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Hot Seat: Bar Dining

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Tired of drawn-out dinners tucked away in stuffy restaurant corners, during which the only person you see is your harried server as she drops your appetizer on your table and heads back to the kitchen? So, apparently, are a lot of people, because these...

Hot Transformation: Landsdowne Street

by eldean | August 08, 2007
No longer a haven for the glittery club kids who spill into the streets in the wee hours of the morning, Lansdowne Street is changing its tune. (Because, frankly, those club kids aren't raving the night away quite like they used to.) First on the...

Hot Label: Wines at Bin 26

by eldean | August 08, 2007
We've sampled heavily from the lengthy wine list at Beacon Hill's Bin 26 Enoteca (26 Charles Street, Boston, 617.723.5939). And though we've discovered a few new favorites, it's the restaurant's flair, flavors, and charm that we've...

Hot Overnight: Liberty Hotel

by eldean | August 08, 2007
We try to avoid overnights in the big house whenever possible, but when the doors open at the Liberty Hotel (215 Charles Street, Boston, 617.224.4000), we'll be lining up for the chance to spend an evening there. The property, the former home of the...

Hot and Convenient: Free Parking at Rocca

by eldean | August 08, 2007
If Rocca Kitchen & Bar (500 Harrison Avenue, Boston, 617.451.5151) was located in Dover, say, or Weston, its enormous parking lot wouldn't be cause for celebration. But in the South End, where permit-only street parking is the rule and most restaurants...

Hot Reads: New-Fangled Menus

by eldean | August 08, 2007
We foodies devour menus the way scholars study texts; the latest fruit of our scrutiny is the happy realization that we're no longer being railroaded by dint of menu headings into ordering an old-fashioned trio of courses. 51 Lincoln (51 Lincoln Street...

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 Fix: Notable Prix-Fixe Menus

by eldean | August 08, 2007
No longer aimed solely at early birds on the one hand and fat cats on the other, today's prix-fixe dining is for hurriers and lingerers, cheapskates and profligates, traditionalists and trendsters alike. Among our current faves: the Godere in Due...

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...

Hot Suds: Belgian Beer

by eldean | August 08, 2007
As any beer connoisseur can tell you, Belgians were the trendsetters long before the term "craft beer" entered the American vernacular. More and more people are rediscovering the beauty of Belgian beer - those spicy whites, seductive blondes...

Hot Cakes: Sweet Tooth Bakery

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Nothing guarantees pure, unadulterated joy like a cupcake. Okay, that's not totally true. There are other surefire ways to achieve pleasure - but nothing quite as innocent or wholesome. Since Glenn Quirion and David Venter opened Sweet Tooth Bakery...

Hot Non-Potatoes: Alterna-fries

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Along with vanilla, potatoes are pretty much the universal symbol of culinary dullness. Stuck in a spud rut yourself? Uproot thee, then, with fries that surprise - made from tubers, legumes, and more. Avila (1 Charles Street South, Boston, 617.267.4810...

Hot Guilty Pleasure: Popeyes

by eldean | August 08, 2007
We eat as many salads as the next guy, but sometimes we find ourselves in need of a splurge - and in order for something to qualify, it has to be worth the calories. Since it opened earlier this year in Kenmore Square, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits ...

Hot Freebies: Complimentary Nibbles

by eldean | August 08, 2007
Pshaw to pretzels and nuts to nuts: this summer we're freeloading in style. That means hitting the patio at Pigalle (75 Charles Street South, Boston, 617.423.4944), where every round of cocktails comes complete with your choice of four snacks, including...