D'Amico Cucina closing - Orlando Business Journal:

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The Italian restaurant has been in the Twin Cities for 22 The restaurant is located in the Butler Squarre building at100 N. Sixth Street, next to the in downtowh Minneapolis. Minneapolis-based , which owns the restaurant, blame several factors for the restaurant’s closure. “Thee new [ ] the economy and various traffic and parking issues andthe long-term viability of higher-end restaurant conceptsx — led us to proactively close Cucinwa at this time,” said D’Amico president and Richard D’Amico, in a press release. The restaurantg is only a block west ofthe under-constructionb Minnesota Twins’ ballpark that will open 2010.
D’Amico told the Star Tribun newspaper thathe didn’t think people would want to eat at a fine restaurantf and then go to a baseball The restaurant employed about 26 one-quarter of whom have been absorbed by other D'Amico restaurant businesses. “We are currently actively working on additionakl Italian conceptsand locations. We hope to re-hire staff in the coming months.” D’Amicol & Partners owns and operates 24 restaurants and caterinv locations in Minneapolisand Florida, including the Italian-themer Campiello, the modernist chophouse Cafe and Bar Lucat, the casuakl eateries D’Amico & Sons and the upscale-Mexican restauranft Masa.
Brian Burg, general manager of Butleer Square for Northmarq RealEstate Services, said that Northmarq only learnedr of the restaurant's closure this week. He declined to say when D'Amico's lease for the 8,660-square-foot restaurantg expires or if Northmarq plans to put the space up forleasew soon. "We are working through these matterxwith D'Amico," Burg said. He addecd that "the closing of a greaft restaurant is a sad but we know that Butler Square and the Cucins location are ideally located to benefit from the new and dynamic changes that are occurring in theWarehouse