http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants Boston restaurants - search for a place to eat, read recent reviews, or catch up on the latest dining news. en-us 2007-12-06T03:50:12Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/08/26/city_hasnt_informed_public_of_nearly_400_temporary_license_suspensions?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations For almost a month late this spring, devotees of Tealuxe, the popular Newbury Street tea house and cafe, had to go elsewhere for their Darjeeling and the sandwiches and other lighter fare the restaurant serves. Walter V. Robinson, Globe Correspondent 2007-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/08/26/amid_gripes_questions_of_favoritism?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The day was grim enough to start with for Rosemary H. Abate of Hopkinton. May 6, 2005, was the day of her mother's funeral. Walter V. Robinson, Globe Correspondent 2007-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/08/26/high_end_fare_with_side_order_of_violations?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations For a decade, Mistral in the South End has ranked consistently as one of Boston's best and most popular restaurants. And among its most expensive: Chef Jamie Mammano's signature entrees include Dover sole meuniere with lemon and capers for $48. Jennifer Nelson and Bobby Hankinson, Globe Correspondents 2007-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/08/26/how_i_passed_the_food_safety_exam?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations I know enough to cook chicken until it isn't pink in the middle. My mother drummed into me the importance of washing my hands before touching food. Beyond that, my skills in the kitchen are lacking; I'm certainly not up for my own Food Network show. Jennifer Nelson, Globe Correspondent 2007-08-26T15:20:55Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/08/a_slice_of_luxury?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations A picture of a very sweet calf is looking down at me from the wall as I chew my dry-aged sirloin. Its little eyes bore into my soul. Oh no - am I eating Mommy? If so, Mommy's yummy. Across the table, two of my fellow diners are reclining on pillows. "I think they're made of cow hide," one of ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-11-08T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/01/the_best_of_the_brunch?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations It's around noon on a gloriously sunny October Saturday, and the tables on Masa's plant-filled sidewalk patio are filling up. The reasonably priced brunch at this Southwestern-influenced South End favorite has a dedicated following; the only problem is that everyone comes at once, between noon and 1, mostly on Sundays. So Masa (439 Tremont St., Boston. 617-720-8884. masarestaurant.com) recently introduced ... Linda Laban, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/10/25/serving_the_feeling_of_frenchness?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The first time I ate at Gaslight, after looking at the dinner menu, I tried to bet someone 100 bucks that tarte Tatin would be offered for dessert. He declined. It would have been a loser's bet; there's no way that textbook French brasserie dessert would have been left out at this textbook French brasserie. At Gaslight, it's not hard ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-10-25T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/10/18/homemade_pasta_makes_it_memorable?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations When a restaurant is named after the chefs' mother, it's as sure a sign as any that the place is going to be good. You just don't take in vain the name of the woman who raised and fed you. Brothers Jorge, Patrick, and Frank Mendoza-Iturralde christened not one but two restaurants, plus an Italian grocery, after their mother, Monica. ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-10-18T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/10/11/keeping_it_casual?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The New York Times recently ran a story about dining in Portland, Ore. Despite sometimes playing second fiddle to bigger cities on either side, it said, the city has a thriving restaurant scene, with young, passionate chefs and affordable real estate. Hmm. Sounds kind of like Providence to me. And though Portland's scene is more advanced (things grow well in ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-10-11T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/10/04/malden_sets_its_sights_on_the_city?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Exchange Street Bistro has serious Back Bay envy. Cue up the restaurant's website and you hear a soundtrack right out of a cheesy strip club, then a voice-over so sultry you find yourself waiting for the 900 number. The narrator purrs: "Boston's Back Bay has arrived in Malden, where Exchange Street Bistro is now serving seasonal, trendy menus featuring urban ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-10-04T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/09/27/serving_two_masters_well?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Names are meaningful. It matters whether you're a Montague or a Capulet. By any other name, Urkel wouldn't have been Urkel. "President Kucinich" just doesn't have that American leader ring. So when opening a new restaurant, or revamping an old one, the name is key. Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-09-27T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/09/20/a_big_step_up_from_the_dive_bar?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Coda's name is a reference to the intersection nearest the bar/restaurant: It's by the corner of Columbus and Dartmouth, in the space once occupied by Tim's Tavern. Its name is not meant to refer to the musical coda, a passage that both prolongs and concludes a movement. Still, this new hangout does extend the legacy of Tim's, which was celebrated ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-09-20T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/09/13/fitting_comfortably_in_the_middle?