a pair of restaurants, which have become must-stops for foodies in hudson, are expanding across the state in 2022.

the organized chaos represents an evolution of ideas that’s catered to transforming the flatbread sit-down restaurant into a streamlined efficient takeout service due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has left businesses across massachusetts and the country struggling to stay afloat. rail trail has now been able to hire employees back.

Instead of flowers or chocolate this Valentine’s Day, you can order your significant other a heart-shaped pizza.

Hudson’s Rail Trail Flatbread Co. will be selling heart-shaped flatbread on Feb. 14 for dine-in, online ordering, and take-out.

show someone you love them with a heart-shaped pizza this valentine’s day.rail trail flatbread co. in hudson, massachusetts is selling heart-shaped flatbreads on friday, feb. 14. the pizza’s will be available for dine-in, online ordering and takeout.the restaurant said the flatbreads will be made out of its “signature hand-stretched gold-rush-era sourdough, and topped with a choice of scratch-made toppings, like chicken bacon ranch, or classics, like cheese and pepperoni.”

an artisanal ice cream shop, a craft brewery, a gift store stocked with handmade wares, and, yes, a speakeasy, all within walking distance of one another: what city neighborhood could possibly check all of those boxes? hudson does.

if we’re going to identify some super healthy salads…we want a nice balance between veggies, protein, healthy fat, and carbohydrates… rail trail flatbread co. is located in hudson, ma and they are serving a super healthy beet salad that is worthy of making the list.

the impossible burger makes its debut on the rail trail menu this week. the burger comes with a vegan set—daiya provolone, vegan french onion spread, crispy potato skins and lettuce.

every employee at the restaurant – and soon two others across the street owned and operated by the same group – is taught the economics of running a restaurant, and to a greater extent, their own life, thanks to an open-book management style.

order lunch or dinner at the rail trail flatbread co. in hudson, mass., and you’re in for a pleasant experience. the food is great. the service is excellent. and if you ask, your server will be happy to explain the economics of the business—labor, cost of goods, and so on—along with some ideas she and her coworkers have recently come up with to boost revenue and control expenses

Ask Michael Kasseris what his title is at the Rail Trail Flatbread Co. in downtown Hudson, Mass., and the 32-year-old hesitates. He co-owns the restaurant – and two other hot spots on Main Street -- with Karim El-Gamal and Jason Kleinerman. "We like to call ourselves sometimes 'creative directors' because we like to play around with the creative direction of the company," he told MassLive during a sit-down inside the restaurant during a busy Thursday afternoon.

Opened by three young entrepreneurs in 2012, this area hot spot almost single-handedly revitalized Hudson’s now-booming Main Street, and the fire is still burning bright in the pizza oven today.

they opened the rail trail flatbread co., offering 20 taps of craft beer and char-blistered pies. that leap of faith opened the floodgates for other food-oriented entrepreneurs, who are populating downtown with everything from a gourmet cheese shop to a next-level gastropub. ahead, a pedestrian-friendly tour of hudson’s burgeoning main street