This is Alta Voce, the family-style Italian restaurant coming from the people that run Sotto Voce on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope and, sadly, are also behind Fifth Avenue’s Apperitivo, which may be one of the most vile Italian restaurants on the entire planet (including Communist Prague in 1987) in which we’ve had the misfortune of dining. (We’re talking the worse freaking pasta this side of the Yangtze River.) We think the day we dined there, they were opening up surplus Linguini Marinara military Meals Ready to Eat, tossing ’em in the microwave and overcooking them. In any case, the loud voices of Alta Voce will have soft openings on Wednesday and Thursday and a real opening on Friday, December 5. One might want to wear stain repellent clothing as we’ve literally watched the little ones toss ziti around Sotto Voce on Seventh Avenue without so much as a a parental “Stop throwing the pasta, Toby.” The website is up and it says:

Sotto Voce’s Sister Restaurant, Alta Voce, is like no other restaurant space in Park Slope. With a wide array of dishes, Alta Voce gives you a taste of Italy from the top of the boot down to is soul. Alta Voce offers classical & contemporary Italian cuisine in a charming atmosphere acompanied by live piano and jazz. Brunch served in its airy sun lit Wine Atrium gives that spring time feel every season of the year or melt away winters grip with a cocktail by the fire place in our lounge.

The menu is up for perusal as well, and we’re thinking the little ones are going to have a fine time playing with the Spaghetti con Polpettini e Olive, which will give them both little meatballs and olives to toss around, as well as the Malfatti con Anatra e Funghi, which will offer recreational opportunities with duck, pine nuts, dried cranberries and other fine things. Just remember to say in a molto alto voce: Yo, stop that!!! Buona Fortuna, friends, and remember, tell ’em you heard it on GL first.