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At last night's DIFFA Dining By Design kick-off party, I caught up with Gina Campisi (yes, as in her family's Campisi's pizza chain) and she admitted to some bumps in plans for her new Fedora restaurant coming to One Arts Plaza. Specifically, the exit of former exec chef Patrick Stark (CIA-grad with rockin' Mohawk), who had recently dropped to consulting chef status and now has left the building in order to pursue new opportunities --- namely, his self-produced reality show making the rounds dubbed Stark Raving Chef. (Note to Lisa Garza). Campisi swears she will still open by late September because, frankly, she's in too deep now not to. You can read more about Campisi's struggles to open Fedora via a diary entry that Nancy Nichols posted on D's SideDish. Campisi loves the comments she's been getting there, but hates the photo, saying it makes her look like "Michael Jackson in drag." Hopefully, our shot of the lovely restaurateur does her more justice. Photo by cwynn: Gina Campisi |
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Posted by Kim Pierce @ 11:34 AM Thu, Jul 17, 2008
Tell Gina that David McMillan, whose 62 Main just closed, is available, and he's an exceptional chef.
Posted by Max & Julie Lonntel @ 7:56 PM Thu, Jul 17, 2008
Gina is out of her league. She has no clue and niether does her partners, I heard their so over budget they are selling their souls.
Posted by AC @ 9:30 AM Sat, Jul 19, 2008
Taking into account that many Italian-styled places have just closed in that Big-League neighborhood, they better build a better mouse trap. The days of garlic bread and Chicken Alfredo have passed.
Posted by A.Stewert @ 1:09 AM Fri, Jul 25, 2008
Thank God you got rid of the Stark raving whatever..not a chef but a former monster energy drink rep!!!
Posted by Louise @ 10:21 AM Mon, Aug 04, 2008
Apparently, the Stark Raving Chef is not so hot. He just got kicked out of Wichita Falls, TX, after only a few weeks because customers demanded a return to the old menu. I ate there while he was the chef and planned to not return because I was not impressed with his menu or cooking.