RESTAURANT GROUP

The person behind several Boston-area dining and drinking spots may be expanding one of his brands to another suburban space.

This week’s Restaurant Roundup includes a new gaming destination and the closing of a restaurant that is almost two centuries old.

If you’ve eaten at Capo, Fat Baby, Loco, or Lincoln, chances are you’ve eaten Nick Dixon’s food. The local chef, who just became the first culinary director at all four South Boston restaurants in July, is aiming to make #Southie a food destination.

A Beacon Hill restaurant known in part for its comfort food, extensive wine list, and cocktails is closing, and a new dining and drinking spot will be taking its place.

An upscale suburban dining spot that is part of a local restaurant group has closed its doors.

by Marc Hurwitz

The Four Corners group is well-known for owning some of the city’s most popular spots, and now — as the target in a multimillion dollar class action lawsuit.

The Encore Boston Harbor Casino, which recently dropped “Wynn” from its name because of the sexual misconduct claims against its namesake, is accused of being tone deaf for working with Nick Varano, the Varano Group CEO who was found to have allowed a hostile work environment to flourish at Strega Waterfront.

Despite being one of the most popular parts of the city, businesses in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood are finding it hard to keep their doors open due to the cost of rent.

Long-time Boylston street restaurant Chilli Duck has shut down because it can’t generate sufficient profits to sign a new lease with tremendously high rent. It’s a bigger problem as smaller, independent businesses whose long-term leases are coming up are finding a much more expensive Back Bay.

by Marc Hurwitz

It looks like another Rochester-based business is expanding to Boston, with this one being a high-end fine dining concept with three locations in Upstate New York.

by Marc Hurwitz