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#LifeInMVT Photo of the Week: Second Annual Meatball Battle

Friday March 20, 2026

MVT showed up and balled out last Saturday! At the second annual Meatball Battle hosted by Cucina Morini‘s Chef Matt Adler (pictured second from left) at Osteria Morini in Navy Yard, MVT CID’s Kenyattah Robinson stopped by to support and sample the creative and delectable meatball creations created by, among others, MVT chefs: Matteo Venini of Stellina Pizzeria (pictured far right, beside Stellina co-owner Antonio Matarazzo), Danny Lee of Mandu, Rahul Vinod of RASA, and pit master Fernando Gonzalez of 2fifty Texas BBQ. Along with MVT alumni Chef Elias Taddesse (pictured far left) of Doro Soul Food and the former Mélange located here in Mount Vernon Triangle.

And a very hearty congratulations to Chef Matteo and the Stellina Pizzeria team for taking home the coveted People’s Choice award! It makes us proud to see such strong camaraderie among our chef community here in the Triangle, together we can only grow stronger!