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Patrick Colombo eyeing new projects
Former Sfuzzi co-founder Patrick Colombo, developer of the Italian restaurant Ferré and the chic wine bar Crú, both in the West Village, says he is close to consummating a deal on the space that was most recently Alvin Granoff's Eccolo Ristorante and Enoteca before it was Alvin Granoff's Ecco Italia. What would he do with this ecco chamber? Steer it in one of two directions: an Italian steak house or a New American restaurant hinged on the shoulders of "a high-end chef." Colombo also says he is in the process of expanding his Ferré-Crú duet, dropping a Crú at the Shops at Legacy in Plano near the Angelika Film Center set to open sometime in October. This new Crú will be roomier, with a private room so he can drum up corporate events from the likes of EDS, JC Penney and Frito Lay. Colombo adds he's got Cowtown plans for both Ferré and Crú, too. "The formula works," he says. "Will it work somewhere else? That's the thing I gotta learn. Is it just this location, or is it really a concept?"
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Cru: A Wine Bar
3699 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204
Category: Bars/Clubs
Region: Uptown & Oak Lawn
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Ferre Ristorante e Bar
215 E. 4th St.
Fort Worth, TX 76102-4020
Category: Restaurant > Italian
Region: Fort Worth
Eccolo Ristorante and Enoteca
4900 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75205
Category: Restaurant > Italian
Region: Park Cities
Jasper's Restaurant
7161 Bishop Road
Plano, TX 75024
Category: Restaurant > New American
Region: Plano
Dakota's Steakhouse
600 N. Akard St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Category: Restaurant > New American
Region: Downtown & Deep Ellum
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