{"id":36253,"date":"2013-01-17T09:35:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T15:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=36253"},"modified":"2013-01-17T09:35:21","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T15:35:21","slug":"new-italian-restaurant-concept-set-to-open-in-the-battlefield-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2013\/01\/17\/new-italian-restaurant-concept-set-to-open-in-the-battlefield-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"New Italian Restaurant Concept Set to Open in the Battlefield Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Springfield, Missouri\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The successful Branson restaurant, Florentina\u2019s Ristorante Italiano, is set to open a Springfield location in the Battlefield Marketplace on Monday, January 21.<\/p>\n

The Branson location, opened in March of 2010, was developed with the assistance of Chef Ron Kaleniuk, better known in Branson as Chef K. Chef K is a popular and well renowned Executive Chef and cookbook author. Florentina\u2019s 2010 opening in Branson brought unique and first class Italian cuisine to the town.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough we had a number of chain Italian restaurants, Branson was lacking something special,\u201d says Randy Brashers, President of Branson Restaurants Inc., operators of the Branson Florentina\u2019s location. \u201cNot only was our concept singular to Branson at the time, but also, truly exceptional Italian dining.\u201d<\/p>\n

Well-known Springfield restaurateur, Steve Heil, took interest in the up and coming Branson sensation this past year.<\/p>\n

“I was involved in one of the first taste tastings of the menu when Florentina\u2019s opened in 2010 and fell in love with Chef K’s creations that day,\u201d says Heil. \u00a0\u201cSince, I have followed Florentina’s successes very closely and really feel that it\u2019s a concept that Springfield is looking for.”<\/p>\n

Florentina\u2019s Italian Ristorante will open it\u2019s doors in Springfield serving lunch and dinner featuring a number of uncommon specialties including daily made-from-scratch, fresh baked bread; authentic brick oven pizzas with fine dining combinations like Italian sausage with sliced apples and candied walnuts; and an extensive wine list.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a perfect mix,\u201d says Heil. \u201cOur atmosphere is intimate and upscale Italian, but still well-suited to families. We have traditional favorites like spaghetti and meatballs, but also unusual creations like Salmon Trattoria and Rigatoni Florentina. And though everything is made from scratch with five-star ingredients and preparations, it\u2019s priced no more costly than a large-scale Italian chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grand opening celebrations will begin later in the week, after a ribbon cutting on Thursday, January 24.<\/p>\n

For more information about Florentina\u2019s Ristorante Italiano in Springfield, call\u00a0417-883-5678<\/a>\u00a0or go online at\u00a0www.florentinasristoranteitaliano.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Springfield, Missouri\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The successful Branson restaurant, Florentina\u2019s Ristorante Italiano, is set to open a Springfield location in the Battlefield Marketplace on Monday, January 21. The Branson location, opened in March of 2010, was developed with the assistance of Chef Ron Kaleniuk, better known in Branson as Chef K. Chef K is a popular and well renowned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[12,16,81,21,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36253\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}