Vivo inches toward opening its second location near Rogers Place
LIANE FAULDER
Published on: January 11, 2017
Opening new restaurants can be a painfully slow business. But Vivo Ristorante, expanding from the west end into downtown, is opening part of its new 15,000-square- foot, 300-seat restaurant near Rogers Place toward the end of January.
The first stage is Vivo itself, a twin of the west-end space and located on the second floor at 10506 106 St. The second part of the expansion will follow in mid-February, and see a pizzeria and a taverna opening on the main floor.
Of note: Vivo has hired master pizziaolo Carlo Raillo (formerly of Buco) to sling the dough at the pizzeria. Born in Naples to a family with strong culinary roots, he received his Pizzaiolo Diploma from the Associazione Pizzaioli Italiana in 2003. A four-time Canadian Champion Pizza Chef, Carlo will compete in the National Pizza Competition in Las Vegas in March 2017.