"Prices are going to be right — we’re not going to gouge anyone."
It felt, in many ways, like the end of a culinary era.
When Tampa Italian restaurant Cena shuttered last fall after more than a decade in business, it was anyone’s guess what chef Michael Buttacavoli would do next.
The popular Channel District restaurant had garnered plenty of accolades over the years for its creative approach to Italian cuisine. Meanwhile, Buttacavoli’s own star also rose — thanks, in part, to a big win on the Food Network celebrity cooking showdown ”Beat Bobby Flay.”
News of Cena’s shutter felt abrupt — shocking, even. But Buttacavoli, who was also a part-owner of the restaurant, said that after 11 years, it was time.
He didn’t stay out of the kitchen for long.
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