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Barbara Lynch’s Butcher Shop restaurant has gone dark. ‘Options are open’ about its future.
The Boston Globe The closure comes just a few months after employees alleged that Lynch’s restaurants fostered a toxic culture, filled with abuse and addiction behind closed doors. Barbara Lynch’s restaurant The Butcher Shop in the South End. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff By Diti Kohli, Janelle Nanos, The Boston Globe updated on September 22, 2023 More […]
‘Amar is a continuation of Aldea’: Chef George Mendes on his modern Portuguese restaurant at Raffles Boston
Restaurants Amar is now open at the elegant new Back Bay hotel. Amar is now open at Raffles Boston. Raffles Boston “History inspires me to create,” shares chef George Mendes, who starts our conversation on the 17th floor of Raffles Boston, which is now open. The long-awaited reveal of Raffles Boston, which celebrates the Singapore-originated […]
Six people arrested after brawl with police outside of Newport restaurant
The Boston Globe During the altercation outside of The Landing Restaurant, multiple punches were thrown, an officer was allegedly kicked in the groin, and a woman was knocked unconscious for several minutes. By Brittany Bowker, The Boston Globe updated on September 14, 2023 | 11:45 AM NEWPORT, R.I. — Six people were arrested in Newport, […]
Fearful restaurant owner sues Franklin, N.H., alleging conspiracy of retaliation
The Boston Globe “If something happens to me, who would I even call?” said the owner of the Broken Spoon, who has been harassed by white supremacists and rebuked by local law enforcement. Miriam Kovacs is suing the city of Franklin, N.H., and alleging a civil conspiracy to violate her free speech rights. JIM DAVIS […]
5 restaurant openings we’re excited about this month
Restaurants Add these new restaurant openings to your list. The Friendly Toast Cambridge. Handout As summer slips away, there’s an entire lineup of new restaurants we can’t wait to visit this fall, including a just-opened 18-course omakase in the South End, a New York Spanish tapas bar debuting in the Seaport, and the highly anticipated […]
Local obituary: Ann Marie Escobar, 58, Boston restaurant executive
Local Obituaries Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar, of Scituate, died on Aug. 20, 2023. Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar. – via McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home Ann Marie (Lagrotteria) Escobar, 58, of Scituate, MA, went into the loving arms of Jesus at home on Sunday, August 20, 2023, following her 5pm Hail Mary prayer. Ann Marie was born in […]
5 restaurant openings we’re excited about this month
Restaurants Add these new restaurant openings to your list. A spread from Nan Xiang Express. Handout It’s August, and in the city that means we’re looking for more places to beat the heat inside. Luckily, there’s a number of recent restaurant openings where you can go to chill and be chill this month, from a […]
Fields West, a laid-back restaurant and bar, opens in Allston
Restaurants The neighborhood regains a previously shuttered social space with an artistic flair. Beef sliders at Fields West. Handout Fields West, a restaurant, bar, and arts space opening Aug. 5 in Allston, takes its name from a painting: “Fields West of Boston” by Cambridge-based artist Washington Allston, which he painted when the neighborhood was still […]
Gufo, a new Mediterranean-Italian restaurant, opens in Cambridge this week
Restaurants Coda Restaurant Group is opening its newest concept Friday. Pasta at Gufo, opening in Cambridge. Brian Samuels Photography Gufo, the latest restaurant from Coda Restaurant Group, will open Friday at 660 Cambridge St. in Cambridge. The modern Italian restaurant opens with dinner service as the first stage for the multifunctional, 4,200-square-foot space. Next month, […]
North End restaurant owner Patrick Mendoza was back in court for his shooting case. Here’s what to know.
Crime On Wednesday, the Monica’s Trattoria owner was ordered held without bail until at least 2024, after an arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court the day before, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. North End restaurateur Patrick Mendoza attends a dangerousness hearing in Boston Municipal Court on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Libby O’Neill / […]