Pop-Up Dining Back at Acqua and La Villa Trattoria

The Westport Board of Selectmen today approved a return of pop-up dining at two Westport restaurants which inaugurated the experiment last summer. The go-ahead was given to Acqua Ristorante Mediterraneo (above) overlooking the Saugatuck River and the Parker-Harding Plaza area and La Villa Trattoria restaurant on Bay Street. Both are authorized to operate until Nov. 1. Mark Murphy, general manager of Acqua, and Michael Sornatale, owner of La Villa, said they were pleased with the temporary addtions to their restaurants, but they agreed with Selectman Shelly Kassen that the late afternoon sun shining directly on diners was sometimes challenging. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo