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Hope Springs Eternal: The Struggles Of A New Restaurant

caption: Chef Abe Hagel of Zouave.
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Chef Abe Hagel of Zouave.

Steve Scher talks with chef Abe Hagel at his new Ravenna restaurant, Zouave. Hagel hopes his eclectic menu of Mediterranean dishes and Berber spices will draw diners and beat the statistic that 25 percent of new restaurants fail in their first year.

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