New Italian restaurant led by Michelin-starred chef coming to Tampa this fall

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Hyde Park’s Rome Collective is getting another restaurant from a Michelin-starred chef.

Fresh off today’s opening of Lumbre, Nashville-based Fast Fine Restaurant group announced it’s bringing V Modern Italian to the Tampa development in September.

The name uses the fifth Roman numeral, as Fast Fine co-founder Benjamin Calleja said in a statement, “V Modern Italian was created on the belief that exceptional dining should engage all five senses, creating moments that linger long after the last bite.”

Collaborating on the menu is Chef Stefano Ciotti, who’s maintained a Michelin star at his restaurant, Nostrano, in Italy for nearly a decade.

V Modern Italian’s menu selections, however, are more moderately priced than most Michelin-starred restaurants. Prices at its flagship Nashville spot include pasta for $17-$24, pizza for $18-$25 and entrées ranging from $27-$39.

Tampa’s menu hasn’t been released, but it will similarly feature antipasti, fresh-made pastas, signature entrées, along with a curated cocktail list and European wines.

Special programming and grand opening celebrations will be announced in the coming months, per the press release.

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