Well-known Southwest Florida restaurant owner retires, sells three brands

Skip Quillen opened his first restaurant, Pazzo! Cucina Italiana, nearly 30 years ago in Naples.

Skip Quillen, here with grandsons, has been in the Southwest Florida restaurant business for some 30 years.
Skip Quillen, here with grandsons, has been in the Southwest Florida restaurant business for some 30 years.
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One of the more prominent restaurateurs in Southwest Florida, Skip Quillen, has retired and sold his ownership in the Culinary Concepts restaurant group to another well-known brand. 

 

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