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MIDA is an Italian neighborhood restaurant in Newton run by chef-owner Douglass Williams, who was named one of Food & Wine's top 10 Best New Chefs in America in 2020. Williams brings fifteen years of cooking experience from cities across Europe and Asia to the kitchen here. The restaurant describes itself as inspired Italian cooking prepared with generosity and thoughtfulness, and the staff welcomes visitors warmly—the website notes that hugs and handshakes are mandatory.