Eater has it that Grain Exchange, from the same team who will operate the forthcoming not-Roger Sterlings, will actually be called Granary Tavern in a last-minute switcheroo (not to be confused with ...
Harpoon. Fun! Grub hears that Barbara Lynchs 9 at Home catering company will stage two pop-ups at the expanding Harpoon Brewery called, fittingly, 9 at Harpoon. Expect: Sweet and savory beer-friendly...
Todd English, pausing to reflect. Todd English has gotten a drubbing in the national press, and, yes, Grub Street has happily chronicled the fallout. The lawsuits! The rent woes! That wacky Groupon d...
Our chosen summertime read. Were totally psyched about our colleague Alyssa Shelaskys new memoir, Apron Anxiety, a spicy tale of sex and cooking, which was released earlier this month to boatloads of...
Aged, like a fine wine. Really, it was only a matter of time before geriatric sex guru Dr. Ruth Westheimer came out with her own line of mood-loosening libations. Her Vin dAmour (translation: Wine of...
The restaurant we mentioned earlier—the one modeled after Mad Men—will be called, fittingly enough, Sterlings. Its new from the same group that operates The Black Rose, Brownstone, Clerys...
Nookie. Yesterday we posted about the BCAEs awesome weekend event, CREATE: Six Artists, Six Chefs, One Canvas. (You should go!) In it, we referred to guest chef Steve "Nookie" Postal as an Ar...
Grub Street hears that the folks behind the forthcoming Grain Exchange (who also own Clerys) will open a "Mad Men"-style tavern in Faneuil Hall. Not sure quite what that means, exactly, thoug...
Smokin Following in the footsteps of fellow cue parlor Redbones, Blue Ribbon has launched a food truck. This one is in Needham, at an intersection known for lots of traffic and not a lot of good food...
POTUS just loves food. "What happens is, the Republicans run up the tab, and then were sitting there and theyve left the restaurant ... And then they point and [say], Why did you order all those ...
Last week, we talked about asparagus operas at Harvard. This week, the Boston Center for Adult Education hosts CREATE: Six Artists, Six Chefs, One Canvas. Local faves like 80 Plates winner Nookie and...
Sad! The Everett spot opened a few months ago from jovial Myers + Chang alum Bob Botchie. Apparently hes reconcepting the space and posted details on Facebook. "Attention Kirbys fans: Whether due...
Coolidge Corner: Portland export Otto Pizza opens today. [EB] West Roxbury: Soon youll be able to enjoy eight flavors of banh mi, Vietnamese appetizers, drinks and desserts at Banh Mi Ngon, hopefully...
Patricia Yeo Yeo has received mixed reviews for her new Moksa, but shes a master as far as television is concerned. Shes been tapped for the new season of Top Chef Masters alongside luminaries like N...
Bottoms up! A herd of thirsty bovines started their Memorial Day weekends a bit early: A half-dozen cows went on a "drinking spree" in Boxford, breaking into a backyard BBQ, reports Wicked Lo...
Joshua Smith, manipulating meat. Michael Schlow has appointed Ticos head chef, Joshua Smith, as executive chef at his new Happys, per a rep. Says Schlow: "Joshua has done such a terrific job as c...
The Texans just love her! We are bringing you this news despite a few misgivings: Tabloid rumors have swirled that Khloé Kardashian isnt really part of the krew at all. And the real proof could ...
RIP? Just last month, they were posting Facebook photos of their new Key Lime pie! But now Boston Restaurant Talk reports that Think Tank (in that oddly soulless One Kendall Square complex) is perman...
Sometimes this kind of thing happens in Davis, but usually on the sidewalk, and typically after midnight. Last weekend was different: At Orleans, a heated argument left an angry forty-something in ha...
Thankfully, its a long weekend! Plenty of splashy Mexican restaurants opened last year, but the South Ends smallish, cozy El Centro persevered. This weekend, theyll celebrate their one-year anniversa...
Andrew Zimmerns favorite highlight of his recent Boston visit? Time spent at sea with Skip Bennett of Island Creek Oysters. "It was a perfect day with great people," the Bizarre Foods host sa...
The woman in back is clearly dissatisfied with her meal. Just in case you dont see enough of them in reruns, theres now a titillating Tumblr devoted to the Law & Order cast. No, not their best arrest...
Gordo. Oh, dear: Gordon Ramsay strikes again! He was in town recently to film a new installment of Kitchen Nightmares. The latest rescue effort takes place at the North Ends La Galleria 33. (Apparent...
Brian Poe, soon to serve elk, emu, and yak. At last, the Tip Tap Room has (almost) arrived! Grub Street learns that Poe plans to open the Cambridge Street restaurant by mid-June. Hell serve "tips...
Oliver, triumphant. Jamie Oliver rushed out of town last night after accepting is Healthy Cup award at Harvard (and after dining at Coppa), but we had to ask: Which restaurant does he wish hed had ti...
Yup. The rumors are true! Today the Globe confirms that Southie will get its very own Tasty Burger, which were sure will make a primo setting for a new episode of The Real Housewives of South Boston....
Probably not low-cal. Oliver, in town to receive an honorary Healthy Cup Award from Harvards School of Public Health for his stance against childhood obesity, doesnt have much time to eat while in to...
Focused. When youre Bruce Springsteen, you can eat pretty much anywhere, even on an insane graduation weekend when most restaurants are booked. Yet he continued the storied Boston tradition of celebr...
Tastes best set to music. Start your morning off right with the ambient sounds of asparagus! Tonight, Boston chef Jason Bond (Bondir) and composer Ben Houge stage a one-night-only asparagus opera, Fo...
Fierce. If you take your sartorial cues from Dominos, we have got some good news for you: That beautiful tee you see in the pic is the Pizza Shirt. Practically bubbles right off the cotton, doesnt it...
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