohanim, the team behind Bar Colette<\/a> and Namo<\/a>, under their Feels Like Home Hospitality group. The restaurant is led by executive chef and partner Christophe De Lellis and draws inspirastion from classics found on the French and Italian Rivieras.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to bring all the techniques that I\u2019ve learned at the at three Michelin star level to a more casual setting. That\u2019s the approach I have when I think about food these days,\u201d De Lellis told Eater. \u201cI got a little tired of super fine dining. I wanted to do something a little more casual, and I want to be able to cook whatever I want.\u201d<\/p>\n Dishes include vitello tonnato with mustard seed and capers, 22-ounce dry-aged ribeye with potato gratin, wild dover sole with brown butter and Meyer lemon, a whole duck, Maine lobster with sauce au poivre, penne arrabbiata, and cavatelli with pork sausage and broccoli.<\/p>\n The wine list curated by wine director Allie Nault, has bottles from around the globe but places emphasis on France, with a deep selection of white Burgundies. Mamani\u2019s cocktail menu is led by beverage director Rub\u00e9n Rol\u00f3n, and prominently features drinks from Italy, with a spotlight on Negronis.<\/p>\n Mamani\u2019s 5,200-square-foot space was designed by the London-based design firm Bryan O\u2019Sullivan Studio<\/a>. The interior features pastel ombr\u00e9 plaster walls, marble architraves, custom end-grain flooring, and stained-glass. Outside, guests will find a fully enclosed, air-conditioned garden terrace inspired by Mediterranean design. The restaurant seats 65 in the main dining rooms, 10 in the lounge, 34 on the terrace, and another 10 in a private dining room.<\/p>\n Mamani is striving to merge aspects of fine and casual dining, with some sentimentality too \u2014 the name is what the Cohanim brothers called their grandmother.<\/p>\n