According to a recent Orlando Weekly report DC’s Michelin-starred Chef Ryan Ratino will soon open a new Orlando restaurant.
“Ratino, along with the team at Hive Hospitality, will open Ômo by Jônt, a 16-seat, “experiential” French-Japanese tasting menu concept, Thursday, Feb. 1, in the old Sushi Pop space at 115 E. Lyman Ave. in Winter Park,” the report states.
The establishment will “showcase Ratino’s skills with Japanese seafood and play up meats and produce procured from local purveyors like Pasture Prime and Frog Song Organics.” Reportedly, each of the 18-22 courses served will receive “the smoky smooch of wood fire in some way.”
“I know this city so well,” Rainto said to Weekly. “I moved here when I was 18 to attend Le Cordon Bleu and lived here for five years on and off. I met my fiancée here. We would often eat at Luma, and after, we’d walk along Park Avenue and I’d say, One day, I’m going to open a restaurant here.”
“We want to provide the highest expression of our craft and hospitality in general, and if we’re shooting for the highest, the rest will fall into place.”
