It is simply official. The opening date of Simply Capri will be Monday, November 20 at Flamingo Crossings Town Center.
Envisioned and created by Nick Valenti, the long-time CEO of Patina Restaurant Group and Restaurant Associates, Simply Capri will bring the charm, cuisine, and spirit of southern Italy and the Amalfi Coast to Flamingo Crossings Town Center.
Simply Capri is located at 114 Ruby Red Place in Winter Garden, and will be open seven days a week serving lunch from noon-3:30pm, and dinner from 4-10:30pm, with late night bites on Thursday through Sunday from 10pm-midnight.
For more information on reservations, please visit www.simplycapri.com.
Nick Valenti has had an impressive decades-long relationship with Disney by which he developed and operated twelve successful restaurants at the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. His newest endeavor with his company Simple Hospitality is Simply Capri, which will feature wood-fired pizza, house-made pastas, dishes from the Amalfi Coast, a Negroni bar featuring Italian based cocktails, an outdoor Spritz bar that will offer refreshing summer drinks, and warm hospitality to create an upscale yet casual dining experience.
Valenti has also assembled a dream-team for Simply Capri. Here’s what will set the restaurant apart:
The Executive Chef is Giovanni Aletto, who was born and raised in Naples, Italy. Aletto was previously Executive Chef in the Italy pavilion at EPCOT and owned his own restaurant in the Marche region of Italy.
The General Manager is Benito Sevarin, formerly the Head of Operations in the Italy Pavilion at EPCOT. He was also Director of Operations for 18 years with the famed Le Cirque in New York, Las Vegas and Mexico City.
The restaurant was designed by award-winning Italian architects Stefano Nardini and Raffaella Melucci.
The interior of the restaurant features imported Italian fixtures which include hand painted tiles that form stunning murals, dining tables, chairs, hand blown glassware turned into nine-foot long lighting fixtures, hand painted pottery, and an Acunto pizza oven.
Simply Capri imports Italian ingredients which will include Caputo flour, San Marzano tomatoes, cheeses, and a wine list featuring over 100 labels with many exclusive Italian wines.
The restaurant will unveil a cultural exchange program that has brought representatives from Italy to be servers, chefs, and bartenders, allowing them to share their proud heritage with guests.
Simply Capri customers will be impressed with its fresh fish offerings that will feature local and imported fish from around the country.
Valenti is considered an innovator in the restaurant industry, praised for creating groundbreaking new restaurant concepts and long-time CEO of Patina Restaurant.
As Chairman Emeritus at the Culinary Institute of America, Valenti was awarded the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association’s (IFMA) Silver Plate Award, the industry's premier accolade, for his achievements as an independent restaurateur. He was awarded the prestigious TY Award by the New York State Restaurant Association and inducted into the James Beard Foundation's Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America. Valenti has also received lifetime achievement awards from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) and NYC & Company, the official tourism and visitors bureau for New York City.
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