© John Hilton

A Cultural One-Two Punch

Losing Bella Ciao and Shaman Drum

by Sally Mitani

In late May, a Boston lawyer and his client, in town for a few days of litigating, were standing in front of Bella Ciao. “These three restaurants,” he said, peering at a piece of paper in his hand. “Any one of the three,” indicating the great Liberty Street triumvirate of West End Grill, Bella Ciao, and Pacific Rim. “This is apparently where it’s happening.”

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