In Fort Myers’ Miners Plaza, Chef Ryan Kida and Krissy Giltner started Echo Restaurant on June 12. The spot, which took over the old Poppy’s Pizza location, brings together classic Italian cooking and NY pizza traditions.
“I was just chilling, looking for my next move,” Kida said, according to The News-Press. His skills shone at Yabo, where he cooked for ten years until the mid-2010s.
Giltner, who ran Poppy’s Pizza for 16 years, joined forces with Kida for this new venture. “I had been doing [Poppy’s] alone for a while and was looking for a change,” she said…