{"id":378618,"date":"2026-08-22T20:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T20:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378618\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T20:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T20:48:19","slug":"frammi-to-close-august-22-reopen-in-tampa-palms-in-november-neighborhood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/378618\/","title":{"rendered":"Frammi To Close August 22 & Reopen In Tampa Palms In November! \u2014 Neighborhood News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chef Luca Ammirati and his wife Erika are closing Frammi, the authentic Italian & American restaurant on BBD Blvd. on Aug. 22, but are reopening it by sometime in Nov. in the Shoppes at Amberly plaza in Tampa Palms. In the meantime, Luca wants to teach you how to make delicious parmigiana di melanzana (eggplant parmigiana, bottom left) and semi-spicy, al dente rigatoni amatriciana (bottom right) like he does \u2014 without burning down your house! (Photos by Charmaine George)<\/p>\n

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So, here\u2019s a little bad news-wonderful news situation for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First, the bad news: Luca and Erika Ammirati, the owners of Frammi \u2014 the authentic Italian & American restaurant previously known as Oakley\u2019s Grille \u2014 are closing their location at 17631 Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in North Palms Village as of Saturday, August 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The amazing news is that Luca and Erika will reopen Frammi at 15363 Amberly Dr., in the Shoppes at Amberly plaza in Tampa Palms (hopefully) by sometime in November of this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I met Luca at the new location just before we went to press with this issue and although the space between the Tampa City Ballet and the Tae Kwon Do studios in the plaza was still an empty shell, Luca was meeting with his engineers to finalize the plans for the new Frammi\u2019s layout that same day, and he believes \u201cIt won\u2019t take too long to get the new Frammi open,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s a larger space, so we will have room for a bar and more tables.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s great news, as is the fact that the new Frammi will expand Luca\u2019s already-extensive menu of authentic Italian favorites.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, other than the burgers (right), we will not be bringing the rest of the American menu from the old Oakley\u2019s Grille with us,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Please note that for the few days to a week of time between when you receive this issue and Aug. 22, the original Frammi (which the Ammiratis took over in 2018 and renamed in 2022) will still be open every day, serving both Luca\u2019s authentic Southern and Erika\u2019s equally legit Northern Italian specialties \u2014 as well as the fajita tacos, chicken sandwiches and more that made Oakley\u2019s so popular. \u201cAnd, I will still have chicken at the new location, so if you want a fried chicken sandwich, we can still help you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cooking Lessons & Private Chef Service\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In the 2-3 months\u2019 time between Frammi\u2019s closing and the new restaurant\u2019s opening, Luca says he is offering both \u201cCooking Classes with the Chef\u201d and \u201cPrivate Chef Experiences.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jannah and I are already getting a group of ten people together to take lessons from Luca.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For just $50 per person, each guest will learn how to make two different pasta dishes (but not how to make the fresh pasta) and Luca will provide all of the ingredients and pair each pasta with a different Italian wine, as part of a full meal. Please note that for the cooking class, since Frammi will be closed, you will have to provide the kitchen for Luca and that ten people is the magic number for that $50-per-person price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Want more? Luca also is now offering a two-hour \u201cPrivate Chef Experience\u201d for up to four people for just $200. It includes two hours of Luca\u2019s time preparing and serving your food in your home, but the ingredients for your private meal will be charged separately.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Either way, if you\u2019ve ever had Luca\u2019s pasta, you know that both of these are well worth it!\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more info or for reservations for the last day of the current Frammi (Aug. 22), call (813) 523-5075 or visit Frammi.com<\/a>. For cooking lessons & private chef services, call Chef Luca\u2019s cell at (813) 775-8279. \u2014 GN\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chef Luca Ammirati and his wife Erika are closing Frammi, the authentic Italian & American restaurant on BBD…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378619,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-378618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}