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Table Hoppin': Brothers preserve recipes and quality at European Bakery & Pastry in Worcester By Barbara M. Houle Correspondent Casey Griswold honed his skills as an executive chef in local restaurants, but now with his brother Brett Griswold owns European Bakery & Pastry on Millbury Street in Worcester, a business that caters to a variety of international treats, focusing on Polish and Eastern European recipes. The new ownership became effective in August. The chef said he never really thought about buying a business and that it was his brother who initially was interested in investing local...

By Barbara M. Houle Correspondent George Makhlouf opened Foodbeat Mediterranean Grill on West Boylston Street in Worcester on Dec. 1 with the help of his longtime friend Mario Azrak, Foodbeat’s chef/manager. Both men see takeout and delivery success as recipe for the future, especially amid COVID-19. Foodbeat’s location across the street from Quinsigamond Community College was formerly occupied by Wraps N’ Bowl, a business that Azrak and a business partner operated for more than a year. Azrak said his return to Lebanon to take care of the family business after his father’s sudden pass...