68 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {food coloring} Back in the spring of 2005, Alisa Ferrari and her then husband, Matteo Ferrari, opened the doors to their Burlingame restaurant Stella Alpina Osteria on Chapin Avenue. The former resident of that address, the Alpine Inn, inspired the name for their cozy eatery, along with the edelweiss flower (“stella” in Italian) that grows in the northern region of Italy where Matteo was born and raised. Their restaurant became a Burlingame staple for warm and inviting Italian classics served in an intimate atmosphere. Eighteen years later, much has changed. The renamed “Stella” recently moved to its new location at 1448 Burlingame Avenue. With its large front windows, high ceilings and the capacity to accom-
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