Chefs and Restaurants

Will Gilson Uses the Lessons Learned in Fine Dining in Three New Casual Spots

Despite the odds, Will Gilson opened three restaurants in the last year, tapping into community goodwill and the operational know-how he built while running fine dining Puritan & Co. for eight years in Cambridge, Mass. The projects, in collaboration with a developer, were four years in the making, and when COVID struck, Gilson was in too deep to call anything off. He and his team pivoted, along with the...