Comings & Goings: Rive Bistro Opens Next Week

Rive Bistro will open Wednesday at 299 Riverside Ave., the former site of the River House Tavern, according to co-owner Vivi Torres. River House closed in January after a 10-year run. (See WestportNow Jan. 12, 2013) Chef and co-owner Eric Sierra, a native of Biarritz, France, was associated with Westport’s Bistro des Amis from 1991 to 2001 and Il Palio, a Shelton restaurant featuring Mediterranean cuisine. He also was at Martel’s in Farfield. A news release said the new restaurant features a “menu that is French all the way –- sans pretense, with a hint of flavor from various French speaking territories. Chef Sierra has created a casual menu that instead focuses on the better ingredients, bigger flavors, and heartier dishes associated with French country cuisine, with a nod to more refined and classic preparations, without the higher price tag.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com