Scarsdale Village’s Newest Restaurant Savona Opens Monday; and Yes, West Elm Is Coming

The Village’s newest restaurant offering, Savona, is set to open on Monday, April 9. We tried dutifully to get as much information as we could for our readers about the new French- and Italian Rivera-inspired restaurant, but the owners are very tight lipped before the opening. Here’s what we did learn. Savona and Bar Savona are located in Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania (Main Line Philadelphia) and this will be the first foray for the owners in New York. A quick look at OpenTable for reviews of the Pennsylvania location shows the restaurant consistently getting high marks, always a good sign. The executive chef of the Gulph Mills’ location, Andrew Masciangelo, is known for his relationship with local farmers and employs a "farm to table" philosophy. Savona has the largest wine cellar in the state of Pennsylvania, offering guests more than 1,000 selections from which to choose. We also learned that Fred Dexheimer, one of 106 Master Sommeliers in the world, has been selecting wines for the Scarsdale location of Savona, definitely a good sign for Scarsdale oenophiles. As background, a Master Sommelier is the highest distinction a professional can attain in fine wine and beverage service. We promise to update you once we learn more. Doors open at 5:30pm on Friday, but please do call ahead to confirm. Savona 2 Chase Road Scarsdale 10583 (914) 798-0550 (Corner of Popham and Chase). www.savonarestaurant.com

Last Friday, we wandered over to the old Maurice Villency space near Lord & Taylor to see how the West Elm store is progressing. West Elm is the beloved brand owned by Williams-Sonoma, Inc., one of the premier specialty retailers of home furnishings in the United States and Canada. West Elm, which bills itself as “a distinctly modern, design-driven home furnishing brand” opened its first retail store in November 2003 in D.U.M.B.O., Brooklyn, down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass and now has four locations in New York, as well as stores nation wide and in Canada. While the store is definitely a work in progress (I would guess two months away from opening, but we have gotten no official confirmation), the space is large and the parking will be easy, always good. If the Scarsdale location is similar to West Elm’s other stores, we should see a large selection of globally sourced furniture and lighting with upscale bath items. We will update you as more information becomes available. West Elm 678 Post Road Scarsdale, NY www.westelm.com