Miami, FL – June 24, 2019 – Nonna Beppa Hospitality celebrated the grand opening of Via Emilia Garden located in Midtown Miami at 3500 N. Miami Avenue. Owners Chef Wendy Cacciatori and Valentina Imbrenda hosted and served over 200 VIP guests at the 2,000-square-foot, indoor and outdoor eatery. Guests enjoyed passed canapés, Italian wines, signature pasta dishes, fresh carved Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano-Reggiano.

The restaurant boasts an open kitchen, expanded market offering homemade and imported Italian goods, a butcher area where guests can choose their preferred cut of meat, and its infamous pasta making station. Showcased in the modern dining room are 20 framed collectible Nike sneakers from Italy’s popular street wear retailer, Slam Jam, priced at $10,000 a pair and up. Notable guests in attendance included Nick Bentancourt, Rick Sykes, Wade Hallock, Seth Miller, Kim Wood, Nick D’Annunzio and Tara Soloman.

Valentina Imbrenda & Wendy Cacciatori

Wendy Cacciatori

Wendy Cacciatori

Wendy Cacciatori, Tara Solomon, & Wade Hallock

Nick D’Annunzio & Tara Solomon

Todd Corder & Brian Long

Courtney Wood, Kim Wood, & Linda Levy Goldberg

Stephanie Pardinas, Michael Torres, Nick Betancourt, Amila Karunaratne, & Victoria Legra

Rick Sykes, Erica Sykes, Kylie Cohcran, & Jason Diamond

Bonnie Xhurxhi & Rami Mohamed

Caroline Schwitzky

Angie Spader & Caroline Schwitzky

Mima Aubert & Flo Monti

Mattia Mazzega & Mariasole Mazzega

Sid Goldberg & Linda Levy Goldberg

Sid Goldberg, Linda Levy Goldberg, Tara Solomon, & Nick D’Annunzio

Wendy Cacciatori

Tatiana Nicholls & Valeria Moreno

Dan Ellis & Yvette Valverde

Erica Sykes & Rick Sykes

Dylan Glickman & Renata Sassarini

Tanya Litkovska & Maria Vlasova

Wade Hallock, Monica Arellano, & David Segovia

Amber Clapp, Seth Miller, & Valentina Imbrenda

Courtney Wood & Kim Wood

Sunny Fraser & Sobia Awan

Mary Sanabria & Anneliese Velazquez

Joana Marquez, Valentina Imbrenda, & Alex Tessier

Joana Marquez, Wendy Cacciatori, & Alex Tessier