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations For a small sum of money, one can eat well at a different spot every day of the week: There's pho in Fields Corner, Portuguese in Cambridge, dim sum in Chinatown, burgers, banh mi, chacareros, Kelly's Roast Beef . . . Is it lunchtime yet? Typing that made me hungry. Of course, for a large sum of money, one can ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-09-13T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/08/more_than_just_a_sandwich_shop?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations For years, the stretch of Mass. Ave. between Porter Square and Arlington was the dead zone of Cambridge. Seedy liquor stores, broken-down gas stations, and an MBTA bus yard were its main landmarks. But change is finally coming to North Cambridge, where a handful of new eateries, boutique shops, and fancy condos recently debuted. And Jim Walsh is among the ... Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff 2007-11-08T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/01/breakfast_spot_breaks_out?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Come weekend mornings, the line snakes out the door at Sound Bites as the great unfed home in on this Somerville hotspot. They come for brunch despite the long waits, the legendary brusque service, and the hungry stares of those still waiting to be seated. They come because the fluffy pancakes, gorgeous overstuffed omelets, and dependably strong cups of joe ... Denise Taylor, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/10/25/a_seafood_find_in_somerville?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The phrase "hidden treasure" is too often used to describe places that really aren't, but in the case of Pescatore Seafood, it's absolutely accurate. Ann Cortissoz, Globe Staff 2007-10-25T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/10/18/an_old_favorite_lands_in_norwood?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Six and a half years ago, I wrote a glowing Cheap Eats review on Taso's Euro-Cafe, then located in Quincy. Three weeks later, the place was destroyed by a fire that broke out in an adjacent Chinese restaurant. For all these years I've wondered what happened to the family that ran Taso's - and I wondered when I would ever ... Bella English, Globe Staff 2007-10-18T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/10/11/pizzas_upper_crust?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations "I openly wept at the sight of it." No, it wasn't a religious apparition. It wasn't the birth of a child. It wasn't even a glorious sunrise. Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff 2007-10-11T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/10/04/the_answer_to_cambodian_cravings?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Let the lovers of that stinky, gray, gloppy fish paste called prahok rejoice. Boston (well, Allston) has a new Cambodian restaurant, and it's not afraid to use this odorous but tasty Cambodian foodstuff that all adventurous eaters should try. Denise Taylor, Globe Correspondent 2007-10-04T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/09/27/good_for_noodles_and_canoodling?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations I am sitting across from two young women who are very much in love. If only one were right-handed and the other a lefty, they could munch on their crab nuggets while holding hands. Alas, they're both righties, so they hold hands between bites. Sheryl Julian, Globe Staff 2007-09-27T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/09/20/jamaican_food_like_mom_makes?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations There's reggae on the radio, coconut water in the cooler, and chicken patties under the heat lamp. Lorenz Island Kuisine, with its bright walls and friendly owners, is a welcoming spot that has been serving authentic Jamaican food in Codman Square for a year now. Chris Lorenz Graham owns the place and runs it along with his wife, Samantha, and ... Bella English, Globe Staff 2007-09-20T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/09/13/a_pastry_palace_and_more?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations For drivers and pedestrians alike, it was a long slog waiting for the Cambridge Street overhaul to end. After nearly four years of traffic backups, the project is finally done, leaving behind a repaved street, new sidewalks, a flower-filled median, and, lucky us, a new bakery/cafe. Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff 2007-09-13T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2007/11/09/bar_or_restaurant_church_splits_the_difference?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations What a difference a door makes. At Church, a new restaurant and bar tucked into a quiet pocket in the Fenway area, it's a matter of, "What's behind door No. 1 and door No. 2?" Answers: a Hard Rock Cafe and a Pottery Barn, figuratively speaking. James Reed, Globe Staff 2007-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/02/food_decor_are_among_the_mysteries_of_boston_public?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Boston Public is the current incarnation of the restaurant space at Louis Boston, and the other night the place was a scene. A chummy private function occupied the bar space - lots of business types engaged in some kind of epic happy hour. Through the door that leads from the bar to the dining room, a different scene was taking ... Wesley Morris, Globe Staff 2007-11-02T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/10/26/a_comfortable_and_cozy_place_on_a_blustery_night?