Chef Bob Calderone of The Barnstable Restaurant and Tavern

Meet Chef Bob Calderone who with his wife, Susan Finegold, are the owners of the Barnstable Restaurant and Tavern.

Chef Calderone and his wife have been working together since 1986 and they bought their first restaurant, Anago Bistro in 1992. They received great reviews and accolades from all of the different critics including the Boston Globe, Bon Appetit, Money Magazine, Food and Wine, The Boston Herald, the Improper Bostonian. They stayed in Cambridge for 5 years and then moved into the Lenox Hotel in Downtown Boston. They became Anago and dropped the Bistro from their name and entered into the Boston dining scene as a “real” restaurant. Once again they were very successful and received great press and awards. In 2001 their daughter Sophia was born and their life transitioned. They sold their Boston restaurant and moved to the Cape full time in 2002. That year, they helped Graham Silliman to open Siena at Mashpee Commons. In 2004, Chef Calderone was ready to become an owner again, and the Tavern became available. They bought it and opened on St Patty’s day 2005. The rest is history! Just last month, the Calderone’s once again expanded with the opening of Blue Plate Diner, open for breakfast and lunch, just down the street from the Barnstable Restaurant and Tavern.