Chowder, Bagels, Award Winning Noodles and Other Nearby Restaurant News

Chelmsford

Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe Honored As One Of The Best Asian Restaurants in Massachusetts

The Littleton Road-based Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe was named recently as one of the "20 Essential Asian Restaurants" in the state by Boston Magazine. According to proprietor Gene Wu, he was completely unaware of the acclaim until a photographer from the magazine stopped by.

"I was completely shocked," he said.

Wu is no stranger to regional acclaim, following an invitation by the National Park Service to demonstrate his noodle making techniques in Lowell as well as a story last year in the Boston Globe.

Wilmington

Sunrise Bagels Moving to Wilmington

Sunrise Bagels is planning to move to Wilmington in May. According to owner Larry Cutts, they are closing their North Reading location and will not be a bagel shop when they open in Wilmington.

The new shop will be open at 355 Middlesex Ave. in Wilmington. The Wilmington Selectmen voted to approve a common victualer license for the restaurant last week. They plan to change the menu up a bit in the new location, especially the breakfast menu, Cutts said.

Tewksbury

Angelina's Italian Ristorante Granted Entertainment License

Music, singing and maybe even a little dancing are returning to 1866 Main St.

At its meeting on Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to grant an entertainment license to Angelina's Italian Ristorante. Angelina's opened last year in the same space that once was home to The Black Olive, a restaurant that also featured live entertainment.

Nashua

Soup's Always On at Collins Brothers Chowder Co. [VIDEO]

It's just after 1 p.m. on a Wednesday, and the thermometer outside is stuck at 20 degrees. Step inside Collins Brothers Chowder Company, and you are struck by the humidity, which is almost as thick as the soup. The salty aroma of corn-and-bacon chowder hangs in the swirls of condensation that fog the window from the inside out.

This is just how it is at the small Temple Street take-out place, where owner Dan Largy can be found behind the counter chatting it up with the parade of lunchtime regulars, or running up the steps into the back kitchen to check in with soup chef and business partner, Bob Hughes.