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August 2007 - Posts
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The bar for chocolate lovers The legendary Chocolate Bar at Café Fleuri kicks off its 19th year on Saturday, September 8th. To celebrate the reopening of its weekly Saturday afternoon dessert buffet – whose theme is "Air, Fire, Water & Earth: The Elements Read More...
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The waiter took my order, went outside to smoke and then waved through the window. Read More...
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By Garth Johnston Professor Brian Wansink explains why we eat more than we think Professor Brian Wansink at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. Courtesy of Cornell University Can a noisy restaurant make you drink more – or less? What's the psychology Read More...
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Gaslight Brasserie du Coin photo: Ameena Langford Harrison Avenue's move from grit toward bohemianism continues with the opening of Aquitaine sibling Gaslight Brasserie du Coin , a midpriced Gallic brasserie flaunting a retro-Parisian style – think zinc, Read More...
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Could someone do something about the uniforms? 1982 just called and it wants its suspenders back. Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Ivy Restaurant 49 Temple Pl. Boston 617-451-1416 Kaze 1 Harrison Ave. Boston 617-338-8283 OM Restaurant & Lounge 92 Winthrop St. Cambridge 617-576-2800 Orinoco: A Latin Kitchen 477 Shawmut Ave. Boston 617-369-7075 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Angus Beef Steakhouse 119 Merrimac St. Boston 617-742-6487 Boloco 133 Federal St. Boston 617-357-9727 Boloco 1940 Beacon St. Brighton 617-739-0340 Boloco 283 Longwood Ave. Boston 617-232-2166 Boloco 247 Newbury Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Café D 711 Centre St. Jamaica Plain 617-522-9500 Sorellina 1 Huntington Ave. Boston 617-412-4600 Coming Soon Conundrum Occupying the tiny, tucked-away space of Harvard Square's long-standing Iruna (56 Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Douzo 131 Dartmouth St. Boston 617-859-8886 LiNEaGe 242 Harvard St. Brookline 617-232-0065 Volle Nolle 351 Hanover St. Boston 617-523-0003 New Nightspots Name Address City Phone OM Restaurant & Lounge 92 Winthrop Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Avila 1 Charles St. S. Boston 617-267-4810 Croma 269 Newbury St. Boston 617-247-3200 Green Street 280 Green St. Cambridge 617-876-1655 Max Stein's 94 Hartwell Ave. Lexington 781-402-0033 Parlor Restaurant & Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone dante 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd. Cambridge 617-497-4200 Quince Bistro 1019 Great Plain Ave. Needham 781-449-0022 Vicki Lee's 105 Trapelo Rd. Belmont 617-489-5007 New Nightspots Name Address City Phone Diva Lounge Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Beacon Street Tavern 1032 Beacon St. Brookline 617-713-2700 District 180 Lincoln St. Boston 617-426-0180 La Brace 76 Salem St. Boston 617-523-8820 LTK 225 Northern Ave. Boston 617-330-7430 Sauciety 425 Summer St. Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone La Galleria 33 125 Salem St. Boston 617-723-7233 NuVo Kitchen & Wine Bar 4174 Washington St. Roslindale 617-363-9225 Pava 1229 Centre St. Newton 617-965-0905 Ponzu 286 Moody St. Waltham 781-736-9188 Soul Fire Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone All Star Sandwich Bar 1245 Cambridge St. Cambridge 617-868-3065 Coming Soon Bin 26 Babak and Azita Bina, the sibs behind Persian destination Lala Rokh , take a new tack with this Beacon Hill wine bar (26 Charles Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone El Oriental de Cuba 416 Centre St. Jamaica Plain 617-524-6464 Pellana 9 Sylvan St. Peabody 978-531-4800 Rustic Kitchen 210 Stuart St. Boston 617-423-5700 UBurger 636 Beacon St. Boston 617-536-0448 Z Square 14 JFK Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Bin 26 Enoteca 26 Charles St. Boston 617-723-5939 Bouchée 159 Newbury St. Boston 617-450-4343 Red Sky 16-18 North St. Boston 617-742-3333 New Nightspots Name Address City Phone Alchemist Lounge 435 S. Huntington Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Kathmandu Spice 166 Mass. Ave. Arlington 781-316-1755 Miel 510 Atlantic Ave. Boston 617-217-5151 Coming Soon Alta Strada Boston has Via Matta ("Crazy Way"); now, in the next month or so, Wellesley will Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone Garden at The Cellar 991 Mass. Ave. Cambridge 617-230-5880 Potbellies Kitchen 87 A St. South Boston 617-269-2233 New Nightspots Name Address City Phone RumBa 510 Atlantic Ave. Boston 617-747-1000 Coming Soon 51 Read More...
