WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED METACOM KITCHEN

In the spring of 2014, Sue and I walked into an Irish Pub on Metacom Ave that was coming on the market.  We envisioned this space as a neighborhood restaurant that would serve fun yet approachable food while giving me a place to continue to learn, be creative and grow. The process of building and opening the restaurant was one that was both stressful, exciting and, in hindsight, a decision that I now view as one of the best professional moves that I have ever made.

I have always viewed MK as a place where the menu is always somewhat temporary and in a constant state of flux. It is in this spirit of change and a desire to do new things that we have decided, after nine wonderful years, on April 22nd the restaurant will close. It has always been in my nature to want to keep learning and hopefully evolve as a cook, and this restaurant has provided an opportunity for me to have a place where I had the freedom to explore and be creative.

    I am very grateful to the people who have supported the restaurant over the years: I have always felt that a restaurant should be both about the guests and the people who work in it, so I would like to thank Stephane, Jayne, Jessica, Ben, Mike, Andy, Kevin, Isabel, August, Manuel and most of all, my wife Sue, who has been endlessly supportive of this project.  I would also like to thank the town of Warren for welcoming the restaurant into their community.  Metacom Kitchen will always be a special place for me, filled with lots of great memories and many wonderful people who, over time, have become the regulars that I look forward to seeing every week.  In closing, while I will miss the restaurant and those who I have met while operating it, I am also excited for the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.  The decision to close a successful restaurant has been a difficult one to make but, in my heart, I feel that it is the right path forward at this point in my life.  I know the things that I have learned while operating MK will be applied to future projects, and I am certain the spirit of the Metacom will continue on elsewhere.

  Richard Allaire

Chef/Owner Metacom Kitchen