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wbjournal.com | January 9. 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 19 B E S T F O O D F O C U S For over 25 Years, Leone's has been creating beautiful outdoor living spaces for our clients. Whether it is landscaping redesigns or starting from scratch, Leone's can help you every step of the way. THANK YOU for Voting us the BEST OF BUSINESS for Commercial Landscaping! Call 508-791-1919 | www.leones-landscaping.com 29 Grove Street | Shrewsbury, MA 01545 n LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION n LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE n SITE DEVELOPMENT & TRUCKING n SNOW REMOVAL www.fitness-asylum.com SHREWSBURY | 56 Summer St. BOYLSTON | 65 Shrewsbury St. Proud Winner of 2017 Best Of Business Awards Congratulations to all of the 2017 Best of Business Award Winners Best Exercise Facility and Fitness Center Thank you to our clients and staff! • The Body Challenge • The Bikini Challenge • The Spartan Challenge • Bootcamp and Specialty classes BEST BLACKSTONE VALLEY AFTER-WORK BAR Gray Barn Whitinsville Top executive: President John H. Mellor Founded: 1965 Employees: 6 In its third generation of owner and 52nd year, the Gray Barn strives to set itself apart by offering fun activities almost every night, coupled with a knowledgeable and friendly bartending staff. Notable runners-up: Kyoto Bar & Grill, Feng Asian Bistro & Hibachi BEST TRI-AREA AFTER-WORK BAR Cedar Street Grille* Sturbridge, www.cedarstreetgrille.com Top executive: CEO Michael Lyons Founded: 2011 Employees: 40 Cedar Street prides itself on its neighbor- hood atmosphere, creative cocktails and an approachable scratch kitchen menu featuring small places, seasonal entrees and house-made desserts. The bar and restaurant layout is designed to encourage a comfortable, sharing atmosphere. Notable runners-up: Rovezzi's Ristorante, Eighty Ates Bar & Grille BEST LOCALLY OWNED PLACE TO MEET FOR COFFEE BirchTree Bread Company Worcester, www.birchtreebreadcompany.com Top executive: Co-owners Robert Fecteau and Avra Hoffman Founded: 2014 Employees: 26 BirchTree uses local, wholesome ingre- dients to create its products and differ- entiates itself by creating a community atmosphere where people feel at home, offering live music and continuously chang- ing artwork. Notable runners-up: InHouse Coffee, NU Cafe & Juice Bar BEST COFFEE SERVICE Good As Gold Coffee* Worcester, Goodasgold.com Top executive: President Patrice Goldman Founded: 1969 Employees: 14 One of the last family-owned coffee services in Massachusetts, Good as Gold combines good-tasting coffee with fair pricing, along with an intense desire to always be better. BEST CATERER FOR A CORPORATE EVENT Peppers Artful Events Northborough, www.pepperscatering.com Top executives: President Susan Lawrence and Catering Director John Lawrence Founded: 1987 Employees: 149 Peppers seeks to go above and beyond its customers' expectations by focusing on artful presentations of everything from the meals to the event decor, coupled with at- tentive staff and all underlined by delicious food. All the elements, from top to bottom, are designed to meet clients' visions for events. Notable runner-up: Struck Catering BirchTree Bread Company Peppers Artful Events Cedar Street Grille