Christiana Ernst (Ercoli) 

2017 Competitor

Christiana came from Italy in 2007 with her husband and two boys. They bought a building in Clinton, MA, where they opened Ristorante Via Alto 27 in April of 2008.

In November 2008, her restaurant participated for the first time in the Worcester's Best Chef Competition and won the Chef's Choice Award with their Chicken Rollatini. In January 2010, they won the People's Choice Award with a Peach and White Chocolate Cheesecake and, in January 2011, they won the WXLO Award with Pumpkin Ravioli.

Unfortunately, Christiana's husband was diagnosed with ALS and they began having a hard time taking care of the restaurant. They decided to find some one to run it for them. In September 2014, they changed the name to Clintons Bar and Grille and now have a Chef who is running the place and doing a wonderful job!

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