The Monterey launches new pop-up

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The Monterey is back in the pop-up restaurant business, this time with one that focuses on Italian cuisine.

Little Fox, as the pop-up is called, focuses on Italian cuisine and launches Sunday.

Chef Mark Martinez is creating a menu with his takes on Italian favorites and serving items such as Risotto with aged white cheddar, pear and broccoli rabe pesto; linguine with clams, caramelized fennel, corn, white wine and mint; pork belly, fregola, grapes, chicories, mulled wine and hazelnuts.

The menu is divided into small plates, pastas and mains, and Martinez plans to change the menu regularly.

"I pull my interest for Italian cuisine not only from my experiences, but from my appetite,” Martinez said in a statement. “I love eating Italian food, I can't say I know anyone who doesn't.”

Each dining party will receive red table wine, and guests are on the honor system to keep track of how much they drank. The Monty's regular beer and wine menu will also be available.

This is the latest pop-up from The Monterey and the Empty Stomach restaurant group. Previous ones included E'Chingon, a fideo-based pop-up put on by guest chef Mara Serna, and Wild Beast, a Matisse-inspired pop-up at the San Antonio Museum of Art.

Asian-inspired hotspot Hot Joy began as a pop-up and graduated into becoming an independent restaurant, going on to receives raves from Bon Appetit magazine as one of its top 10 best new restaurants in 2014.

Little Fox will be open from 6-10 p.m. on Sunday and Monday nights at the restaurant, 1127 S. St. Mary's St.

Check out the latest menu on the Facebook page of The Monterey.