Federal Court Confirms Terra Dolci Chapter 11 Plan, Restaurant to Continue

A federal bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Florida signed off March 5 on a Chapter 11 reorganization plan for Terra Dolci, LLC, the company that operates Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant & Wine Bar in Kendall, clearing the way for the restaurant to implement a debt-reduction plan and continue operating while it reorganizes.

Terra Dolci filed its bankruptcy petition June 2, 2025, under Case No. 25-16293-LMI and proceeded through Subchapter V of Chapter 11, the streamlined process for small businesses. The case number and filing date are recorded on the Southern District of Florida bankruptcy docket and identify Terra Dolci, LLC doing business as Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Bar as the debtor.

Court dockets show the debtor has submitted monthly operating reports during the case and formally asked the court to approve its continued commercial lease as part of efforts to keep the doors open while it restructures. Filings available through the public bankruptcy record repository list those monthly reports and the lease motion among the case entries; the confirmation order entered March 5 completes a key procedural step toward implementing the plan.

Legal context for what confirmation means was summarized in established law: "Under Chapter 11, confirmation typically binds creditors to the plan's terms and allows a debtor to keep operating while paying under a new structure, with the court retaining oversight," as stated by Cornell Law's Legal Information Institute. Proceeding under Subchapter V places this case in the small-business track intended to speed confirmation and reduce some procedural burdens.

The Kendall restaurant is the flagship of chef Adrianne Calvo's brand and had been fighting to stay open since the June 2025 filing. Public filings and the confirmed plan itself do not, in the docket entries reviewed, disclose the judge's name who entered the confirmation order, the precise repayment amounts or timeline in the plan, the identities of the restaurant's creditors or landlord, or any detailed staffing or operational changes tied to the reorganization.

With the March 5 confirmation entered in Case No. 25-16293-LMI in the Southern District of Florida, Terra Dolci has judicial authority to move forward with the restructuring steps laid out in its confirmed Chapter 11 plan and to operate under the court's ongoing oversight while it implements the debt-reduction measures specified in the plan.