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Nico Heirloom Kitchen rebrands as Copper 48 gastropub in Gilbert

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Copper 48 restaurant retains some of the dishes from Nico Heirloom Kitchen but has more of a gastropub menu. (Tom Blodgett/Community Impact Newspaper)

Copper 48 restaurant retains some of the dishes from Nico Heirloom Kitchen but has more of a gastropub menu. (Tom Blodgett/Community Impact Newspaper)

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By Tom Blodgett | | Updated

Nico Heirloom Kitchen reopened as Copper 48 restaurant Jan. 1 at 366 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert. The new concept is for a gastropub with broader appeal and a more eclectic wine list with the same craft cocktails and niche craft beers. 480-584-4760. The website will be www.copper48az.com, but for now information is available at www.nicoaz.com
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By Tom Blodgett
Raised in Arizona, Tom Blodgett has spent 30 years in journalism in Arizona and is the editor of the Gilbert edition of Community Impact Newspaper. He is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he now serves as an instructional professional in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and editorial adviser to The State Press, the university's independent student media outlet.

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