The Boston Globe, October 1st, 1990
One Monday afternoon a few months ago, the telephone rang at Davio's on Newbury Street. It was Paul Sonnabend, president of Sonesta Hotels. Davio's is one of his favorite restaurants, and owner Steve DiFillippo assumed he wanted a reservation. "No," said Sonnabend. "I want to talk to you. Come by my office on the 41st floor of the Hancock Tower." Sonnabend was direct. "I want a Davio's at the Cambridge Sonesta," he said. That confused DiFillippo. "You mean you want to buy our name?" "No, I want a Davio's at the Sonesta, and I want you to run it. I want it to be as good as Davio's at Newbury S...
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