Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room is no longer being acquired by W. VinZant Restaurants, despite an August announcement that the acclaimed Kansas City restaurant would join the growing portfolio of restaurateur Whitney VinZant.
In a message sent to staff last week, co-owners Michael and Christina Corvino said they decided to walk away from the deal, citing VinZant’s “inability to uphold their original commitments.”
“We cannot lower our standards or ethics no matter what,” the Corvinos wrote. “We apologize for the inconvenience or anxiety it may have caused you, as we had put months into plans to avoid that.”…