After nearly a year of working with the city and designers, the green and white tent at Ristorante Picolinos is now up.

The 30-foot aluminum pole was installed in the garden of the Italian restaurant last month so engineers could get exact measurements for the tent, which was deployed today. The all-weather tent covers the first level of the patio creating essentially another indoor eating space when the weather doesn’t cooperate. The upper level of the outdoor area is uncovered except for some small red umbrellas. The large tent can be opened or closed in about 20 minutes, owner Tom Bailiff tells us.

A look at the tent from underneath.
This is only the second tent of its kind to be permitted in the city. The first being at Teatro ZinZanni. (Thank you Dan for the tip!)