Steve Schultz, owner of Red Sky Cafe in Plaza Palmino, has opened Tucson’s newest Italian restaurant, Luna Bella at the south end of the same center in the space that last housed the short-lived Bistro Philippe and before that was Firecracker for several years.

Schultz describes his new venture as fine Italian dining that features “unique dishes rarely seen outside of Italy.”

First with Metro Restaurants’ Italia and now Luna Bella, there seems to a resurgence among restaurateurs wanting to open Italian restaurants featuring menu items supposedly rarely found out of the homeland.

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Luna Bella is open for both lunch and dinner, from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily.

• Luna Bella, 2990 N. Swan Road in Plaza Palomino — www.lunabellarestaurant.com —   (520) 325-3895.

Savor some tequila

Salud, the indoor-outdoor bar at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa, is offering weekly classes on tequila starting Nov. 15.

Participants will be able to sample four to six different tequilas each week while learning about their qualities from experts. The $25 per-person per-class cost includes light appetizers with each week’s class focusing on different tequila makers, their styles, regionality and aging.

• Salud at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd. — www.jwmarriottstarrpass.com — (520) 792-3500.

 Contact T.J. Katz at tj.katz@yahoo.com. Meals & Entertainment appears weekly.