avanti restaurant

By laurent delagrange - Posted on August 29th, 2008

hello everyone
i have been running the restaurant since bob passed away and wanted to let everyone know that we will shut down tommorow night, try to make it out there for our last evening there.
we will try to reopen shortly at this location or downtown.
thanks for all your support
laurent delagrange
indianheadranch

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Oh, please, please, please

Submitted by Whirlwind on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 12:38pm.

Oh, please, please, please re-open!

thank you for your

Submitted by laurent delagrange on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 9:12pm.

thank you for your support.....

AVANTI is closed, but

Submitted by Bill Sontag on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:27am.

AVANTI is closed, but friends and well-wishers gathered Saturday night to remember the popular eatery and dine for the last time.

Below: Avanti Italian Restaurant managers Laurent and Diane Delagrange pause from service at the last dining service, Aug. 30, 2008, with wait staff Teddy Ochoa, left, and A.J. Flores, right. (LIVE! photo/Bill Sontag)

AVANTI_CLOSED-STAFF JEANNE MICHELINI graciously sends her thanks and high regards to those who knew and loved her husband, Bob.

"Open letter to the people of Del Rio:

Recently many of you learned of the death of Bob Michelini on this site.

I am hoping that all of you will read this letter.

We, Jeanne (wife), Teri (daughter) and Tom & Paul (sons), were with Bob when he died in the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. It was then left to us to travel to Del Rio and arrange his wake and funeral. We thought this would be a bit difficult because we knew few people in this town.

However, the people of Del Rio surrounded us with gentleness, tender care and love. You all made this difficult task much easier.

We thank each and everyone of you for your expressions of sympathy and concern.

We know Bob loved Del Rio and was its #1 Cheerleader. We hope Avanti's and Del Rio grow, prosper and keep their wonderful welcoming spirit.

Sincerely,

Jeanne, Teri, Tom and Paul Michelini"

RIGHT: Avanti Italian Restaurant manager Laurent Delagrange bids farewell - for now - to the kitchen staff at the popular eatery. From left, Alfredo Lara, Delagrange, Joe Gagliano, Hugo Perez and Alavaro Treviño. (LIVE! photo/Bill Sontag)

Bill Sontag
Feature Writer
Southwest Texas LIVE!

Laurent, GOD Speed and hope

Submitted by Flat Border Smiley on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 6:48am.

Laurent, GOD Speed and hope all goes well. Course my vote would be downtown Del Rio somewhere. Oh what a big shot in the arm would it be for downtown Del Rio...Maybe old SAMS BOOT Store.... Border Smiley

Laurent, I wish to thank you

Submitted by Amor Patriae on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 8:57pm.

Laurent, I wish to thank you for all that you have done to keep Avanti's alive. I hope that there is a way for you to stage "a comeback" so to speak. Good lord I am going to miss having an Italian choice for a meal. And here we are with an over abundance of Hispanic food. And I will be there!