Rozafa Mediterranean Bistro is named after a famed castle located. Decem/ 11:58 PM / CBS Boston QUINCY (CBS) - A surprise Christmas bonus for staff at Alba in Quincy and Alba on 53 in Hanover. Next thing I see my manager with the au jus, saying, ‘Go, go, go!’ I got there in the 1990s, but in the 1970s and 1980s, there was a line out the door every single every day. Rozafa Mediterranean Bistro is owned and operated by Marlon Vila and his brother, Klaudio. Now Alba is back open for both indoor and outdoor dining and Keka said his new restaurant is opening soon. I was carrying a tray, I slid, and a whole tray of food - well, it was like I blacked out. Photo Courtesy of Leo Keka Leo Keka, owner of Alba Restaurant in Quincy. It was a factory! I fell on the floor once. We hired 140 servers, and at the end of the week, not everyone would make it. OWNER ALBA QUINCY TVThere’s no way in hell that place couldn’t be a successful TV show. It should have been a TV show, that’s for sure. What’s your most missed Boston restaurant? Anthony’s Pier 4. Indian food is pretty big now, and we have some great restaurants in Quincy for Indian food. Leo also owns nearby Zef Cicchetti & Raw. What kind of restaurant is Boston missing right now? I’d love to see more Arabic and Middle Eastern foods, more Mongolian foods and African foods. Most people who live on the South Shore are familiar with Leo Kekas Quincy restaurant, ALBA, and its rooftop deck. How about that? I couldn’t eat them, and as a kid, they’d give them to me. But I don’t know that I have any food I really wouldn’t eat. What’s the one food you never want to eat again? I don’t care for Vietnamese food. I try not to get involved in political stuff, that’s all. I look at the obituaries, all that local news. I also read our local paper, the Patriot Ledger. Requests response to his suggestion that Pedro de Alba accompany James Gadsden to East Florida. I do read our local papers online every day. I’m trying to figure out what we did wrong in the world. What are you reading? I usually go online, mostly. to house Alba, across the street from the. In 2008, Keka bought the building at 1486 Hancock St. What’s the most overdone trend right now? Bourbons and mixology. Baars, M.D., Born Only Once (Franciscan Press, Quincy University. Alba has been serving up Mediterranean-inspired fare in Quincy Center for nearly 15 years. OWNER ALBA QUINCY PROFESSIONALWWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play. Just a smoked shoulder, and you make soup out of it. WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. I became fascinated with wine, meeting winemakers. When I went to Pier 4, I went from a farm boy to an extravagant restaurant with famous people. What’s your earliest food memory that made you think: I want to work in restaurants? I was lower-skill, coming from the farms of Albania with no education, and restaurants were the only way in. And I think Lydia Shire does a wonderful job at Scampo. They don’t change the menu they stay with the same beautiful, classic dishes. I worked there for three years, and I understand their background. They take so much pride in their product. What other restaurants do you visit? I do love Grill 23. Now you have food from all over the world, people with different ideas, and lots of culinary training. It was a very good moment for everybody.How has the restaurant landscape changed since you arrived in Boston? I’m not that old, but as a young man, you talked about Anthony’s, Jimmy’s, Café Budapest. “They could buy extra presents this year for their friends and family. So when I came to this country I was given a ticket to come over and I always know you can always count on America.” “I’m proud to be an American and one thing I learned about America- it’s the country of giving. “I personally celebrated 30 years in this country and it was a big day for me,” Keka said. So, to celebrate the anniversary, he donated a portion of all gift cards sold this year from the 17th to Christmas Eve. Keka moved to the US from Albania 30 years ago, on December 17, 1990. So I was hoping to pitch in a little bit.” They’re not making the money they used to make. Keka said, “Most of the staff here is dropping their sales and paychecks. Thank you for all of the hard work you guys have done.’ We were very excited.” 'I'm really happy with how it has come together,' owner Leo Keka said. He added, “I said, ‘are you sure you want to do this?’ He said, ‘absolutely, it’s a Merry Christmas to everybody. An expansion of the popular Quincy steakhouse, the new Alba could open as soon as next weekend, Aug.
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