Papa Razzi hiring — here are the details

August 8, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

SPONSORED POST: The newly remodeled Papa Razzi in Wellesley will be holding interviews for Front and Back of the House staff. Come down, apply in person, and interview with one of our Managers on the spot.

WHEN: Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 7:00pm
WHERE: 10 Washington Street – Wellesley, MA 02481 (right next door to the newly remodeled Papa Razzi)

If you are unable to come down and apply in person, you may submit your application and resume online ahead of time. Interviews will be set up on an individual basis.

We are hiring the following positions:

 Server
 Host
 Take Out
 Bussers and Food Runners
 Line Cooks
 Prep Cooks
 Dishwashers

Our Benefits:
 Flexible Scheduling – Part Time and Full Time
 Up to a 35% employee discount when dining in our restaurants
 Training and opportunities for advancement in a growing company
 Healthcare benefits available for eligible hourly employees and all salaried employees

Papa Razzi is part of Newport Restaurant Group and proud to be an EMPLOYEE -OWNED (ESOP) COMPANY. Employee ownership fosters a culture where people really care about each other and their jobs – a place where we love to work.

White’s Bakery & Cafe coming to Wellesley

July 13, 2018 by Deborah Brown 2 Comments

You heard it from The Browns first — White’s Bakery & Cafe is coming to Wellesley in the former TD Bank location in Playhouse Square on Washington Street. The business is owned by David White who according the the company website started out in 1980 with no formal culinary or baking education but who had “…a love for food, working with his hands, and an inability to sleep late or sit still.”

Expect White’s to bring to Wellesley all the yummy things they offer at their other locations in Brockton, Hingham, and Mansfield: breakfast items such as muffins, danishes, and croissants; sweet treats; artisanal breads, pies, cakes, and tortes as well as savory lunch items like calzones, pastas, and paninis.

TD Bank Forest st — White’s Bakery & Cafe expects to move into the former TD Bank location at Playhouse Square in Fall 2018, according to their website.

Back in 2016, Wellesley, Needham and State Police joined forces to nab 3 suspects who attempted to rob TD Bank at Playhouse Square. Let’s hope White’s doesn’t see any of that kind of action once they move in.

Wellesley Business Buzz: Townsman restaurant shuttered;

July 12, 2018 by bbrown Leave a Comment

Here’s a roundup of the latest Wellesley business news:

Alta Strada re-opens

Alta Strada is back serving its signature Italian dishes at 92 Central St. in Wellesley Square. Back in late June, a sign on the front door informed would-be customers and passersby that the Italian restaurant had closed for repairs. That’s all done now, and the business is serving up pasta once more.

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Townsman restaurant: Farm-to-Table-to-Closed

When we started hearing the buzz about Boston’s Townsman restaurant 3 years ago we made mention of it (“What’s next, the Swellesley Report cafe?”) given both that the owner/chef Matt Jennings claimed Wellesley roots in his bio and the name of the restaurant had us wondering if it might be an ode to the old town newspaper. Neither Jennings nor his restaurant’s PR firm ever responded to our inquiries, so we moved on.

Now the restaurant’s team is moving on too, as Boston’s Townsman has announced it is closing.

Maybe Jennings will redirect some energy Wellesley’s way now. In the meantime, if you need a dose of farm-to-table eating, check out Natick’s new Buttercup.

Really another real estate storefront

As we reported back in April, it looked like a real estate firm would be taking over the Forest Street space in between Wellesley Variety and Deluxe Pizza that was vacated last year by Chyten tutoring when it moved to another Wellesley location. Well, it’s true.

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Fiorella’s Express coming to Wellesley

July 1, 2018 by bbrown 1 Comment

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Fiorella’s Express, a fast casual Italian eatery with a super sexy web address (https://www.fiorellasexpress.com/), is slated to open this fall at 575 Washington St., in Wellesley at Church Square. This space previously served as home to Susu Bakery Boutique, which closed last summer.

Fiorella’s, which serves pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches and more, lists other Express locations in Belmont, Brighton and Cambridge, and full-service Fiorella’s Cucina restaurants in Concord (opened in 2017) and Newtonville (opened in 2000). Those locations will all remain open, with the 32-seat Wellesley location adding to the roster.

Neapolitan;-style cheese pizzas go for $6 and $11, pasta dishes go for between $9 and $16, and salads start at $4.

Fiorella’s features online ordering as well as catering services. The Wellesley location will accommodate dining in as well as take-out orders.

“We love the neighborhood and we saw that there was an opportunity to be part of a community that would appreciate great quality food for a reasonable price,” says Jennifer Griswold of Fiorella’s.

Fiorella’s arrival will add to the revived restaurant scene in that area of Wellesley, with Smith & Wollensky opening earlier this year. There had been scuttlebutt that a Mexican restaurant was being considered for the former Susu space.

(We’ll add more info when we get it.)

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Alta Strada’s Wellesley restaurant plans to re-open soon

June 23, 2018 by bbrown Leave a Comment

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A sign on the front door of Alta Strada in Wellesley Square informs would-be customers and passersby that the Italian restaurant is closed for repairs and that the business hopes to be serving up pasta again soon.

We inquired about the situation and heard back quickly from Richard Bertin, Alta Strada’s general manager:

“We just re-upped our lease, and being that it’s an 11-year-old restaurant, we wanted to take the time to do some bigger maintenance jobs that require closing for a few days to complete. We’re re-doing our kitchen floors and will be re-opening at the start of the week.”

Other Alta Strada restaurants operate in in Connecticut at Foxwoods, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.

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