Find Boston Treats with Hollywood Style At Cafe La Diva
Chowhounds turned cafe owners Lina Coyle and Diane Lang Rufo are selling the best of urban eats to the suburban crowd.
When Cafe La Diva owners Lina Coyle and Diane Lang Rufo considered opening a cafe, they stumbled upon what they view as a great idea for a business model: Promote others’ businesses and let the customers come to you. Open only two weeks in its 16 Albion Street location in Wakefield, Café La Diva already has regulars coming for some of the best treats available in Wakefield, and that’s no lie: The pair sells yummies culled from the crème de la crème of Boston’s best bakeries and specialty food stores. The bagels are from Bagel World in Reading, the pizza from Leone’s in Somerville, and the calzones from J&M in Saugus. Or is cappuccino cake your thing? They've got it, and it’s from Modern Pastry in the North End. Even the “usual stuff,” like…
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