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations According to Ritz-Carlton legend, Jack Lemmon's mother loved the hotel bar so much she requested that her ashes be kept there. Her wish was not granted, but after visiting the bar, which opened after Prohibition was repealed in 1933 and is now part of Taj Boston, we discovered that it's a pretty nice place to hang out. Maybe not for ... Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff 2007-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/10/19/savant_project_plays_it_cool?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The people of Mission Hill don't have much to complain about anymore, at least when it comes to food. Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff 2007-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/09/28/ambiance_adds_to_gaslights_appeal?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Normally when you have to wait 20 minutes for a reserved table, it's annoying. And when the french fries in your steak frites taste like fast-food fare, only not quite as good, it's just plain sad. But for some reason, Saturday night at Gaslight, the new brasserie in the South End, these things really didn't bother us. Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff 2007-09-28T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/wine/articles/2007/09/21/joshua_tree_is_tonic_spiced_up_with_sports_and_burgers?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Allston-Brighton types came back to school this month to find a change on Commonwealth Avenue. Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff 2007-09-21T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/09/07/a_satisfying_evening_on_the_south_shore?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations HINGHAM - As soon as we pulled into the packed parking lot at the Scarlet Oak Tavern last week, we could tell it was a happening place. Inside at the bar, men in polo shirts were circling, the Pats were playing on TV, and the exposed brick oven was cranking out lobster pizzas. There were no seats together, so my ... Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff 2007-09-07T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/08/24/inside_or_outdoors_its_always_a_party_at_dbar?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations You have an important decision to make upon entering dbar. Inside or out? It's a tough call. If you stay inside, you'll be cozy in the main dining room, where handsome waiters (we didn't spy a single waitress) shuttle trays of cocktails and light fixtures turn rainbow colors to illuminate dark wood and sleek interiors. But outside on the new ... James Reed, Globe Staff 2007-08-24T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2007/07/27/steakhouse_chic_comes_at_a_price?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations To be fair, we had been forewarned. After waiting 45 minutes for a table at KO Prime, a sleek new steakhouse inside Nine Zero Hotel, we sat down to order and the server gave us a polite heads-up: "Just so you know, it takes 30 to 40 minutes to cook our steaks." James Reed, Globe Staff 2007-07-27T04:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/23/koggen_brew?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations It's tough to top the satisfaction that comes from do-it-yourself projects -- building bookshelves, cultivating your own cooking herbs, making soap. Short of the hassle of brewing beer in your basement, however, there isn't much in the suds department that you can take credit for doing yourself. Liza Weisstuch, Globe Staff 2006-03-23T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/05/a_well_thought_out_spot?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations On Sundays, the owners of the Savant Project pull down a giant video screen on the wall: time for a few rounds of Space Invaders, plus a match or two of Scrabble and maybe a cutthroat rock-paper-scissors contest. It's game day at the nerdy-cool Mission Hill restaurant and bar, but even when it's not, a playful spirit prevails. The menu ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-12-05T19:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/05/brazilian_with_a_dash_of_elegance?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Most of the Brazilian restaurants around Boston - and there are many of them - specialize in self-service buffets selling food by the pound and nonstop barbecues with skewered meats delivered to your table and sliced straight onto your plate. They may not be elegant, but they're usually a safe bet for good, fast, affordable food in a cafeteria-style setting. Sacha Pfeiffer , Globe Staff 2007-12-05T19:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/05/theyre_game_for_anything_at_this_supper?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations DANVILLE, Vt. - Toby Balivet drives a gray Toyota RAV4 with a cooling rack on top. He jokes about this, but it's true. Parked just outside the Knights of Pythias Hall here in the Northeast Kingdom, the car roof holds two giant plastic trays filled with steaming chunks of moose and bear meat, each dark piece about the size of ... Noreen Cargill, Globe Correspondent 2007-12-05T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/03/wine__dine_mondays_in_the_bistro?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro caps off its Wine & Dine Mondays in the Bistro series tonight. The series features four-course dinners from executive chef Jason Bond with wine pairings by Bistro owner Cecilia Rait; tonight the theme is Chile. 7 p.m. $55. Beacon Hill Hotel Hotel & Bistro, 25 Charles St., Boston. 617-723-7575. beaconhill hotel.com/bistro.html 2007-12-03T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/03/broke_in_boston?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Boston can be an expensive city, often outpacing New York and San Francisco on the "most expensive cities" lists that pop up in newspapers and magazines. That's why a group of local authors put together the book "Broke in Boston: A Guide to Living Cheap in the City," and they're already saving you money tonight at Goody Glover's, where 20 ... 