Gusto

Chef/restaurateur Lon Symensma opened Italian restaurant Gusto in March 2024. The spot is a departure from his Asian fare at ChoLon and was inspired by Symensma's experiences cooking in Italy during his early career. Its menu includes staples like pizza margherita and eggplant parmigiana as well as crispy arancini made with spaghetti carbonara and assassin-style bucatini — a regional Italian dish made famous by social media, in which pasta is cooked more risotto style until caramelized and crispy.