Grub Street Boston http://boston.grubstreet.com/ en Copyright 2013 http://boston.grubstreet.com/ Finch Restaurant Opens at the Boxer Hotel Today Kara Baskin
Inside Finch.]]> The Boxer Hotel (formerly the Bulfinch) opens at 107 Merrimac St. today complete with its very own restaurant, Finch, serving a New England-skewed menu with craft cocktails. Check out the breakfast, quick bites, dinner, and cocktail menus, right this way.

]]> Finch - Cocktail Menu

Finch - Breakfast Menu

Finch - Quick Bites Menu

Finch - Dinner Menu

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Filed Under: openings, boxer, finch, menus

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]]> Joanne Chang is known for her peppy front-lines-of-the-biz tweets, but not this weekend: "Cust comes in wkly for egg sand, skips line to pay, eats for free, we caught him today. Says he 'thought' he paid. Austin S don't come back." Hear that, Austin S.? (If that is your real name.) [Twitter/Jbchang]

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Filed Under: thieves, egg sandwich, flour

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/joanne-chang-flour-thief.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/joanne-chang-flour-thief.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/joanne-chang-flour-thief.html#comment-list Thieves Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:00 GMT Cuppa Coffee, Pouring Caffeine and Slinging Meat Pies, Opens on May 28 Near Haymarket Kara Baskin
Step right up.]]> The Aussie meat-pie purveyor at 1 Merrimac St. announces they'll officially open on May 28, with a soft opening over Memorial Day weekend from 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day. What better way to kick off summer than with a tasty mince pie? For the full pie menu, see ahead.

]]> Regular Pies

Bacon Egg & Cheese
Chicken & Veg
Curry Veg
Egg & Cheese
Apple Pie
Mince meat
Mince meat & Cheese
Shepherd’s Pie
Steak
Steak & Cheese
Steak & Mushroom
Thai Chicken

Rolls
Sausage Roll
Spinach Roll
Party Pies
Mini Pies (Mince)
Mini Pies (Mince & cheese)

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Filed Under: openings, aussie meat pie, cuppa coffee

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/cuppa-coffee-haymarket-opening.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/cuppa-coffee-haymarket-opening.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/cuppa-coffee-haymarket-opening.html#comment-list Openings Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT Scott Disick Was "Hard to Impress" at Empire Friday Night Kara Baskin
Disick, flanked by Empire's Joe Kane and Randy Greenstein.]]> Honorary Kardashian Scott Disick hung out at Empire on Friday night, we hear. (He was in town for the Kiss concert and to host an anniversary party at SHRINE.) He and a duo of Kardashian producers supped on crispy shrimp shu mai, shrimp and tofu fritters, blackened snapper maki rolls, and house fried rice.

]]> Disick, who, in fact, once owned Asian restaurant Ryu in New York City, apparently declared that it's hard to impress when it comes to Asian food, but he was impressed at Empire. And so maybe E!mpire will end up on E! in the near future? [Earlier]

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Filed Under: e!ebrity settings, empire, kardashians, ryu, scott disick

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/scott-disick-empire-lounge.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/scott-disick-empire-lounge.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/scott-disick-empire-lounge.html#comment-list E!lebrity Settings Mon, 20 May 2013 12:30:00 GMT Pizzeria Regina Just Wants a Guitar Player Kara Baskin
]]> Er, we thought the whole comedy and dinner theater concept sounded odd, and a rep from Regina writes to tell us this: "Regina Pizzeria in Allston recently applied for an entertainment license that includes music groups of three or less etc. The application has many items that can be checked and may have included comedy. Their intention is to be able to have a small combo or a guitar player etc. Any rumor of being a comedy club is completely false." So there you have it. Just the sweet strains of a guitar while eating your pizza. [Earlier]

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Filed Under: ahem, comedy, pizzeria regina

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/pizzeria-regina-comedy-club.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/pizzeria-regina-comedy-club.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/pizzeria-regina-comedy-club.html#comment-list Ahem Fri, 17 May 2013 20:50:00 GMT Bobby Flay's Sous Chef Is Now at the Cottage in Chestnut Hill Kara Baskin
]]> We hear that Executive Chef Peter Hansen has taken over at the Cottage. The Boston-bred chef spent several years toiling under Bobby Flay at New York's Bar Americain (and he's even appeared on a few Iron Chef episodes). Does this mean we can expect crunchified burgers now?

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Filed Under: chef shuffle, bobby flay, peter hansen, the cottage

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/bobby-flay-sous-chef-cottage.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/bobby-flay-sous-chef-cottage.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/bobby-flay-sous-chef-cottage.html#comment-list Chef Shuffle Fri, 17 May 2013 20:35:00 GMT Here's the Menu for Chez Henri's Latin Dinner Series Kara Baskin
]]> A p.r. rep for Chez Henri writes to reinforce what we told you a few weeks ago: Paul O'Connell isn't planning on leaving or selling his Cambridge restaurant quite yet. Instead, he's relaunching a Latin American dinner series, starting Memorial Day weekend. A mere $39 buys you all the clam fritters with bacon aioli and shrimp empanadas you can muster. It runs through June. Full menu, right this way.