2007-12-03T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/03/a_post_holiday_stuffing?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Here it is, two Mondays after the Thanksgiving weekend, and you've finally digested your last bit of turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie - time to load up again. Veggie Planet would like to help, albeit sans the dead bird, with its After-Thanksgiving Dinner . Tonight, the vegetarian spot that shares space with Club Passim offers a four-course meal from chef ... 2007-12-03T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/02/gulu_gulu_in_salem_is_hearty_hearty?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Gulu-Gulu Cafe 247 Essex St., Salem 978-740-8882. gulu-gulu.com Hours: Monday to Wednesday 10 a.m.- 10 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.- 10 p.m. Handicapped accessible Mastercard and Visa accepted 2007-12-02T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/02/sturdy_fare_with_a_french_twist?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The Select Cafe 289 Belmont St., Belmont 617-484-2424 Hours: Sunday 8 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. -3 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m. Takeout available; No reservations; No credit cards Accessible to the handicapped "The soul selects her own society. . ." - Emily Dickinson 2007-12-02T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/02/claim_your_steak_with_a_gold_rush_theme?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Pikes Peak Mining Co. 31 Hampshire St., Mansfield 508-594-4141 Hours: Monday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Major credit cards accepted Accessible to the handicapped Reservations accepted 2007-12-02T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/02/a_capital_little_restaurant_curries_favor_with_many?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations WASHINGTON - One of the new kids on the culinary block here, not far from Dupont Circle, is a jewel box of a place called Banana Leaves. Necee Regis, Globe Correspondent 2007-12-02T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/12/01/world_aids_day?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations In honor of World AIDS Day , which happens to be today, you're encouraged to eat at high-end restaurants that are donating all or a portion of the proceeds from specialty drinks sold tonight or throughout the month to the AIDS Action Committee. Venues include Bambara (25 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge. 617-868-4444. bambara-cambridge.com), which is serving a drink called ... 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/30/haru_in_the_prudential_center_is_a_fresh_face_on_the_sushi_scene?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations According to this newspaper's website, there are at least 39 places in the Boston area to eat sushi. This does not include Shaw's, Market Basket, Whole Foods, or Haru, the new expensive-looking place that just opened at the base of the Prudential Center. A reasonable sampling of most of the old places declares the new spot a big winner. Wesley Morris, Globe Staff 2007-11-30T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/28/unadorned_undeniably_good?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations We're in a subterranean Back Bay space, a waterfall to our right, potted plants to our left, an expanse of leather chairs and shiny black tables before us, and a constellation of tiny, twinkling lights overhead. The room looks loungy, like the kind of spot where people come to drink strong cocktails and smooth talk their way into getting someone's ... Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-11-28T22:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/29/stix?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations and paired with dipping sauce. Small plates (mostly $9) and large (around $19) are also served. Save room for a fabulous lime panna cotta ($9) with passion fruit coulis and a shot glass of basil seed gazpacho. Daily 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. STIX Restaurant & Lounge, 35 Stanhope St., Boston. 617-456-7849. stixboston.com Linda Laban 2007-11-29T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/28/a_warm_welcome_from_east_africa?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Sometimes it's all about making a good second impression. Not that we didn't enjoy our first stick-to-your-ribs African meal at Karibu Restaurant in Waltham. Rather, we were utterly charmed by the second. The welcome that ambushed us when we returned was so warm, so motherly, so confusing, and so filling that we weren't sure we were still in the Bay ... Denise Taylor, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-28T22:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/28/frying_under_the_radar?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations There's no sign on the door, there are no business cards near the entrance, and there is no phone number to call for reservations. You may dine there and never learn the names of your hosts. But that's all part of the mystery. Janice O'Leary, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-28T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/28/sizzle_and_spice_and_all_that_jazz?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The good life - like good food - is all in the spices. And art and music are the spices of life, as you and your little paprika know. So on Friday, jettison the cares of the week and savor the richness of life in the Hub - and enjoy a satisfying meal as well. Stephanie Schorow 2007-11-28T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/27/tj_scallywaggles?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations They call it "comfort food for enlightened times" which seems about as good a description of vegan pizza as you can get. Although it's sort of a contradiction in a way. Pizza is supposed to be bad for you, and you are supposed to suffer for it. Guess that's not the case anymore now that we have T.J. Scallywaggle's. Every ... 