Bethel and Newtown Restaurant Owner Struggling to Stay Afloat
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Cappelletti owns Lucas Local, an oyster bar and wood-fired restaurant in Newtown and Centrico in Bethel, recently named the statewide winner for Central or South American cuisine in Connecticut Magazine s Best Restaurant 2021 edition.
Lucas Local was voted Fairfield County s #1 Seafood Restaurant in the same edition. Cappelletti was recently interviewed for an article on ctinsider.com where he voiced his displeasure with the restaurant industry when he said:
I feel it s an absolute disaster. I think the industry has been ruined.
This statement isn t coming from a man who just decided to try something new. Cappelletti is a seasoned restaurateur who did everything right. He took out $100,000 in loans to see him through, but business is marginal at best.
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