A new family-run Italian restaurant, Maida Trattoria, is preparing to open its doors in the heart of Old Town Fort Collins at 100 North College Avenue. According to 99.9 The Point, the brains behind the business are a well-known local couple who have been in the NoCo hospitality scene for decades.
McCabe and Marli Callahan, known for operating the coffee shop and bar Mugs, are the owners of the restaurant. They named it Maida Trattoria after a small town in southern Italy where the family has ancestral roots, its website explains. Kai Churman, Marli’s sister, will be general manager, and Executive Chef Andy Lipps will run the kitchen.
The restaurant promises a menu of house-made pasta, flatbread pizzas, seasonal salads, delicious soups, and tapas/small plates. Info on what to expect for the brunch menu has not been released.
The concept will occupy the historic Avery Building, an iconic structure built in 1905 that once housed the Avery Milling Company, and most recently a restaurant called Avery that closed in the beginning of the year. It will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., with extended early brunch on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays starting at 9, and a late-night menu offered on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. to midnight.
It is set to begin service in the summer, but an official opening date has not been announced and the company encourages to check the website for updates. The eatery is actively hiring for positions, job postings show.