2007-11-27T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/26/after_50_years_bobs_packs_up_its_southern_charm?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations To a triumphant blast of brassy joy, the musicians rollicked through the restaurant, where old and young, black and white clapped and clasped hands, sang and swayed as one. In beads and masks, they waved their hands like flappers to "When the Saints Go Marching In," the jazz standard about the end of times, to celebrate in grand fashion the ... Peter Schworm, Globe Staff 2007-11-26T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/25/a_cozy_scenic_tavern?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Tavern from Tower Square 119 Washington St. (Route 1), Plainville Telephone: 508-699-7600 Website: www.diningquest.com Hours: Wednesday-Thursday, 4-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 4-11 p.m.; Sunday, brunch 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner 2-10 p.m. Reservations for groups of six or more Major credit cards accepted Accessible to the handicapped 2007-11-25T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/25/traditional_fare_with_a_modern_twist?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Blue Pointe Bistro 61 Washington St. Weymouth 781-335-7505 Hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, with brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; closed Monday Accessible to the handicapped Reservations suggested for large parties 2007-11-25T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/25/luscious_thai_food_thats_better_eaten_at_home?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Thai Chili 473 South Broadway, Salem, N.H. 603-898-3222 Hours: 11:30 a.m.- 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday Major credit cards accepted Accessible to the handicapped 2007-11-25T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/25/food_is_good_but_devils_in_the_details?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations One Eleven Village Square Route 111, Hampstead, N.H. Telephone: 603-329-6879 Hours: Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; and Sunday noon-8 p.m. Website: none Credit Cards: All major charge cards accepted. Access: Handicapped accessible 2007-11-25T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/24/buzz_kill?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations "A loud room does create a buzz but when the noise level is deafening it becomes unpleasant." - Mark D'Alessandro, Commonwealth Restaurant Group Andy Levinsky 2007-11-24T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/23/with_its_sailing_theme_la_voile_makes_quite_a_splash?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations As I walked down the stairs into La Voile, the new French-Mediterranean brasserie on Newbury Street, I noticed I was close on the heels of two men speaking French, which I took as a good sign. Then one of them stopped to hold the door for me - an even better sign. Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff 2007-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/22/bom_gusto?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations It's hard to take your eyes off the walls at Sal y Brasa, a Brazilian churrascaria on Norwood Street. When the barbecue restaurant's owner, Alfredo Melo, noticed that ''customers were always asking each other where they were from in Brazil," he says, he asked them to also tell the cashier. Then Melo, a native of Rio de Janeiro, ... Leigh Belanger, Globe Correspondent 2006-03-22T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/22/brazilian_eateries_abound_around_boston?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations From Martha's Vineyard to Lynn, about 250,000 Brazilian immigrants live in Massachusetts, according to estimates from the Allston-based Brazilian Immigration Center. 2006-03-22T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/22/her_specialty_the_tastes_of_home?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations In MuQueCa's tiny kitchen, heavy clay pots occupy the burners as co-owner and chef Fafa Gomes and her staff cook feijoada completa, tripe stew, seafood pie, and moqueca, the Brazilian restaurant's eponymous fish stew. Most dishes on the Inman Square restaurant's menu are cooked and served in the handmade pots that Gomes brings back from trips to her ... 2006-03-22T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/09/gaelic_gourmet_gala?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Nice and easy now -- back away from the corned beef and cabbage. If you're a foodie with more than a passing interest in St. Patrick's Day, you now have a very good reason to forgo a dish that's become inexplicably linked to the holiday -- never mind that it's not even really Irish -- as Ireland is abloom with ... Sarah Tomlinson, Globe Correspondent 2006-03-09T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/09/a_la_carte?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Redbones in Somerville’s Davis Square warms up March with oyster feasts paired to craft-brewed stout every Friday throughout the month, from 6-10 p.m. And that’s not all. On March 13, Redbones offers a stout and porter beer dinner with all of Redbones’ favorite fare, plus brews from Portsmouth Brewery, Cambridge Brewing Company, and Six Point Craft Ales from Brooklyn. Brewers ... Alison Arnett, Globe Staff 2006-03-09T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/08/the_fat_tie?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The wind was whipping across Boston Common on a recent Thursday night, sending pedestrians’ scarves fluttering and scattering assorted candy wrappers and movie tickets. The sky was bloated with the threat of snow, but inside Teatro (177 Tremont St., Boston. 