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Sweets dream

by Heather Bouzan | December 12, 2007
Our personal trainer has been cursing Alejandro Luna for ages. That's because the former executive pastry chef at the Langham Hotel does things with chocolate that we'd never dared imagine. Now Luna is realizing a longtime dream and opening the...

Banq on it

by Heather Bouzan | November 30, 2007
We've had our eye on the transformation of Washington Street's Penny Savings Bank for months. Now it's almost complete, with the highly-anticipated, aptly-named Banq (1317 Washington Street, Boston, 617.451.0077) opening this month. Co-owners...

Josh Childs@Night: Child's Play

by Erin Byers Murray | November 19, 2007
THE CURSE of working in the restaurant industry is that there's rarely a night off - and when it comes, people in the business usually spend it eating out. But since most of his friends are also in the business, Silvertone owner Josh Childs considers...

How Highland

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
A little outside Davis Square, former Green Street Grill chef Mark Romano and his wife, Marci Joy, once a server at East Coast Grill, have been quietly working on Highland Kitchen (150 Highland Avenue, Somerville, 617.625.1131), a neighborhood joint that...

Food gets clothes-minded

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
We've been dying to dish about the Fort Point neighborhood's newest restaurant/retail concept, the Achilles Project (283 Summer Street, Boston) - and now that its owners are setting their sights on a December 15 opening, we finally can. The brainchild...

Eat, Drink & Be Scary at Dick’s Last Resort

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Since Dick's Last Resort (Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Quincy Market Building, Boston, 617.267.8080) is over the top on an average evening, it's no surprise that its Halloween bash at has the reputation for being one rowdy good...

More-tons

by Heather Bouzan | October 17, 2007
The Seaport District is expanding yet again with the city's second Morton's, The Steakhouse (2 Seaport Lane, Boston, 617.526.0410), which opens its doors on November 2. The new location is sure to appeal to the corporate set, convention-goers...

Island escape

by Heather Bouzan | October 01, 2007
Depressed at the thought of winter's imminent arrival? The Edgartown Board of Trade is offering an excuse to enjoy one last island weekend with the first-annual Martha's Vineyard Annual Harvest: A Celebration of Sea, Farm, and Vine , held October...

The best Table

by Heather Bouzan | September 20, 2007
We've probably all had to resist the urge to bust into the kitchen of our favorite restaurant and demand that the chef share the secret recipes for the dishes we love. A new book by former Boston Herald food writer Clara Silverstein saves us the embarrassment...

Sweets with sass

by Heather Bouzan | September 20, 2007
The cupcake may just be the perfect food: sweet, sassy, and oh so adorable. That's why we've been drooling over Kickass Cupcakes (378 Highland Avenue, Somerville, 617.628.CUPS), a newcomer to Davis Square. The menu, created by owner Sara Ross...

Erwin Ramos@night: Top chef

by Erin Byers Murray | September 07, 2007
LIVING ACROSS the street from your own restaurant has its ups and downs. For one, says Olé Mexican Grill chef/owner Erwin Ramos, you're always working. But then again, he says, "whenever I want, I can have a party and just run over to Olé a few...

Party of One, Your Table is Ready

by webteam | September 07, 2007
When cooking alone, what are your go-to dishes? Peanut butter, jelly, and pickles? Hard-boiled eggs with a side of Cheerios? Whether you're perpetually single or just unaccompanied for an evening, solo dining is something to be cherished. Jenni Ferrari...

Feeding frenzy - September 11, 2007

by Louisa Kasdon | September 07, 2007
Looking for a new church to join? Here’s one that might work: Church is a new “upscale comfort-food bistro” in the Fenway area. It’s the first collaboration of friends and industry veterans Kristian Deyesso and Christopher Tocchio, who expect the restaurant...

Hot Odd Couple: Salty Sweets

by eldean | August 08, 2007
It's as though today's pastry chefs and confectioners are all flashing back to those old ads for Reese's peanut-butter cups - not merely getting their chocolate in their peanut butter, but wildly mixing up their savories and sweets. Dreamy...

Hot Sauce: Foie Gras Jus at Avila

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Not even the city's top chophouses, with their jewel-encrusted strips and gold-flecked spuds, have whipped up a sauce as luxe as this one. Rodney Murillo, executive chef at Avila (One Charles Street South, Boston, 617.267.4810), is seeing their rich...

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