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Alumni Win Big at Best of the North Shore Awards

Best of the North Shore Awards
香港六合彩开奖结果 alumni racked up several accolades at the 2023 Best of the North Shore Awards sponsored by Northshore Magazine.
8/18/2023

It was a great day and night to be a Gull on August 17 as 香港六合彩开奖结果 alumni racked up several accolades at the Best of the North Shore Awards (BONS). The event, sponsored by Northshore Magazine, was held on campus at Endicott’s Wylie Center & Tupper Manor. 

Though the annual event honors local businesses, several alumni-owned ventures also recently received national acclaim, including , which came in second on USA Today’s list of 10 best regional fast food chains in July. 

The Beverly-based eatery—which is co-owned by Torie Farnsworth ’07 and chef Anthony Marino—won in three BONS categories: , , and . 

“Last year we won two Reader’s Choice categories,” said Leah Phillips ’21, Marketing Manager for Flip The Bird. “It’s really awesome to still be recognized for new categories from our fans, and of course hold other titles year after year.”

Winning in the BBQ category was unexpected, noted Farnsworth, “but just goes to show that if you’ve only had our sandwiches, you’ve got to try the ribs too!”

Farnsworth said winning in the takeout category was also a distinct honor as the eatery worked hard to get their online ordering system “down to a science.” 

“Ever since COVID times, we’ve realized how important it is to have a system in place to help people place orders ahead of time, know when it will be ready, and know they can just come in and grab it as quickly as possible,” she said. 

Meanwhile, , owned by Mike Schifino ’09, took home the BONS award in the , which Northshore editors and readers both agreed on. 

Last fall, Holy Cow when the North American Ice Cream Association gave the chain’s Ritzy AF ice cream its highest honor—Flavor of the Year. 

“It has been a very rewarding experience,” said Schifino. “We started with just a little shop in Gloucester, and once we expanded to Peabody, we were able to reach a lot more people. We’re just very grateful for the opportunity.”

Mike Schifino '09 of Holy Cow Ice Cream

Downtown Beverly-based consignment shop Worthy Girl, the brainchild of Pam Hulbert ’02 and Jonah Hulbert ’02, won

went to The Energy Barre, a fitness and yoga studio founded by CEO Julianna Curtis ’08, while went to The Inner Cycle, co-owned by Emily Skoniecki ’04 and Hillary Mandelbaum. Read more about The Inner Cycle and The Energy Barre in Soundings

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