OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT

Born in Venezuela, and raised with Spanish & Italian cultural influences, Fabiana Calandriello has worked in the hospitality industry for many years, excelling at service as a bartender, waiter and a barista. Fabiana has always led with her passion and love for the hospitality industry. What started as a hobby for her quickly became her career. She believes that being a good server is not the number of tables waited or the amount of tips each day, but a good server is one who upholds professionalism, excellence, attention to detail, and knowledge of the restaurant. She strives to improve each day, learning more and growing within the hospitality industry.

Kunal Shah launched his career in the Entertainment industry in 2000 by developing a high-end luxury event planning company called Night Life Agency. With his passion for the hospitality industry he opened 10 locations under the name of LX Group 10 locations/Brands, Karma DC, home 2 Hilton sterling, casta’s RVA, Kabana Rooftop, Monroe Rooftop, Juan’s Rooftop, Switch Pop-up Bar, Nama Restaurant, Vortex Lighting and Design, Ember ( coming soon). 

Now Kunal Shah Decided to go into the fine dining life, and started a new concept under the name of Blossom RVA with his Manager partner Fabiana Calandriello. They Both Build BOTANYA RESTAURANT, with Fabiana’s experience over 3 countries into fine dining hospitality, and Kunal’s Shah 23 years of experience into Businesses develop, Restaurants, and bar. A combination of European style by Fabiana, and American Style by Kunal Shah. BOTANYA RESTAURANT was built to be a brand and not just a Restaurant, but also explore into the marchandise world, and open up more locations with this Beautiful concept, they both want to definitely spread this nice concept into more cities, and reach out to more dinners.