Chef Alex Seidel closing Roca’s Pizza & Pasta after just a year

A year after James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Alex Seidel reopened Frontroom Pizza in Lakewood as Roca’s Pizza & Pasta, the chef is throwing in the towel.

“We worked hard to create a neighborhood restaurant that felt like home to the local Lakewood community and that everyone could enjoy,” he wrote in an Instagram post.

“We also care deeply about our team and our customers, so choosing to close after a year in business was a hard decision for us to make – but, after all the tough nights and continued challenges, we feel it is the best choice,” he added.

Roca’s last day of service will be Sunday, April 30.

Seidel (Fruition, Mercantile, Chook, Fudmill) and chef Tim Bender (Comal, Osage Cafe) took over the space that had been occupied for more than three decades by Frontroom Pizza Read Entire Article