617-778-6841), if you weren’t taking in the view of the stark winter scene, it might as well have been Sicily ... Liza Weisstuch, Globe Correspondent 2006-03-08T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/08/sit_down_and_check_it_out?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Some restaurants burst onto the scene with fanfare and flurries of publicity. Some attract the glitterati almost before the stove is turned on. And some get communicated from friend to friend much like a secret handshake. Alison Arnett, Globe Staff 2006-03-08T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/03/08/sharing_secret_restaurant_spots_or_not?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Funny thing about secrets. Some people zip their lips and wouldn't think of revealing their favorite unheralded restaurant. Others can't wait to tell the world. The exchanges on a Boston.com message board did both, and the participants mostly agreed on their passion about their favorites. 2006-03-08T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/02/26/fanfare_for_the_common_bean?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations I t's not for nothing that Boston is known as Beantown. The basic recipe for Boston baked beans - navy or pea beans cooked slowly with molasses and pork - dates to Colonial days. Today, there's a resurgence of interest in heirloom varieties that have been grown for a century or more yet are not as widely available as, say, ... Lise Stern 2006-02-26T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2006/02/22/a_summer_event_warms_up_winter?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Boston's Restaurant Week, held annually in August, has grown steadily over five years, and now it has spawned a sibling. This year, the event is being restaged in the winter. Held from March 5 to 10, Restaurant Week will include more than 90 establishments in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond -- offering lunch for $20.06, dinner for $30.06, or both. The ... 2006-02-22T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/14/mashed_or_roasted_potatoes_have_appeal_at_holiday_meal?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The feast table does not seem fully set without a potato dish - or two. You can roll out gnocchi and brown gratins until the doorbell rings, but nothing is more satisfying than a masterful rendition of simple classics - mashed or roasted potatoes. Jonathan Levitt, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-14T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/14/boston_chefs_remix_the_thanksgiving_feast?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Thanksgiving is a holiday at which we generally know what to expect: the roast turkey, the sweet potatoes with mini-marshmallows, the pumpkin pie just like grandma used to make. Tradition is a wonderful thing; it gives the annual meal more meaning. Devra First, Globe Staff 2007-11-14T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/14/get_a_grip?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Which is better? That these cutting boards come in pink and green and red and yellow and other colors, or that they're equipped with hundreds of tiny suction cups underneath to prevent them from moving under your furiously chopping knife? Let it remain one of those great mysteries, because you only have to choose a color. Actually, choose a couple. ... 2007-11-14T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/14/a_classic_pie_theme_and_its_variations?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations For my adult life, our Thanksgiving pie - pecan - has been made by my Aunt Raya. It turns out that she is not the source of our tradition, however. My mother is responsible for it. Lisė Stern, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-14T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/11/turkey_farms_offer_fresh_birds_for_table?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations For many retailers, the holiday rush officially begins the day after Thanksgiving, but for turkey farms the busy season begins in the fall and culminates on the holiday. For cooks looking to impress their Thanksgiving guests with a fresh local turkey, there are options in the Globe NorthWest circulation area. Nicole DiNoia, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/11/italian_101_and_then_some?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations Primavera 20 Pleasant St., Millis 508-376-2026, primav.com Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 4:30-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 4:30-11 p.m.; Sunday brunch, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; dinner, 3 to 9 p.m. Reservations accepted Accessible to the handicapped Major credit cards 2007-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/11/the_rabbi_wont_go_hungry_for_kosher_1194773157?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The chirpy beat of a Shania Twain hit pulsates as Rabbi Moshe Waldoks examines the overhead menu at Café Eilat in Brookline in search of a light lunch. He finds it quickly: pizza. Maureen Costello, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/11/neighborhood_eatery_places_greek_accent_in_west_peabody?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations West Side 682 Lowell St., Peabody 978-536-4422 Hours: Open seven days, 6:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Credit cards accepted Handicapped accessible 2007-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/food/restaurants/articles/2007/11/11/the_rabbi_wont_go_hungry_for_kosher?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+A%26E+%2F+Food+%2F+Boston+Restaurants+-+restaurant+reviews+and+dining+recommendations The chirpy beat of a Shania Twain hit pulsates as Rabbi Moshe Waldoks examines the overhead menu at Café Eilat in Brookline in search of a light lunch. He finds it quickly: pizza. Maureen Costello, Globe Correspondent 2007-11-11T05:00:00Z