If the current deal goes through, it would still be several years away.

In July, we reported that celebrity Chef Mario Batali’s Italian food-and-drink emporium Eataly would open in D.C. sometime in 2012, and it looks like real estate agents have identified three to four possible locations for it.

The collaborators behind mega Italian food-and-drink emporium Eataly are hoping to open an outpost in D.C. But our reaction to Eataly is perhaps more muted than most.