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October 2009 - Posts
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The Pacific Northwest is coming to Somerville. To Redbones , specifically. Next week – November 2, 3 and 4 – the barbecue joint features 15 brews on tap from Washington and Oregon as part of " The Keg Parties ," which include a cash Read More...
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– Menu labeling hops onto health-care reform. [ NRN ] – 2009 had the worst honey crop on record. [ Daily Green , via GS:C ] – Not with a bang, but a whimper. Ramsay kills Kitchen Nightmares . [ The Sun ] – The return of the milkman. Read More...
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Dante de Magistris and team at last year’s Flavors of Fall Photo: courtesy of the event BostonChefs.com ’s sixth annual Flavors of Fall benefit will take place on November 9 at the Charles Hotel ’s Regattabar . For $65, enjoy tastings Read More...
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Read the latest Twitter entries on ZAGAT.mobi ZAGAT.mobi just got Twitter-fied. Now when you look up restaurants on our award-winning mobile website, not only can you access our trusted ratings and reviews, you can also read up-to-the-minute comments Read More...
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Azure in Back Bay's Lenox Hotel has closed. In its stead, City Table has opened with Dennis Wilson leading the kitchen. Check out the New American menu here (61 Exeter St.; 617-933-4800). In other opening news, Coppa, Ken Oringer's casual Italian Read More...
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– Baltimore's "Meatless Mondays" has drawn ire from, wait for it, meat producers. [ Atlantic ] – McDonald's bails on Iceland. [ NYT ] – No, really, now is a good time to open a restaurant. [ Entrepeneur ] – Is Read More...
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Dinner-and-a-movie gets a chic upgrade at the second location of Studio 3, a full-service American tucked inside the Showcase Cinema de Lux in Dedham’s Legacy Place (the original is in Patriot Place); with mostly white decor, an upbeat vibe and Read More...
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Pairings Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Park Square's former Bonfire steakhouse has been lightened up to become Pairings, which offers a menu of New American small plates (from the same chef) accompanied by many wines in 3- or 6-oz. pours; the Read More...
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Photo: Hanna Horwarth No need to OD on candy this Halloween – here are some spots offering treats of a more grown-up flavor: Dante in Cambridge gets ghoulish with a late-night Halloween bash, featuring spooky-themed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, Read More...
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– The troubled Smart Choices program takes a hiatus. [ WSJ ] – Top Chef to get its Just Desserts . Ba-dum-ching! [ Variety ] – Behind the U.S., France is the second most popular home of McDonald's. [ NYT ] – Home butchering Read More...
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On October 27, Kendall Square's Legal Sea Foods will showcase the wines of Chile with a five-course Concha y Toro wine dinner hosted by vineyard representative Italo Joffre. Dishes will include shrimp empanadas and seared tuna with merken spice rub Read More...
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– McDonald's and Chipotle have done good business in the recession. [ WSJ , NRN ] – Related: McDonald's tests a dual-lane drive through. [ The Sun ] – Meanwhile, the number of hungry people in the world is on the rise. [ NYT Read More...
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Harry is hungry. Photo: courtesy of Warner Bros. Crazy for all things Potter? Hop on your broomstick and head over to the Museum of Science , where Harry Potter: The Exhibition is happening from October 25–February 21, 2010. Offering dramatic displays Read More...
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On November 9, Spanish South End spot Toro goes Lebanese when chef-owner Ken Oringer welcomes Jay Hajj ( Mike’s City Diner up the road) into his kitchen to preare some of his favorite dishes from Lebanon. Hajj’s menu, which will be available Read More...
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Still in mourning for the late, great Gourmet ? Help is here at www.thankyougourmet.com , a site where you can share your fondest remembrances of the food magazine. Anyone can contribute on this open blog started by food writer Renee Schettler (Real Simple Read More...
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– Morimoto is going fast-casual at airports. [ NRN ] – Restaurant matches are so hot right now. [ NYT ] – LA, deli capital? [ LAT ] – The Food Network Magazine should pat itself on the back. [ AdAge ] – You want banking with Read More...
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Seasonal, spicy cocktails and beers from a tight list are presented amid vintage ads and imagery at Trina’s Starlite Lounge , a three-room, two-bar Somerville venue run by seasoned industry vets; low-key in spirit and light on the wallet, the hangout Read More...
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Il Casale Photo: Mike Ritter In an effort to combat pasta's bad post-Atkins rap, the World Pasta Congress of Rome (yes, there is such a thing) has deemed October 25 to be World Pasta Day. In its honor, we thought we’d take this opportunity to Read More...
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– Restaurateurs are coming up with creative ways to keep lucrative Restaurant Weeks alive. [ NRN ] – Antique spirits for sale. [ NPR ] – What does carbonation really taste like? Sour. [ Wired ] – Is the iPhone the future of the Read More...
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Calling this food garbage is unfair to garbage. Read More...
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Woodward, a modern-day take on the old New England tavern concept, will open in the new Boston Ames Hotel on November 19 (1 Court Street; 617-979-8100). Also, Park Plaza 's Pairings, the upcoming small-plates concept opening in the former Todd English Read More...
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– Kraft is considering selling Maxwell House to raise cash for its Cadbury bid. [ NYP ] – The Connecticut attorney general looks into the much ridiculed "Smart Choices" program. [ NYT ] – Coca-Cola goes mini. [ BJ ] – Read More...
