Giardino Neighborhood Cucina owner Karina Kravalis recently opened a wine bar next door to expand East County city's culinary scene
restaurant in Lemon Grove in November 2017, she noticed growing demand from customers for more choices on the Italian restaurant’s wine list and strong ticket sales for its monthly wine dinners.
Managed by certified sommelier Roberto Avila, Zest also offers wine tasting events on the last Sunday of every month. In addition, Zest has a monthly English-style tea service on the third Saturday of each month, with sweet pastries from Knead bakery and savory sandwiches and bites from Zest.Kravalis lives in Lemon Grove, just five minutes from Giardino and Zest, and said she’s proud to expand the culinary offerings in her city.
“The personal challenges of my divorce were very dramatic. When you survive something like that, you can survive anything,” she said. “When the pandemic came, it was a shock, but I recuperated fast and I fought for this restaurant so hard. I knew I would not let it close.” “We had a skeleton crew, but we got used to being very efficient. We survived it well and came out of it on a very good note,” she said. “I’m trying to look at all the good things that happened to us rather than the bad, and I’m happy we’re past all the troubles.”The back patio at Zest Wine Bistro in Lemon Grove.
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