Local Hero Profile: The Blue Heron
The owners and staff of Blue Heron Restaurant believe in serving meals with integrity: knowing where the ingredients came from, knowing how the animals and earth were[...]
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Local Hero Profile: The Black Sheep Deli
Nick Seamon opened The Black Sheep Deli in 1986. In addition to his passion for creating fresh, quality food, Nick also hoped to build a business that[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Auntie Cathie’s Kitchen
Like many chefs, Cathie Cappa started out washing dishes and worked her way up the ranks. She worked in Boston as a night chef and then ran[...]
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Local Hero Profile: The Alvah Stone
Howard Wein, owner of the Alvah Stone, has always had an interest in food. He says that his intuitive sense of food and desire to rethink the[...]
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Local Hero Profile: 30Boltwood
It’s not surprising that 30Boltwood’s Executive Chef Dino Giordano ended up in the restaurant business; he spent much of his childhood at the restaurant his father owned[...]
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Local Hero Profile: The Hofbräuhaus
“I love seeing people just have a good time and walk out with a full belly,” says Liz Stevens, who manages The Hofbräuhaus in West[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Center Square Grill
Bill Collins, owner of Center Square Grill, grew up in the restaurant industry – his family owned a hotel and restaurant on Long Island. His[...]
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Local Hero Profile: The Wagon Wheel
Business is hopping mid-week at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Gill. It’s certainly hard to imagine that this local hot spot started as a simple[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Bread & Butter
Brian Knox, owner of Bread & Butter, is someone who pursues his dreams. He spent years as a musician in the Amherst area – building[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Auntie Cathie’s Kitchen
Upon walking into Auntie Cathie’s Kitchen on Elm Street in West Springfield, you will find the place furnished with a vintage stove and fridge, donated[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Magpie Woodfired Pizzeria
Magpie Woodfired Pizzeria began out of a simple “love for pizza.” The restaurant, located in the heart of downtown Greenfield, is a classic woodfired pizzeria[...]
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Eastside Grill
“If you want to be in the restaurant business for the long haul, you have to encourage loyalty,” says Jake Perkins, executive chef of[...]
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