Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE - Friday, July 19, 2019 Casa Blanca Pastry cuts the ribbon at Grand Opening By Tara Vocino A small Shirley Avenue business was transformed Saturday morning into a larger Casa Blanca Pastry during its official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Wonderland Marketplace. Going from three seats and 1,400 square feet at 60 Shirley Ave., which opened on Feb. 21, 2012, they tripled their size at 4,000 square feet and added 60 seats, according to Co-Owner Nabil Ammar. “We have 14 to 16 staff members and more parking here,” Ammar said. “We have the lowest prices in the city – where else can you buy a cappuccino and a croissant for $4.25?” It was a clothing store previously. Chef Yousseff Bentchichia said the Neapolitan is most popular among customers. The pastry shop, which serves breakfast all day, sandwiches, smoothies, gelato, cookies and dinner plates, is located at 151 VFW Parkway and is open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. For information, call 781-6291479, or visit https://casablanca-house-of-pastries.business.site. On Saturday morning outside of Casa Blanca Pastry, the ribbon is cut by John Festa from the Office of Strategic Planning and Economic Development, School Committee Vice Chair Carol Tye, Chamber of Commerce President Brian Davis, Ward 3 Councillor/City Council President Arthur Guinasso, Co-Owner Nabil Ammar, Co-Owner Youssef Bentchichia, Mayor Brian Arrigo, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, Hamid Benlaatmania, Moroccan American Connections in Revere (MACIR) Founder Rachid Moukhabir and Beachmont Improvement Committee President Kathleen Heiser. Customers Walid and Khadija Tijahi, with their children, Adam and Safa, said over breakfast Saturday morning that Casa Blanca Pastry reminds them of back home and that they enjoy spending time with people from their country there. Happy faces following the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday Patrons Claire Peruzzi, Alisha Tamari and Khalil Tamari said the Grand Opening is good for Revere, because the former location didn’t have much parking or many seats. Moroccan American Connections in Revere (MACIR) Founder Rachid Moukhabir, Beachmont Improvement Committee President Kathleen Heiser and School Committee Vice Chair Carol Tye sip on Moroccan mint tea. Loyal customer Ahmed Essaid delivers a congratulatory package and balloons to Co-Owner Nabil Ammar on Saturday morning during Casa Blanca Pastry’s Grand Opening. Wife Lamia Talab, husband, Said Laebousse, daughter, Zakariya Laebousse (right), 11, and son, Douaa Laebousse (left), 8, said chocolate gelato is their favorite flavor in the ice cream sundae. Residents Kathleen Heiser and Carol Tye offer cheers to mint tea. Pictured in the left row: husband Youssef Tyawil, baby Mehdi Tyawil, 13 months (center), wife, Zahra Ezzime Tyawil, and sister, Mariam Tyawil; right row: Msemmen (left) and Beghrir (right). (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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