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Upon aquiring this property, owners were faced with updating the look of the restaurant located on historic Selby Avenue in Saint Paul. To solve the problem of large blank walls, several large tapestry murals, or wall hangings, were commissioned to dress up the space.

The character depicted in the murals below is Pulcinella, often called Punch in English, and is a classical character that originated in the Commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a historic character in Neapolitan puppetry. His name means little chicken (Pulcino = day-old chick in Italian). His full name is Pulcinella Cetrulo (citrulo = fool). Pulcinella's main characteristic, from which he acquired his name, is his extremely long nose, which resembles a beak. He represents a foolish jester, often drunk and instigating problems between characters.