Eden Gourmet in Contract for Voro's Liquor License

Eden Gourmet is in contract for the liquor license last used by Voro, which closed last month, according to the market's co-owner Mario Andreani.

Possessing the license means Eden will be able to serve drinks in its upcoming second-floor restaurant, Upstairs at Eden, slated to open between June 1 and June 15, as well as the Cafe at Eden Gourmet, the outdoor patio overlooking the train platform, and a third-floor private banquet hall.

The restaurant won't open before the license is secured, Andreani said, but its chef—Paul Lustbaden, formerly of Cent'Anni in Maplewood—has been hired.

Last month at a Board of Trustees meeting, it was announced that Voro's liquor license had been seized by the IRS, and an application for a transfer had been made.