Annual Restaurant Issue Published
We want to congratulate L’Espalier for its inclusion on our Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. list published in our 2007 Restaurant Issue.
We would also like to congratulate Boston Public for its place on our Top Ten Steakhouses list and Gabriel Bremer of Salts for being named one of our Rising Chefs.
Openings
The red-sauced North End goes green with the opening of Alissa Cohen’s Grezzo, the city’s first organic/vegan/raw-food eatery. Grezzo, 69 Prince St., Boston, 857-362-7288, www.grezzorestaurant.com.
The name means “high road,” but Michael Schlow will take Alta Strada down a glamorous path when he opens a second branch at the upcoming MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino next spring. While bearing resemblances to its Wellesley sibling in its fresh, relaxed approach to Italian dining, it will out-scale the original in ways befitting its locale. Alta Strada, MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Conn. For more information, call 1-800-FOXWOODS or visit www.foxwoods.com.
Z Square prepares to multiply with a second branch at Boston University this fall, dishing out to Terriers the same array of salads, crêpes and California-style eats it has been serving up for Harvardians. Z Square, 580 Commonwealth Ave., Boston.
Chef Shuffle
Sasso welcomes Anthony Mazzotta into its Back Bay kitchen. The new executive chef’s impressive résumé includes stints at The French Laundry, Per Se and Boston’s own Toro. Sasso, 116 Huntington Ave., Boston, 617-247-2400.
Fresh from Dunaway Restaurant at Strawbery Banke in New Hampshire, chef Mary Dumont arrives at Harvest to put her own stamp on the Cambridge institution’s locally sourced, seasonal repertoire. Harvest, 44 Brattle St., Cambridge, 617-868-2255.
News Bytes
James Beard Winners
Congratulations to Boston chef Patrick Connolly of Radius who was named Outstanding Chef for the Northeast region at the James Beard Foundation awards. For more winners, including Rising Star Chef and Outstanding Restaurateur, check out our coverage here.
The Flute Bubbleth Over
Aujourd’Hui’s Bubbly Bar is back: every Friday beginning at 5 p.m., the lounge serves up $10 glasses of sparkling wine, along with complimentary hors d’oeuvres, to well-heeled meet-and-greeters. Aujourd’Hui, Four Seasons Boston, 200 Boylston St., Boston, 617-351-2172.
The Early Bee Gets the Brunch
Weekends from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., The Beehive is now serving brunch: dig into creations such as North African-style eggs over polenta or short rib-and-Fontina sandwiches as you dig the stylings of live jazz, Latin or gospel combos. The Beehive, 541 Tremont St., Boston, 617-423-0069.
Hand-Held Technology
Monday night is Sandwich Night at POPS, where an à la carte array of noshes not otherwise offered–including an Italian sausage baguette with broccoli rabe and tomato sauce, a fried-egg BLT with pepper aïoli on an onion roll and a grilled eggplant panino with mozzarella, hummus and walnuts–will be available for eating in or taking out before the big game, accompanied by homemade potato chips. POPS, 560 Tremont St., Boston, 617-695-1250.
Monday Money-Savers
Make the most of Mondays at Red Rock Bistro & Bar, whose bar serves up oysters, shrimp skewers, corn dogs and sliders for $1 each from 11 a.m. to midnight. Red Rock Bistro, 141 Humphrey St., Swampscott, 781-595-1414.
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