Scarpetta Italian restaurant will be temporarily shutting its doors on July 17 for a six-to-eight-week refurb project.

Anyone who has dined in the tiny Mengzi Lu eatery has noticed the unused upstairs portion. After growing the business slowly for just over a year, owner John Liu is ready to put that are to use, adding another 30 seats to the dining room. In conjunction with this expansion, Liu and co. will also be building up the kitchen to accommodate a