Fashion model Yilena Hernandez’s new Italian restaurant concept, Pizza Art Wine, is set to open in Baton Rouge early this November, according to a recent news release.
Back in January, Hernandez—known as The Cuban Barbie to her nearly half-million Instagram followers—signed a five-year lease on a 1,473-square-foot corner space in Ichiban Square, the retail center at Essen Lane and Perkins Road, with plans to open the restaurant there earlier this year. However, COVID-19 pushed back the timeline.
Pizza Art Wine will feature traditional Italian fare, including small plates and brick-oven pizzas, as well as a global wine selection. The menu was developed by Hernandez, who has also founded other restaurants.
“I travel so much that pizza has been a constant favorite that you can find anywhere,” Hernandez, who attended LSU, says in a prepared statement, “but I wanted to do it my way and bring it to the city where I live.”
The restaurant’s interior will feature pieces from local artists.
Read the full release, and check out a Daily Report article from January to learn more.
