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Who Runs St. John's Club Now? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 Fall River, Massachusetts

Current status

New owners

As of October 2026, fallriverreporter.com reports St. John's Club changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.

What the source shows: A Fall River Reporter article dated 2026-07-16 reports St. John's Club is under new management and is seeking a new kitchen tenant after its most recent restaurant tenant, The Angry Tomato, left the location. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode featured St. John's Club's Kale Soup, part of a menu of Portuguese-inspired hometown favorites, according to Food Network's profile of the venue, which credits chef Emeril Lagasse with praising the dish. St. John's Club is an athletic club and entertainment venue at 1365 Rodman Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, with a rentable commercial kitchen that has hosted a rotating series of restaurant tenants, according to the Fall River Reporter. A Fall River Reporter article published 2026-07-16 reported that the club's most recent kitchen tenant, The Angry Tomato, left the location after opening only that April, following earlier departures by Casa Bar & Grill, Olimpio's Restaurant, and Acores Family Restaurant since 2024. The same article described the club as under new management and said it was seeking a new kitchen tenant.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2

Air date not confirmed
Title: Hometown Favorites · What was featured: St. John's Club's Kale Soup

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. fallriverreporter.com https://fallriverreporter.com/st-johns-club-looking-for-new-kitchen-tenant-after-restaurant-leaves-location/
  2. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/ma/fall-river/st-johns-club-kitchen-restaurant
  3. tvfoodies.com https://www.tvfoodies.com/locations/2080/st-johns-club/
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