FRESH FUSION Dona (208 E. 52nd St., between Second and Third avenues, 212-308-0830 ) opened on Monday for dinner.

The space that once was Bellini was shuttered, refurbished and now is serving the eclectic food of Michael Psilakis, who also is the chef at the Greek-inspired Upper West Side restaurant Onera.

For Dona, Mr. Psilakis is drawing on his Greek-American heritage as well as the Italian-American heritage of owner Donatella Arpaia. And he’s throwing in some Spanish and French for good measure.

Mr. Psilakis, who started out in the restaurant world waiting tables at a TGI Friday’s to put himself through law school, is one of the few New York chefs who does not shy away from the word “fusion” to describe his food.

“Throughout history, the conquests that have happened amongst the countries of the southern Mediterranean have pulled things from one another,” he said. “So you find a lot of Greek influence in Italy, and a lot of Italian ingredients in Greece.”

At Dona you’ll find dishes that are not likely made in either country, such as raw sea urchin with burrata, fava been puree, and caviar. You’ll also find Kumamoto oysters topped with a pink grapefruit that has been dried and cured in sugar, and with ginger that has been crystallized with salt.

Wine director Heather Branch is tinkering with a variety of cocktails using not-so-common ingredients such as Greek mastic. “They’re coming out really cool,” Mr. Psilakis said, although the tinkering continues and he said the drinks should be at 100% by this Monday, which also is when lunch service is scheduled to start.

MAY’S NEW SPOT Tony May, owner of San Domenico NY and a 45-year veteran of the New York restaurant scene, has leased the ground-level space of the Columbia University School of Social Work (1255 Amsterdam Ave., between 121st Street and Morningside Drive) with his brother, Mimmo Magliulo, who owns Buon Italia at Chelsea Marketplace. They are working out specific plans for the 7,000-squarefoot retail space, saying only that they anticipate needing 40 to 50 full- and part-time employees.

DINE AGAINST MINES Adopt-a-Minefield, which is seeking to rid the world of landmines, has tapped some of New York’s Michelin-starred chefs for its first benefit in the city, which will be held next Tuesday at the United Nations. Wayne Nish of March, Cyril Renaud of Fleur de Sel, Anita Lo of Annisa, Francois Payard of Payard, and Dante Boccuzzi of Aureole will prepare the meal, for which tickets start at $500.For more information, call 212-907-1391.

JUST DESSERTS Triomphe (49 W.44th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues,212-453-4233) has a new dessert menu. New items by pastry chef Kyria Zobel include bittersweet chocolate truffle cake with berries and pomegranate molasses, dulce de leche creme brulee, champagne poached pears with almond pithiviers, and polenta-date cake with date ice cream, espresso anglaise, and fig syrup.

Mr. Thorn is food editor at Nation’s Restaurant News. He can be reached at bthorn@nrn.com.