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Authentic Italian Cuisine; Trattoria Sbandati brings true Tuscan food to Bend
A native of Florence, Italy, Sbandati (pronounced spa-n-dah-tee) waves his hands and directs the action at Trattoria Sbandati, his intimate restaurant on Bend’s west side. His wife, Kinley Fitzkee Sbandati, eight months pregnant with their first child, greets visitors as they enter.‘There is an Italian saying: ‘The fewer the tables, the fuller your restaurant,’” chef Juri Sbandati said. “I am …