Bruna Cani, also known as "Bella Bruna," opened this restaurant in 1933 in a neighborhood then rich with immigrants from the Tuscany region of Italy.  Bruna, who would dance on the bar for the delight of her hungry patrons, continued to dish out Italian fare until illness forced her to retire in 1981, at which time she sold the restaurant to Luciano Silvestri, a fellow native of Tuscany who, like bruna, specializes in northern Italian cuisine.  The restaurant has been operating in the same location since it first opened, and, as of february 2012, bruna's 93 year-old daughter was still the landlord of the building.  over the years, a great many celebrities and dignitaries have dined here, including Harrison Ford, Richard Gere, Tommy LaSorda, Cardinal Bernadine, all the Daley brothers, and Dennis Farina, who lived a couple blocks away when he was still a police detective.