Paul Giorgio

Stop and smell the roses. The Rose Room Café in Webster recently celebrated their one-year anniversary. It is owned by Bill & Jess Sabine and specializes in locally sourced food. It is open for breakfast and lunch during the week and open for dinner on Friday and Saturday.

Tackle this. The Tackle Box Brewing Company in Marlborough, which is affiliated with Strange Brew, opened a taproom at 416 Boston Post Road, Marlborough in the middle of October. They produce about six beers and have a full entertainment schedule.

In other brewery news. Maynard craft beermaker Battle Road Brewing Co. has permanently closed, according to the business’ Facebook page. The brewery was formed in 2012 and opened its 15-barrel brewery in Maynard in 2017. The brew house featured food and musical entertainment in addition to house-brewed beer. The location is now listed as permanently closed on the company’s Facebook page.

You can never eat too many cookies. December 20th, is the deadline for chefs to commit to Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts’ Fork It Over Girl Scout. This cookie culinary event will be held at Mechanics Hall, in Worcester on Thursday, March 12, 2020. To receive a formal invitation or to find out more, send a note to Jamie at jmahon@gscwm.org or call 413-224-4037.

Au revoir. The much-heralded arrival of Cmondz from Framingham was short lived, as the Shrewsbury Street eatery has apparently closed. There is some confusion about their future. One posting on Facebook says they are closed and another said they will be closed until May 1, 2020. Was it overreach on their part as they attempted to do, breakfast, lunch and dinner while featuring five cuisines on their extensive menu?

Putting lipstick on a pig. Pigs in Flames located at 96 Franklin Road, Fitchburg opened the end of September to rave reviews. Owned by Chef Liz Davis, she described her dishes as a combination of southern and Nigerian. Davis is a graduate of UMass Boston in Communications, but began working in the restaurant business at a young age.

Heavy is the crown. Crown Bakery shuts down Grafton Street store. Worcester’s Crown Bakery has shut down its second location recently. The Grafton Street store was once home to Mrs. Mack’s bakery before being sold to Crown Bakery last year. A “For Lease” sign is in the window.

Five Loaves has new owners. The Spencer based bakery, Five Loaves was recently purchased by the Lowell Family. The Café located at 13 Mechanic Street serves lunch and dinner and is BYOB. Alex Lowell and her mother own and operate the bakery and café.

Anzio moves. Anzio’s Brick Oven Pizza has moved from its longtime Grafton location to a new one in Northborough. According to owner Todd Harrington, the restaurant needed to expand and a spot that once housed Hanto, an Asian Restaurant, became available. The expanded restaurant seats 160 and will have an outdoor patio.