Restaurant Chain wins Alfredo’s location
It has finally been announced who is taking over the restaurant at Epcot’s Ital Pavilion, after Alfredo’s closes at the end of this summer. The Patina Group, a multi-concept chain, has been awarede the property from Disney, though the name and the exact changes coming to the World Showcase have not been released. Take a look at AllEarsNet.com for the full story…
The Patina Restaurant Group is the nation’s leading multi-concept operation in the premium segments of the restaurant and food service industry. In New York City its portfolio includes the world-famous Ice Rink and The Sea Grill at Rockefeller Center; the Brasserie; and the Grand Tier at the Metropolitan Opera House. On the West Coast, the portfolio includes the renowned Patina Restaurant in Walt Disney Concert Hall; Nick and Stef’s Steakhouse; Catal and three other restaurants in the Anaheim Disneyland Resorts Downtown Disney District; Leatherby’s Cafe Rouge at the Orange County Performing Arts Center; Julia’s Kitchen at COPIA in Napa; Pinot Brasserie in Las Vegas; and catering and food service in museums and cultural centers throughout Southern California
I think we can all agree that this is a rather extensive resume. But what the World Showcase is suppose to be about is bringing a slice of the real country to Walt Disney World. Alfredo’s was an authentic Italian experience brought across the Atlantic. This is not going to be that, though it may be a good facsimile. While this is not the nightmare scenario of a huge chain of pseudo-Italian restaurants taking over, it is the perfect scenario either.