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Haley House Bakery Café in Roxbury’s Dudley Square partners with The Color of Film Collaborative to host the latest installment in this year's "Dinner & a Movie Extravaganza" on October 23, featuring the film Simply Raw: Read More...
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With the "Legal Sea Foods Oyster Festival" coming to a close, the Burlington location at the Burlington Mall will host the finale dinner – "Mollusk Mania & Aw Shucks" – tonight from 6–7:30 PM. Guests will be treated Read More...
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– Chicken wing prices are flying higher than breasts. [ NYT ] – Forget about texting: is eating and driving a problem? [ Globe ] – Cracker Jack: still popular. [ NYT ] – Starbucks to add decaf instant to its lineup. [ SFBT ] – Read More...
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Not that we support office distractions like online games but...if you're looking for ways to keep busy on the boss' dime, how can you go wrong with a Zagat-themed game this good ? Here's the gist: Some clever soul has made a simple game that Read More...
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The dinner-only Southern Italian Pomodoro (which is not related to the existing duo of the same name ) in Downtown Needham offers a family-friendly menu of classics like spaghetti Bolognese and shrimp scampi at prices that won’t break the bank; Read More...
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten Jean-Georges Vongerichten , the chef-owner behind Jean Georges , Spice Market , Vong and many other restaurants worldwide, will open Market in the W Boston later this month. It’s a return to the Hub for the Stroudsburg-born Read More...
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– So long Fine Living Network, hello Cooking Channel. [ MediaWeek ] – Who should own the name of Tavern on the Green? Good question. [ NYT ] – The indomitable Alton Brown. [ Decider ] – Jamie Oliver's Asian invasion seeks investors. Read More...
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I asked the waitress what the soup du jour was and she replied 'Oh, that's the soup of the day.' Read More...
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Grub Street reports that, after 15 years, Anthony Susi's South End Italian Sage has closed. Whether Susi plans to open his announced rustic trattoria in the spot has yet to be determined. Read More...
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– People love food fests these days. [ WSJ ] – Calorie counts may be working after all. [ Atlantic ] – Charlotte Turgeon, another grand dame of French cooking, is dead at 97. [ NYT ] – Where have all the high-end sushi openings Read More...
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Coda Photo: courtesy of the restaurant North Carolina's Charlie Redd put in plenty of time in area kitchens ( Lumière , Central Kitchen , Hamersley’s Bistro , Radius , Harvest ) before being handed the main post at Coda . The new father Read More...
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Ken Oringer Ken Oringer 's venerable Clio in the Back Bay has started Sunday evening dinner service, and on that night the restaurant's also jumped on the latest trend by offering "Ken’s Fried Chicken Sunday Supper." Available Read More...
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– Mourning Gourmet . [ NYT ] – Related: looking back at Gourmet 's covers and its first issue. [ Eater , SE ] – Posting calorie information doesn't appear to make much of a difference in people's orders. [ NYT ] – On Read More...
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Post 390 Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Executive chef Eric Brennan cranks out moderately priced American classics from two shining exposed kitchens at Post 390 , a saucy urban tavern in the Back Bay from the Himmel Hospitality Group ( Grill 23 , Harvest Read More...
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Banq is now Ginger Park. Photo: Mike Ritter NYC expat chef Patricia Yeo has brought her Southeast Asian street food to the South End at Ginger Park , which takes over the space formerly occupied by Banq to offer a midpriced menu of small plates accompanied Read More...
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Bokx 109 American Prime Photo: courtesy of the restaurant To welcome fall, Bokx 109 American Prime in Newton Lower Falls has introduced a new, $20.09 three-course prix fixe featuring seasonal ingredients (Sundays and Mondays, 5–10 PM; 617-454-3399; Read More...
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– A strong case for better meat inspection protocol. [ NYT ] – Gourmet appears to be folding. [ Media Decoder ] – Sacré bleu! McDonald's is opening a restaurant in The Louvre next month. [ Telegraph ] – Food-service Read More...
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A friend convinced me to go. We’re no longer friends. Read More...
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With all the cooking shows out there focusing on a single chef's adventures ( No Reservations , Avec Eric ), not to mention the ones focusing on chefs traveling around the world challenging other chefs ( Throwdown! with Bobby Flay , Chefs vs. City Read More...
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No. 9 Park Photo: courtesy of No.9 Park Starting this month chef Barbara Lynch of No. 9 Park is hosting a power "Ladies Who Lunch Series" including a three-course meal and a special female guest at the top of her field. Expect an inspirational Read More...
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– The rise of the rock star chef. [ WSJ ] – Sweet makers start fighting back. [ Gothamist ] – The Starbucks turnaround seems to be working. [ Economist ] – Top Chef host Padama Lakshmi is pregnant. [ US ] – Related: Cheftestant Read More...
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As promised , here is the second part of our vodka mixology lesson with Jeremy James Thompson at NYC's Raines Law Room . Today, he demonstrates the proper way to make a Staraya Modnaya, the Russian version of an Old Fashioned. And for those of you Read More...
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After a year, Banq, the Eclectic in the South End Penny Savings Bank, has closed and been replaced by chef Patricia Yeo's latest, Ginger Park . Also no longer with us are Zon's in Jamaica Plain and the Arlington Chinese/Japanese Mifune. Read More...
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