{"id":15826,"date":"2018-02-07T12:24:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T19:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=15826"},"modified":"2018-02-07T13:52:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T20:52:34","slug":"whats-new-in-town-february-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/whats-new-in-town-february-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT\u2019S NEW IN TOWN \u2013 February\/March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

\"\"With a welcoming \u201cBuon Giorno\u201d pizza maker and owner of the new Forno Italiano Pizzeria<\/b> near Whip \u2018n Dip greets his patrons.\u00a0 Artan Kapxhu, a native of Albania, migrated with his family in 1992 to Bari in the southern Italian region of Apulia on the\u00a0Adriatic coast.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s been a love affair with pizza for over two decades.\u00a0 Artan spent five years in London at Soho\u2019s famous La Porchetta Pollo Bar, with its three ovens and five chefs serving up pizza, pasta and more.\u00a0In 2008 he came to Miami where he was head chef at Spris on Lincoln Road.<\/p>\n

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Artan and Migena<\/p><\/div>\n

For the past five years, Artan has been serving up his pizza perfection from a mobile wood-burning stove.\u00a0 Frequently seen at street events and still weekly\u00a0at the Pinecrest Gardens Farmer\u2019s Market on Sundays he has developed\u00a0quite a following.<\/p>\n

Deciding to open a permanent location, in March 2017, he signed a lease for a\u00a0600 sf space on the popular strip on Sunset Drive.\u00a0 After a six-month build-out,\u00a0he and his wife opened the restaurant on September 18.\u00a0 Forno Italiano Pizzeria seats 25 inside and 12 outside.\u00a0 Come by and enjoy a great thin crust pizza\u00a0made by a passionate pizza lover.<\/p>\n

Open 7 days: Mon-Thurs 11a \u2013 10p; Fri \u2013 Sat 11a \u2013 11p. |\u00a01405 Sunset Drive | 305.661.3964 |\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t