Trick or Treat in Riverside at the New Ada's Kitchen + Coffee

Oh can it get any better than this in Riverside on Halloween?

On Halloween evening, families are invited to visit Ada’s Kitchen + Coffee at 112 Riverside Ave., to receive one of hundreds of candy bags being given out by Ada Cantavaro’s nieces and nephews.

Joining in the 65 year-old Halloween tradition, Chef Mike Pietrafeso also will be passing out scratch-made goodies and hot cider to all visitors. Ada and her variety store were well known to Greenwich youth and natives, so it’s special that her memory lives on in the Halloween tradition and will additionally play a role in the future use of the space.

“The long awaited opening of Ada’s Kitchen + Coffee is right around the corner,” said Pietrafeso, a Greenwich native. “We’ll be offering artisanal coffee and seasonal and locally sourced foods, all scratch-made and all conveniently to-go. Oh and candy, don’t worry, there will be an Ada’s candy corner!”

Before the Cantavero family purchased the property and before Ada’s Variety Store filled the space, there was a post office located in the century old building. The detailed renovation of the building has taken longer than expected but is important in maintaining the store’s historic look and feel.

Pietrafeso studied at the French Culinary Institute and has been in the high-end restaurant and catering business for the past decade. Ingredients will be locally sourced, and offered in a seasonal menu, paired with a variety of locally roasted artisan coffee from Path Coffee Roasters in Port Chester, NY.

For more information visit www.AdasKitchenandCoffee.com, email info@adaskitchenandcoffee.com and follow on Facebook and Instagram @adaskitchenandcoffee.