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Northshore October 2025
Joe Faro, “chief food taster” for Tuscan Brands, pretty much grew up going to the Black Cow. After all, the restaurant has been a staple of the Newburyport waterfront for more than 20 years. So when the Black Cow moved to a new location, Faro couldn’t pass up the opportunity to open the next installment of his growing Tuscan Brands empire in the iconic building.  Joe Faro, Photograph by Sarah Jordan McCaffery “It’s a place I’ve always dreamt of opening a restaurant,” says Faro, who grew up in Lawrence. “I’ve always loved Newburyport. Me, my friends, and eventually my wife—we are all drawn to it.”  The
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