The prominent Tribeca corner in the Bazzini building on Greenwich and Jay (most recently Sarabeth’s) has a new plan: Ludico Tribeca, an Italian restaurant helmed by chef Nelson Gonzalez. You can get your first bite at Taste of Tribeca this weekend — cool that they will be launching there. (Thanks to JW for digging a little deeper on the Taste lineup!)

This is of course from the Beefbar family, whose Tribeca Hospitality Group took the space more than a year ago, with the plan to open a branch of the Milan-based franchise Paper Moon Giardino. But they decided to shift away from that and create their on concept. (I will get a walk-through next week!)

Gonzalez was born in Venezuela, raised in Texas and trained as a chef here. He was head chef of the American-British restaurant Kinship in Hong Kong; prior to that he honed his classical European techniques over a decade of working at Michelin-starred kitchens across the city. He has worked and lived all over the world; his Instagram bio includes a anagram for Venezuela, Spain, the United States and Hong Kong.

More soon — or try it yourself on Saturday.