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114 e menu at Vera Ristorante is overseen by chef Jeff Howe, who came up in the Columbus Restaurant Group and served as executive chef at L'Andana in Burlington. Its fare hews close to regional dishes that may not be familiar on the North Shore, like the Genovese pasta—a traditional Neapolitan dish of penne topped with a ragu of braised beef with caramelized onion and pecorino cheese. "If you go to any restaurant in Naples, you'll see that on the menu," Santaniello says, adding that his mother makes a great one. At Lin's Little Kitchen, eth is also cooking the food of her youth—her mother immigrated from Laos in her early 20s. e chef, who most recently worked at Vida Cantina in Portsmouth, says, "I am sharing my mother's recipes, and adding my love for local Vera Ristorante co- owner John Santaniello; Vera features a state-of-the-art Italian pizza oven and a large bar. Show right is a signature dish, Genovese pasta. PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY SCARPETTA