This past month, Bethany’s Airport Diner started serving dinner on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 5 to 8:30 p.m., including dine-in and take-out orders. According to owner Bethany Coviello, this is the first time in 10 years the diner has offered dinner services. Open since 1993, the admired diner has offered breakfast and lunch, accompanied by the Block Island State Airport view.Coviello opened the restaurant when she was 27 years-old, and has now been running the diner for 28 years. “I loved Block Island and the opportunity fell into my lap. I was really thrilled about it and I’ve always liked the airport,” Coviello said. “I don’t know what else I would do. I like the people, I like the clientele, and I like my regulars.”Coviello has the help of chef Richie Nesi, who trained in Florence, Italy for three years, starting when he was 24 years old. “That’s where I really learned how to cook,” Nesi said. He then progressed to working in three restaurants in New York City for the next 15 years. After that, Nesi moved to upstate New York and there he ran a farm-to-table, locally sourced restaurant at Silo Ridge. About three months ago,
