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Tapas Bistro Opens Tuesday in Ridgewood

Cravings Tapas Bistro to offer globally inspired menu, Boozy Burbs reports.

A new tapas restaurant will begin offering up its internationally oriented cuisine on Godwin Avenue in Ridgewood this week.

Cravings Tapas Bistro opens Tuesday with 55 seats, serving a small plates menu of globally inspired American cuisine, Chef Michael Merida told Bergen County food blog Boozy Burbs.

Merida, an internationally renowned chef, has the résumé for a global menu, previously working in kitchens in Spain, England, France and Japan.

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Closer to home, Merida has held gigs at the helm of the kitchen at New York City restaurants like Vong and Park Avenue Café. Last year he opened Mezza in Westwood to much acclaim.

Cravings will be open seven days a week for dinner, and begin serving lunch in December. See the full menu at Boozy Burbs.

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