PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Stephen Starr's name has been a mainstay in Philadelphia's culinary scene since he opened the doors of The Continental in Center City in 1995.

After 30 years and more than 40 restaurants across the county later, he shows no signs of slowing down.

Starr's latest restaurant, Borromini is a massive, two-story space in the heart of Rittenhouse Square.

"When I was in Rome, I saw this restaurant called Matriciana," Starr says. "It was really their sign that made me do this."

Starr's Roman moment inspired him to breathe new life into the old Barnes and Noble location.

"There was magic in that sign," he says. "The letters were like a marquee on Broadway. When I came back to Philadelphia, I said: 'I'm going to do it. I could do the same thing on Rittenhouse Square, be

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