What’s hot and what’s happening now in the restaurant scene.

Chopped. Worcester’s 111 Chop House on Shrewsbury Street recently was chosen as the Restaurant of the Year by the Massachusetts Retailers Association. Owners Robb and Madeleine Ahlquist accepted the award at the Retailers’ annual meeting the last week of November.

One number less. The 110 Grill is slated to open next month in Leominster. The restaurant’s website claims it offers modern American cuisine in a trendy, casual atmosphere. There is one close by in Berlin. The 110 began operations in 2014 with its first restaurant in Chelmsford.

More Shrewsbury Street news. Dell’Ovo Kitchen, a Restaurant Row mainstay, will be changing its hours starting this month. It will be closed Mondays starting mid-January but open Saturdays.

And now, some Shrewsbury news. Burtons Grill & Bar will open a Shrewsbury location late this summer. The small chain has about a dozen locations and has been in business since 2005. This will be part of the new development on Route 9.

Now, some news from MetroWest. Springfield-based fast-casual sandwich chain Hot Table announced it will expand into MetroWest with the Marlborough opening of its sixth store next fall. The chain, which specializes in grilled panini, will open its latest location in the Apex Center of New England, located on Route 20.

Calling all you couch potatoes. A new restaurant delivery service is ready to launch in Worcester. Dashed, based in Boston, will expand into several New England cities this year, most of them with large student and millennial populations. The concept is simple: Dashed contracts with restaurants to deliver food – a lot like the Uber model, with a phone app. There is a small fee for the delivery, but hey, you will get fresh sushi or a hot Italian meal and a guaranteed delivery of 30 minutes based on time, day and, of course, weather.

South County changes. Indian Ranch, Webster’s premier tourist attraction and summer music venue wants to build a new restaurant on the shores of Webster Lake. The 200-seat American classic restaurant will be named after the founder of Webster – Samuel Slater, one of the fathers of the American Industrial Revolution. The eatery will be sited on what is now an open-air pavilion.

You can go home again. Geoffrey Zakarian comes to The Hanover Theatre on Monday, Feb. 27. Tickets are on sale now. A Burncoat High School graduate and Worcester State University alum, Zakarian is a judge on Chopped and known for his Iron Chef title on The Food Network. He may be better known as the chef who is suing Donald Trump.

Something brewing in Maynard. Battle Road Brewery & Brew House is slated to open at the end of January in Maynard. Besides beer, there will be food created by Chef Jordan Mackey. Traditional New England fare will be on the menu. The brew house is owned by Mackey, brewmaster Jeremy Cross and Mario Rocci.

New brew. New Belgium Brewing will hit local shelves in February. The Ft. Collins., Colo., brewer is expanding east with a host of products, including Fat Tire and what will become a New England favorite – Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Beer. Look for it next month in local liquor stores.

By Paul Giorgio