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By Deirdre Donovan, ZAGAT.com staff editor The restaurant industry reinvents itself with an eco-conscious eye London's Acorn House Photo: Cindy Chen The greening of the restaurant industry, an idealistic movement that took root decades ago, is now Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone 51 Lincoln 51 Lincoln St. Newton 617-965-3100 Alta Strada 92 Central St. Wellesley 781-237-6100 Mela 578 Tremont St. Boston 617-859-4805 Mr. Crepe 51 Davis Sq. Somerville 617-623-0661 Rendang 57 JFK St., 2nd fl. Read More...
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New Restaurants Name Address City Phone POPS 560 Tremont St. Boston 617-695-1250 Sagra 400 Highland Ave. Somerville 617-625-4200 New Nightspots Name Address City Phone Deep Ellum 477 Cambridge St. Allston 617-787-2337 Lower Depths Tap Room 476 Commonwealth Read More...
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Enjoy a movable feast at Vinoteca di Monica. September 4: Attend “North End Exposure: A Progressive Dinner,” and you’ll get to dine on pasta, meat, fish and veggies at Prezza , Taranta , Tresca and Vinoteca di Monica – in any order you choose in advance Read More...
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The North End ristorante formerly known as Monica’s has expanded to encompass a full bar – and has rechristened itself Vinoteca di Monica in the process. Sandrine’s , the 11-year-old Harvard Square bistro, has a newly acquired liquor license; they're Read More...
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Do you carry your Zagat Survey with you wherever you go? Well, you don't have to anymore because earlier this week we happily announced a new (and free) way for you to find your favorite restaurant, nightspot or hotel: ZAGAT.mobi . Looking for a sushi Read More...
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Smack in the middle of Harvard Square, OM Restaurant has created a garden oasis featuring artworks acquired from all over Asia. It seats 36 and will boast its own bar Thursday through Saturday. Making the most of summer includes making the most of alfresco Read More...
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After much anticipation, South End's Gaslight Brasserie du Coin will open to the public on Thursday, August 23rd. The restaurant, first slated to open last spring , will serve lunch and dinner and follow the grand tradition of French brasseries; special Read More...
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We could have lived without knowing that our waiter was 'Steven from Long Beach.' Read More...
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The Met's Tokyo Burger features avocado, pickled onion, soy glaze and wasabi mayo. First there was Chris Schlesinger’s All-Star Sandwich Bar , then Ken Oringer’s taqueria La Verdad . Now other high-end restaurateurs are jumping on the downscale, utensil-free Read More...
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Terra Verde at the Green Valley Ranch Resort Last night Fox wrapped up the third season of its hit kitchen reality show from chef Gordon Ramsay , Hell's Kitchen . This year the top prize went to Virginian Rock Harper , 30, who now will have "the coveted Read More...
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Out with chandeliers, in with star chefs as hotel restaurants shed their stuffy image Dean Fearing “Formal dining is dead,” declares Dean Fearing, the chef who spent two decades at the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas. “I think people want to be wowed, Read More...
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Belly up to the Neptune Oyster bar. Hungry for a few – or a few dozen – oysters on the half shell? Head to these raw bar favorites. The Back Eddy B&G Oyster Central Kitchen East Coast Grill & Raw Bar Great Bay Neptune Oyster Read More...
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Sushi-Teq Taking Asian-Latin fusion to another level, sushi bar/salsa lounge Sushi-Teq in the new InterContinental Boston combines nigiri and maki with margaritas and tequila flights; rhythmic sounds and a colorful space add to the experience, as do server-dancers Read More...
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If I wanted to be treated with distaste, I would just stay home. Read More...
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The New York–based Japanese franchise Haru will bring its contemporary take on tempura, maki and more to the Back Bay in October (Shops at the Pru , Boston). Ashmont Grill ’s Chris Douglass is on a Dorchester roll, with plans to open a pizza-and-pasta Read More...
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On Wednesday, August 15th, join Sandy Block – one of 24 certified Masters of Wine in the U.S. – when he presides over a five-course Pinot Noir dinner at the Park Square branch of Legal Sea Foods (6:30–9 PM; $110 per person, includes tax and gratuity; Read More...
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Both the name and the giant photographic murals of cattle immediately inform fans of the former Federalist in the XV Beacon Hotel that its steakhouse successor, Mooo... , has traded stateliness for cheeky chic; now mooo-vers and shakers can kick back Read More...
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Barbara Lynch Barbara Lynch continues to corner the market on, well, the corner of Tremont and Waltham streets: in addition to The Butcher Shop , B&G Oysters and her high-end market, Plum Produce , she has now opened Stir , a cookbook library and demo Read More...
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Our waiter was very unattractive, and this being LA, I have to downgrade the Decor rating. Read More...
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Fresh food just tastes better, which explains why more and more restaurant kitchens are establishing relationships with local growers and showcasing menus with pedigreed ingredients. On August 21st, Craigie Street Bistrot is offering a special five-course Read More...
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