Nesting instinct

Acova Gluten-free and delicious

• Acova can hardly contain itself. The action at this sprawling Highlands restaurant, which last year filled the empty space housing Patsy’s Inn for 95 years, connects with the neighborhood through an indoor-outdoor bar, patio, and play area. It’s all the vision of ebullient owner Betsy Workman, who with husband Sean also operates The Hornet on South Broadway. “The Hornet is my husband,” she says