Chef Anthony Russo, the founder of chef-driven dining concepts that include Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, has plans to expand his franchise throughout Florida, including Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Boynton Beach. The restaurant has a location in Pembroke Pines (14910 Pines Blvd.) with its Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen chain.
"We're excited to have more of a presence in Florida," said Russo, who grew up in an Italian household in Galveston, Texas with parents who emigrated from Italy. "My parents came from Italy to New Jersey and I learned the trade in my mother's kitchen. We always made homemade wine, salami and prosciutto. Everything was made in-house."
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