Former Savona to reopen with new name, menu

Centerville restaurant has been closed since March after car crashed through wall

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By Mark Fisher
June 11, 2013
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The former Savona Restaurant & Wine Bar at 79 S. Main St. (Ohio 48) — closed since March 14, when a crash sent a car careening through an exterior wall — is scheduled to reopen today with a new name: The Twisted Root Restaurant.

Keith Taylor, the chef and driving force behind Savona, and his wife Jenifer will be the owners of Twisted Root, which will have a slightly more casual concept — no more white linen tablecloths — and a revamped menu.

Taylor said he has hired a chef de cuisine, Pete Zorotovic, in part so Taylor can be more visible in the front of the house. The restaurant also will expand into catering and hosting special events, Taylor said.

Twisted Root will open with 14 employees, including several who previously worked at Savona, Taylor said. It will seat about 80 people. Taylor is developing a craft-beer list and a bourbon list to complement the restaurant’s wine list. Local artists will display their work on the restaurant’s walls, and Twisted Root will source many of its ingredients from local growers, Taylor said.

When it opens this week, Twisted Root’s hours will be Tuesday through Thursday 5 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5 to 10 p.m., closed Sunday and Monday. Taylor said he is considering expanding hours to include lunch service, perhaps later this year.

For more information, call (937) 610-9835.

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Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.