Today we’d like to introduce you to Benjamin Albanese.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Benjamin. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
While I was a law student at New England Law, I worked as a service bartender in a small local Italian restaurant in Brockton. Working in the kitchen without a bar or interaction with customers was tedious and boring so I would make ravioli and they would sell them as a special for the evening.
They were so well received that it eventually turned into a business custom making ravioli for small restaurants.
After many incarnations it went from a small pasta shop selling wholesale and retail pasta products to a full-service restaurant, bar and function facility. We still make our own fresh and filled pasta every day.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
The struggle was balancing the pasta and restaurant business with my practice of law.
Owning and managing a full-service restaurant is an all-consuming endeavor, eventually the practice took a back seat to the restaurant. People ask why I run a restaurant, I always reply “no one ever came to my law office to have a good time.”
Not to say the restaurant work is a day at the beach but there is something very creative and gratifying about. Every day is a new problem to solve and another hat to wear.
We’d love to hear more about your business.
We are a full-service restaurant. We specialize in hand made pasta dishes, authentic Italian and creative contemporary dining. We are known for our handmade ravioli and made from scratch sauces, dressings, and desserts. We make our products with love and pride, we treat our customers like family or valued guests.
Some of the items we offer just are not found anywhere else.
What were you like growing up?
As a young boy, I lived on a dead end street with dozens of relatives nearby. It was almost like a village.
My mother taught me to cook and be independent at a very young age. I was always interested in food and cooking and as I got older found out that girls really appreciated when you cooked for them. Some of my friends caught on to that and I taught them how to cook.
Eventually I graduated from college and law school and practiced law but my heart was always in the food business. I enjoyed the creativity and the personal interaction with my guests that a restaurant provided.
I started my current restaurant the week my daughter was born. We just celebrated her 20th birthday.
Contact Info:
- Address: 1050 Pearl Street Brockton, MA.
- Website: Benemeansgood.com
- Phone: 5085831515
- Email: ben@benemeansgood.com
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