CM Gourmet Market will open in June in the newly constructed Saugatuck Center, 580 Riverside Ave., according to owner Michelle Weber (above) who also owns Cocoa Michelle – which will continue to operate – at nearby 54 Railroad Place. “We’re shooting for mid to end of June to open our new business,” said Weber. It will occupy the entire L-shaped wing on the left side of the new structure and include two sections, a gourmet market and a café with full breakfast and lunch menus, she said. Weber said the cafe chef, Molly Brandt, who was chosen as one of 10 best student chefs by Food & Wine Magazine in 2006, would relocate from Florida. WestportNow reported on Tuesday that Saugatuck Craft Butchery will open in the L-shaped building on the right side of Saugatuck Center, opposite the CM Gourmet Market. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The Saugatuck Craft Butchery, 575 Riverside Ave., owned by Ryan (above) and Katherine Fibiger, which opened at the Saugatuck Center in November 2011, will relocate across the street before July 4. “Our new shop across the street—the L-shaped building on the right—will more than double our space, give us more room for meat cutting and in the new wing we will offer more prepared foods,” said Samantha Garwin, marketing manager. Chef Mark Heppermann said the expanded prepared food section will offer more sandwiches, a greater variety of chili, meatball, tureens, pates, meatloaves, and more. “We’ll have some outdoor seating in addition to indoor tables that will seat around 10,” he added. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Saugatuck Craft Butchery will occupy the L-shaped building on the right when it moves across Riverside Avenue in July from its current home. The new store will be part of phase two of the Gault family’s mixed use retail and residential Saugatuck Center Development. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Kibberia Middle Eastern Restaurant and Cafe will open in late June at 361 Post Road West in the location formerly occupied by John’s Best. Owner/chef Carole Iskandar (above) owns a restaurant with the same name in Danbury (www.kibberia.com). Danbury resident Iskandar said the restaurant will have a casual environment that seats 100 and offers take-out service. She said customers will order their food, which includes many vegan dishes, at the counter which will then be served at your table. “We’re applying for a liquor license but plan to offer a BYOB policy until then.”  The native of Lebanon who moved to the United States when she was 14, said she chose Westport for her business expansion because “so many of our customers come from Westport and they encouraged me to open a similar restaurant here. They say ‘Westport has nothing like this.’” John’s Best closed in January after 45 years in Westport (See WestportNow Jan. 8, 2013) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The blizzard of frozen yogurt stores in Westport continues with the opening later this month of Peachwave Yogurt at 170 Post Road West, across from the Kings Highway Elementary School. The Westport store will be one of 20 in Connecticut, the nearest Fairfield County locations include openings scheduled for Wilton, Norwalk and New Canaan with existing shops in Ridgefield, Bethel and Danbury. Oklahoma-based Peachwave markets its product as “low in calories and fat, high in calcium, and high in protein,” according to its website. Peachwave joins Sweet Frog, Pinkberry, Top This, all on Post Road East, and FroYo World on Post Road West. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Consumers Petroleum has acquired the convenience store, Citgo gas and service station at Westport’s 786-788 Post Road East for $1.6 million, according to the Trumbull-based company. The Town Hall transaction record shows the land sale was valued at $900,000. After 80 years in one family, the service station was put up for sale last October. (See WestportNow, Oct.10, 2012) It was founded in the early 1930s by Joe DeMattia. According to Ken Paolini, a 22-year staff member, the new owners will take over in “three to six months or maybe even a year from now” and plan to eliminate the service bay, offering self-service gas plus a large convenience shop. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com