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Tutto Italia Ristorante opened on September 1, 2007, replacing [[Italy]]'s original table service restaurant L’Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante <ref> https://d23.com/access/?d23access=fcf </ref> <ref name= "D23"> https://d23.com/a-to-z/loriginale-alfredo-di-roma-ristorante/ </ref>. The new restaurant came about as a result in of an ownership operator change in Italy's signature restaurant. Original owner operator Alfredo the Original of Rome Inc. was replaced with the Patina Restaurant Group <ref name= "book">The Epcot Explorer's Encyclopedia: A Guide to Walt Disney World's Greatest Theme Park </ref>. The reason for Memo Emec, Disney's regional manager of operating participants, stated that the decision to change management was made in ownership order to modernize the eatery <ref name="biz> https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2007/04/30/story2.html </ref>. Another reason however, may have been due to the fact that Alfredo the Original of Rome Inc. had been tasked with creating a second dining location for the Italy pavilion in as early as 1983 <ref name= "book"/>. By 2008 however, the second restaurant had still not been built. At this time, the Patina Restaurant Group agreed to take over L’Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante, under a new name.<ref name= "book"/ >. Furthermore, Patina also agreed to build the second dining location that Disney had been requesting for Italy since the early 1980s <ref name= "book"/>. After the change in ownership, L'Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante became Tutto Italia Ristorante <ref name= "D23"/>.

After the change in ownership, L'Originale Alfredo di Roma Ristorante became Tutto Italia Ristorante <ref name= "D23"/>. In 2012, Tutto Italia Ristorante closed for a major three month refurbishment <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/tutto-italia-ristorante/news/17sep2011-tutto-italia-ristorante-closing-for-3-month-refurbishment.htm </ref>. During the refurbishmentAt this time, not only was the restaurant remodeled, but a conjoining wine cellar called Tutto Gusto also opened <ref> https://d23.com/a-to-z/tutto-italia-ristorante/ </ref>. Describing the refurbishment, the Disney Parks Blog noted,"The makeover gives Tutto Italia a more expansive feel, with covered outdoor seating for 45 with ceiling fans and lighting, and pretty new carpet, dark-wood booths and spacious banquettes replacing some of the tables in the dining room. The lovely wall murals and elegant chandeliers remain." <ref> https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/04/new-wine-cellar-spiffed-up-tutto-italia-open-may-1-at-italy-at-epcot/ </ref>.