A high-profile radio host’s short-lived sydney eatery has shut its doors as the company behind it enters liquidation.
2GB Sydney’s Mark Levy last year launched Pronto Sylvania – a restaurant that served Italian and Balkan cuisine at its Princess Highway spot in Sydney’s south.
Pronto Sylvania most recently posted to social media on August 7, when it told its followers that its kitchen would be closed for several days “due to some issues”.
“Thank you for your understanding,” the eatery captioned the post.
“We’ll see you next week.”
The restaurant appears not to have reopened, however.
Its Google listing says it is ‘temporarily closed’, while the most recent customer reviews were left over a month ago.
Saint George Hospitality – the entity behind Pronto Sylvania – has since applied for a Winding Up Order to the NSW Supreme Court.
A court notices said a hearing had been scheduled for Monday.
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph has reported a lawyer for the radio host Sam Saadat has said that Mr Levy shut the eatery to focus on his broadcasting career.
Debts owed by the company were mostly to suppliers and were “in the process of being paid,” the lawyer said.
Mr Saadat also said a process to sell the business was…