Food Glorious Food: Red Rock Bistro Under New Ownership

When you're looking for a night out and a break from cooking, you might want to know what's new not only where you live, but also in other North Shore communities.

Here's our round up of the area's latest food news:

Swampscott

On Wednesday, selectmen approved the transfer of the Red Rock Bistro's liquor license, pending approval by state liquor officials, to Swampscott Restaurant Operator, LLC.

The LLC's members are Martin Bloom, Robert Hoffman and Wellington Augusto.

Bloom and Hoffman have interests in other liquor licenses: Bloom, two restaurants, in Newburyport and Somerville; and Hoffman, a Framingham package store.

A spokesman for the new owners said they have no plans at this time for major changes at the Humphrey Street restaurant.

Beverly

There's sweet news out of the Garden City — Winfrey's has brought their famous chocolate and candies to Cabot Street. And the new location isn't just for retail. The facility will soon open a production area adjacent to the store.

Lynnfield and Wakefield

Lots of food news recently in Lynnfield and Wakefield. Slice Pizza has reopened after a 9-month renovation. Meanwhile renovations are just set to begin at Kernwood Liquors. The plan is to make the packie more upscale. And that recently reopened Route 1 landmark, The Ship, has the green light to add entertainment like maybe a piano player or violinist.

Andover

The newest Asian restaurant, One Thong Chai, is scheduled to have opened by the time you're reading this. It's a new outpost of Thai restaurant, which has a first location in Fitchburg.

Marblehead

Restaurants can live or die on whether they get the right kind of booze license. That's why it's such good news for Tex-Mex fans that Marblehead's Casa Corona just got a full liquor license. Before, they had only a BYOB license.

North Andover

It's something we hear a lot in the towns we cover — "Will our town be getting a Trader Joe's?" The grocer often leads the list when we ask residents what store they'd like to see come to town. Well, our intrepid editor in North Andover has uncovered how Trader Joe's makes its corporate decisions about where they'll go next. But bad news for North Andover. They almost certainly will never, ever come to North Andover.

Salem

In the Witch City, restaurants are always closing and opening. The city's newest ice cream shop, the Salem Screamery, recently opened in the old Ben & Jerry's space on Washington. Meanwhile, just around the corner, the upscale 43 Church officially closed.