Ok I'll admit it -- I owned one of those memberships at Cefalo's Wine Cellar. What can I say -- I liked the ambiance, the downstairs intimacy, and of course the beautiful hostesses and other assorted lovely people.
Sure I had to hobnob with a few of you from time to time, but given enough carefully cultivated Italian Barbera, I sometimes actually enjoyed the experience.
But now dear readers, Cefalo's is no more:
Cefalo's Wine Cellar in the Grove, the wine shop owned by former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jimmy Cefalo, has filed for bankruptcy liquidation.
The shop filed for Chapter 7 Friday, just days after some $500,000 in inventory and equipment was removed from the store by a company that held a judgment against the business, said Cefalo's bankruptcy lawyer Gary M. Freedman. That ''ostensibly shut them down,'' Freedman said.
Freedman said The Miami Herald had obtained a $33,000 judgment against Cefalo's, but sold it to a company that buys debt and then seeks to collect on it.
Cefalo's opened its doors in February of last year at 3450 Main Hwy. In the bankruptcy filing, Cefalo's reported assets of less than $50,000 and liabilities of between $500,000 and $1 million.
Let's hope my mid-life crisis does not reach such alarming levels.
13 comments:
Celebrity owned restaurants are a gamble. Most close within a years' time.
Enough with the midlife crisis, SFL. You live a life most of us envy. I lift my dry Gin Gibson to you, sir!
Sorry to hear. I guess that is why he is on WIOD now in the am. I thought the lunches there were overpriced and just average.
7:28,
Ditto!!
Bring back Taurus and Martin Burgers on the patio
7:28,
SFL enjoys rubbing his life in our faces.
I'm lucky if I am able to 'windsurf' once a week. This guy not only 'windsurfs' but also gets an aerobics workout all at the same time!
Say what you want about Capital Grille their Dry Aged Sirloin Steak is premium!
SFL what possible crisis are you going through?
8:47-once a week? If I was only that lucky.
10:34, their shoe strings fries are premium.
12:02-- newbie you are a shoe string.
SFL say hello to your tasty, little tortilla chip and quit complaining about your 'mid-life' crisis! You have the princess!! I lift my Smirnoff glass to you!
What is your crisis SFL? You have a sweet piece of 'Hard Candy' hanging off your arm.
Maybe I'm in the minority here but Cefalo's sucked. Never had a good drink there nor a good meal.
1:42, point well taken. While I cannot condone your flavorless, juniper-free concoction, I will nonetheless raise my glass in mutual respect and admiration.
Hey it's Friday!
Wow amazing I have a friend who owns a restaurant and he do almost the same with the vegetables, in the restaurant he have a little big yard and same employes learn how to cultivate and he don't spend a lot of money in vegetables.
Thanks
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