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Western Mass Restaurant To Temporarily Close; Owners Plan Revamp, Work On New Eatery Western Mass Restaurant To Temporarily Close; Owners Plan Revamp, Work On New Eatery
Western Mass Restaurant To Temporarily Close; Owners Plan Revamp, Work On New Eatery The owners of The Federal in Hampden County said they would close one of their locations beginning later this month as they update the restaurant and prepare to launch another eatery. Michael Presnal, executive chef and co-owner of The Federal, said in a news release that the 135 Cooper Street restaurant would close on Feb. 24 for an undisclosed period of time.  "We have made small updates to the restaurant since opening 22 years ago, but we are at a point where we’d like to reimagine the physical and operational aspects of The Federal Restaurant," he said in a news …

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by Josh Lanier
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Western Mass Eatery Emerges As Go-To Destination For Italian Cuisine After One Year In Business Western Mass Eatery Emerges As Go-To Destination For Italian Cuisine After One Year In Business
Western Mass Eatery Emerges As Go-To Destination For Italian Cuisine After One Year In Business Just ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the Valley’s most popular fine-dining restauranteurs opened a little Italian spot in Longmeadow. Posto by The Federal is located in The Longmeadow Shops and serves “old-school new Italian” dishes. While Posto and The Federal share the same executive chef, Michael Presnal, Posto is more casual than the Agawam fine-dining destination. Whereas The Federal does service with elegance on white lenient, Posto does service with elegance on newspaper tissue printed to look like vintage news articles. Since opening in October 2019, online reviews have pra…

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by Kristin Palpini