By Kathy Shiels Tully

Falling in love — with a man and a business idea — wasn't Olivia Torretta's plan when she left Wakefield to study abroad for two years in Italy. But she did, importing them both home. In July, she and Jonathan Santini, her Roman-born husband, opened up Cibo (pronounced "chee-bo") Cafe & Bistro in the Greenwood section on Main Street, next to the post office. The church-quiet neighborhood hasn't been the same since.

Olivia's inspiration and passion for recreating the European-style cafe experience — leisurely savoring cibo, the Italian word for uncomplicated daily food and drink, with friends and family — formed during her time in Europe. "There seemed to be a cafe every 10 feet," she said. Once home, the young couple tried convincing her parents of the need to create one.

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