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Hot Buzz: Small-Batch Vodka

by eldean | August 08, 2007
This ain't your grandfather's bathtub gin. Hell, it's not even gin. We've come a long way from moonshine, baby, and small-batch vodkas are excellent proof (wink wink). Distilled in small quantities to ensure premium quality, these are...

Hot Obsession: Matsuzaka Mania

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Once upon a time, sushi was an event. You planned an outing and you coveted the unagi. You ordered quality sake at only a few select Asian establishments. Then the Red Sox signed a certain pitcher and our city took on a more Eastern flair. Now Japanese...

Hot Import: Icelandic Products

by eldean | August 08, 2007
A slew of luxurious, eco-friendly, and just plain fun products from Iceland (to say nothing of its über-attractive citizens) are proving why that country is worth a visit. But even if you can't get there, Iceland's natural resources - geothermal...

Hot Blog: Fashionista.com

by eldean | August 08, 2007
We can't resist a good celebrity gossip blog, but sometimes we're in need of an afternoon time killer with a little more substance. Enter Fashionista.com . Overseen by woman-about-Manhattan and former Fashion Week Daily scribe Faran Krentcil,...

Hot Expectation: Arts at the Armory

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Somerville has long been a city brimming with artists, but not until now have they had the arts facility that brothers Joseph and Nabil Sater have been working on for years. The pair, who have kept Central Square's Middle East a rock-and-roll destination...

Hot Paper: Albertine Press

by eldean | August 08, 2007
A passion for all things paper was the inspiration for Albertine Press , a custom print shop run by the sunny and talented Shelley Barandes. Her whimsical stationary, note cards, invitations, coasters, and more are hand-printed in brilliant color on 100...

Hot Sightings: Celebrities in Boston

by eldean | August 08, 2007
We're not saying we're LA, with stars on every street corner, but Boston's celeb factor is on the rise. In a town where Red Sox players, news anchors, and radio personalities have tended to be the ones on call for event-hosting duties, we've...

Hot House: The Estate

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Once you party at The Estate (1 Boylston Place, Boston, 617.351.7000), formerly known as Mansion Boston, it's tough to imagine yourself anywhere else. A hotspot ever since its February opening, the former home of the Big Easy has transcended its humble...

Hotter by the Day: Harrison Avenue

by eldean | August 08, 2007
In last year's Hot 100 issue (8.15.06), we reported that the South End's Harrison Avenue - or "SoHa," as we begrudgingly referred to it - was the year's "Hot Street." Well, we couldn't help but give it a second mention...

Hot at Night: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Sometimes museum visits can feel like third-grade field trips: all hum-drum lectures, piped-in music, and blah cafeteria lunches. But not so at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (280 The Fenway, Boston, 617.566.1401), especially beginning on September...

Hot Date: Centerfolds

by eldean | August 08, 2007
It might not be your typical dinner-and-a-movie, but a night out at Centerfolds (12 LaGrange Street, Boston, 617.292.2600) isn't just for boozy bachelor parties anymore. Last time we visited the gentlemen's club, we were seriously impressed by...

Hot Celebrity Vacation: Rehab

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Maui? Forget it. The south of France? It's been done. These days, celebrities are escaping their hectic, paparazzi-tortured lives by heading off to the hottest celebrity vacation spot around: rehab . When you're blessed with an unlimited budget...

Hot Hang: Seaport District

by eldean | August 08, 2007
We've been ready to love it for years; now the Seaport District has finally begun to live up to expectations as a neighborhood to be reckoned with. Joining old favorites like the Barking Crab (88 Sleeper Street, Boston, 617.426.CRAB) and Lucky's...