Casual pizza and pasta restaurant Z Italiano is under construction in the southwest corner of Edina's Southdale Center near the AMC Southdale 16. Z Italiano owner Zach Saueressig said the 5,000-square-foot space has been vacant since California Pizza Kitchen left Minnesota in 2012. "It's a new concept but it should be familiar to people," Saueressig said. "We want the food to be very accessible." Saueressig hopes to open 100-seat restaurant before Thanksgiving. This is Saueressig's first independent...
