The acclaimed executive chef and pastry/sous chef exit the trendy Italian spot, leaving the other former sous to step in Owner Dan Rosenthal issued a statement, which you can read below. Sheerin says ...

There was more than one Italian restaurant to debut in December by a veteran restaurateur and a culinary dream team. I wrote about Nico Osteria, in the Gold Coast, a few weeks ago; now let’s regard ...

Some of the trendiest new restaurants have menus favoring small plates. Casa B in Somerville, The Brahmin in Back Bay, even newly reopened Olives, give shared nibbles prominent spots on their menus.