A late 2014 opening in anticipated for the long awaited Babbo Pizzeria E Enoteca restaurant in Boston. In early July, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich of the New York-based B&B Hospitality Group committed to an 8700 square foot location on the ground floor of Eleven Fan Pier Blvd on Boston’s Fan Pier. Fan Pier is a mixed use waterfront neighborhood with a distinctive mix of locally owned dining and retail stores and three LEED Gold Certified office towers. Construction is expected to start shortly. B&B Hospitality Group also operates the Babbo Ristorante & Enoteca, Bar Jamón, Casa Mono, Del Posto in partnership with Lidia Bastianich, ESCA, Lupa Osteria Romana, Otto Enoteca & Pizzeria and Tarry Lodge in New York; B&B Ristorante, Carnevino and Otto Enoteca & Pizzeria in Las Vegas; and Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles in collaboration with Nancy Silverton.
B&B Hospitality Group – 45 East 20th St., New York, New York 10003 (212/397-2471 www.bandbhg.com)