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August 2008 - Posts
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Lucca photo: Courtesy of Lucca On Tuesday, September 2nd, some of the city’s best-known Italian restaurants will team up for the North End Progressive Dinner. Attendees receive a map and are assigned to a starting restaurant – either Prezza Read More...
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– The "farm-to-school" movement has arrived. [ WSJ ] – Los Angeles taco trucks left court victorious yesterday. [ LAT ] – To save costs, manufacturers have been switching ingredients like cocoa butter with cheaper alternatives Read More...
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It has become something of a spectator sport to keep up with the many new restaurants ( Persephone , Salvatore's , 606 Congress , etc.) in the Seaport District. Now the Westin Boston Waterfront (425 Summer St., 617-532-4600) is unveiling two more Read More...
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Rendezvous Photo: Courtesy of Rendezvous Rendezvous has always had a solid reputation as a neighborhood restaurant. So locals will be especially happy to know that they’re welcoming the brand-new Central Square Theatre by offering a pre- and post-theater Read More...
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– Successfully opening a restaurant is still a tricky business feat. [ NYT ] – Bringing fortune cookies to China. [ Diner's Journal ] – Tapeworms, or a reason to avoid raw salmon. [ Gourmet ] – Many foods you loved as a child Read More...
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Michael K. Jacek, a Culinary Institute of America alum and former sushi chef at Inaho in Yarmouth, has recently stepped up to run the kitchen at Cafeteria . No sooner did he arrive than he started planning some big changes for this perpetually buzzing Read More...
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– The first pack of instant ramen was sold 50 years ago. [ NPR ] – Rocco DiSpirito is going to be Dancing With the Stars this year. [ ABC ] – Move over umami , the newest taste is calcium [ Yahoo ] – School lunch prices are looking Read More...
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Wine Tasting at Rosecliff Photo: John Corbett, courtesy of The Preservation Society of Newport County Fans of history and gastronomy, get ready. The Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival runs from September 25th–28th, offering a smorgasbord Read More...
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At Sofra Bakery and Café in Cambridge, Ana Sortun, chef-owner of Oleana , and her pastry chef, Maura Kilpatrick, showcase their flair for Middle Eastern cuisine with boldly flavored picnic foods (the name is Arabic for ‘picnic’) such Read More...
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A place so phony it would make Holden Caulfield's head explode. Read More...
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Lucky for us, several eateries think that Restaurant Week should in fact be Restaurant Month and continue to stave off the late summer doldrums by keeping things lively with prix fixe lunches for $20.08 and dinners for a cool $33.08. At Aura in the Seaport Read More...
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After operating as a speakeasy during Prohibition, then as a neighborhood joint for the past few decades, The Biltmore has made a recent shift to mass appeal that's now complete. Following last year's buzz around the place – when a team Read More...
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As we launch our first-ever Zagat Dating (& Dumping) Survey , we are asking for your candid, witty and enlightening insights into the world of relationships. Let us in on the ups and downs of your dating experiences. For example, when you go to a Read More...
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Persephone photo: Mike Ritter "Local, Sustainable, Delicious: A Seasonal Celebration," a cocktail reception to be held on Sunday, September 28th, at Persephone , will bring together eight top Boston chefs to raise money for Chefs Collaborative Read More...
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By now you’ve probably heard that Skipjack’s is expanding its empire to Patriot Place . But here’s something you might not know yet: when the restaurant opens mid-September, the menu will be largely driven by skillfully carved fish from Read More...
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Atlantic , a casual American seafooder with white wainscoting and a harbor view, replaces Edgartown’s Navigator, and is from the same owners (who also operate the exclusive Boathouse club upstairs); the midpriced menu focuses more on fresh ingredients Read More...
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They’re having siesta while you're trying to fiesta. Read More...
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Tony Maws, the award-winning chef of Craigie Street Bistrot , is gearing up for his late October move to a larger location in Central Square . The French bistro's new space necessitates a name change because it will no longer be on Craigie Street Read More...
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photo: Oscar Rohena Beer bars are a dime a dozen around Fenway Park, and it’s common knowledge that Eastern Standard is a standard bearer, if you will, of classic cocktails. Red Sox fans who are looking for an inventive way to get some Dutch courage Read More...
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Everyone likes to escape to Nantucket for the summer – chefs are no exception. While some only manage a weekend getaway, Pigalle 's Marc Orfaly has overseen the menus at the Summer House properties since the beginning of the season . And for Read More...
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Masa is offering a margarita flight for $15. The dining deal-a-thon Restaurant Week (August 10–15, 17–22) doesn’t stop with the three-course $20.08 lunches and $33.08 dinners at more than 180 restaurants. Several eateries are also offering Read More...
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ZAGAT.mobi on the iPhone You know the drill: you’re in a 4 PM meeting when you realize you’re supposed to take a top client out for dinner, but you forgot to make a reservation. You have two choices. One, fake a cough, excuse yourself for Read More...
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With Sox games to cheer on and Olympic feats to ogle, who has time to make their own tomato sauce? Nebo sisters Carla and Christina Pallotta have launched a product line based on the recipes of their mom, Angelina, with authentic Italian items like marinara Read More...
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photo: Courtesy of Tavolo Italian cheap eats featuring pizza and pasta is the name of the game at Tavolo in Dorchester, the latest venture from chef-owner Chris Douglass, who also owns Ashmont Grill up the street as well as Icarus in Boston’s South Read More...
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– Monsanto is jettisoning its dairy hormone division after a consumer backlash. [ NYT ] – Kids meals are not good for kids. [ Menupages: Boston ] – For the first time, Cali strawberries are going to China. [ NYT ] – Some very different Read More...
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By Deirdre Donovan, ZAGAT.com Staff Editor With new technologies, aquarium outreach programs and a local focus, more chefs are going green. NYC chef Anita Lo serves Australis Barramundi. Diners are riding a wave of awareness regarding threats to oceanlife Read More...
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Hook's lobster weathervane survived the fire and will be back on-site following needed repair. photo: Josh Wardell Following the May 31st fire that destroyed its waterfront home, James Hook & Co. , the circa 1925 seafood supplier most famous for Read More...
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Five Guys Burgers and Fries , the popular Virginia-based burger chain, joins the patty party with two Massachusetts locations set to open soon. One is in a Stop & Shop shopping mall (160 Providence Hwy., Dedham), and the other is in Patriot Place Read More...
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