16 Apr, 2025

Village Restaurant, a seafood eatery in Essex, has closed

Restaurants The Cape Ann spot had served guests for almost 70 years. The baked stuffed lobster at Village Restaurant. Photo courtesy of Village Restaurant Patrons enjoyed their last meals at a North Shore seafood restaurant serving “traditional New England cuisine with a contemporary flair” this week. Village Restaurant, a beloved eatery in Essex, held its […]

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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 […]

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‘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 […]

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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, […]

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