]]> 2013 Latin Dinner Series Appetizers

-Venezuelan Chipi Chipi Clam Soup with Ipswich Clams

-Clam Fritters with Bacon Aioli

-Grilled Clams Casino “Havana” with rum-lime butter & green garlic

-Chopped Kale Salad with cojita cheese, beachcomber croutons, buttermilk-chipotle dressing

-Chorizo and Shrimp Empanadas

- Smoked Cod and Lobster Chowder

2013 Latin Dinner Series Entrees

-Lobstah Bake in a Bowl: Maine Lobster, Mussels, New Potatoes and Corn
with chile-lime butter and a bacon-corn biscuit
… add (1) Berkshire Farms Hot Dog, $2

-Ash-Roasted Hake and New Potatoes with Criollo Stew of
spring vegetables, beer-battered onion rings and herb aioli

2013 Latin Dinner Series Desserts

-Strawberry-Rhubarb Shortcake with Dulce de Leche

-Hot Fudge Sundae with Mexican Chocolate Brownie and crème de canela

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Filed Under: menus, chez henri, paul o'connell

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/chez-henri-latin-dinner-series.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/chez-henri-latin-dinner-series.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/chez-henri-latin-dinner-series.html#comment-list Menus Fri, 17 May 2013 20:10:00 GMT Cambridge Brewing Company Honors Slain MIT Officer With Special Stout Kara Baskin
Collier Stout debuts in June.]]> The Cambridge Brewing Company is working on a special dry Irish stout, "Collier Stout," to honor MIT officer Sean Collier, who was killed by the marathon bombers in April. Collier was a big beer fan, and his friends tell the Globe that it's exactly what he would've wanted.

]]> Colorado's Rocky Mountain Brewery and Cambridge Brewing Company will each put out a version of Collier Stout by mid-June, using a past recipe for expediency. The MIT Hobby Shop will provide “Collier Stout” beer taps featuring a night watchman’s stick and a police badge, the Globe says.

The beer costs $5.50, and $1 of each sale goes to the Jimmy Fund, which established a memorial fund in his honor. Cheers. [Globe]

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Filed Under: we'll drink to that, beer, cambridge brewing company, rip, sean collier stout

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/cambridge-brewing-company-stout.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/cambridge-brewing-company-stout.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/cambridge-brewing-company-stout.html#comment-list We'll Drink To That Fri, 17 May 2013 16:50:00 GMT Pizzeria Regina Jumps the Shark Kara Baskin
]]> This is completely bewildering: Pizzeria Regina, whose original North End location still manages to churn out some of the most blisteringly quintessentially luscious pies we've ever had, wants to become a comedy club. Yes, really. They're planning to morph their new Allston location into a "comedian and dinner theater." Do they actually need the extra business? What's next, No. 9 Park doing bowling nights? So, so cheesy. [UH]

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Filed Under: marketing gimmicks, cheesy, pizzeria regina

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/pizzeria-regina-comedy-nights.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/pizzeria-regina-comedy-nights.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/pizzeria-regina-comedy-nights.html#comment-list Marketing Gimmicks Fri, 17 May 2013 16:20:00 GMT Belmont's Craft Beer Cellar Expands to Winchester Kara Baskin
]]> Happy news, beer drinkers: Belmont's excellent CBC is coming to Winchester. This one will be called the New England Annex, and as such they'll only sell beers from right here in New England. Yum!

]]> They plan to open by June 1 at 18 Thompson St. CBC has been in the news lately with plans to also expand to Needham. The original location is on Leonard St. in Belmont, and the staff is very friendly. Who wouldn't be, surrounded by beer?

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Filed Under: beer me, craft beer cellar, winchester

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/belmont-beer-cellar-winchester.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/belmont-beer-cellar-winchester.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/belmont-beer-cellar-winchester.html#comment-list Beer Me Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT Tu Y Oh-No: Needham Loses a Great Restaurant Kara Baskin
Delicious Tu Y Yo beans.]]> A while ago we asked a very important question: Why is Tu Y Yo so underrated? And today we learn that the Needham branch of Tu Y Yo has shuttered, according to Boston Restaurant Talk. The Somerville location lives on for now, though their website appears to be down and we're a bit worried. Tu Y Yo is a friendly, authentic little Mexican place where it's sometimes possible to get grasshopper tacos and amazingly velvety beans. Sigh. [BRT, Earlier]

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Filed Under: closings, tu y yo

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/needham-mexican-restaurant-closing.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/needham-mexican-restaurant-closing.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/needham-mexican-restaurant-closing.html#comment-list Closings Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT Hungry Mother's Second Restaurant Will Be Called State Park Kara Baskin
Chef Barry Maiden]]> The Boston Business Journal and the Boston Globe reported a while ago that Hungry Mother was planning to expand to One Kendall. Now Eater has the news that Barry Maiden's new place will be called State Park. The team was originally going to do a deli, but apparently that fell through. But this sounds promising nonetheless: Eater even mentions a pinball machine.

]]> State Park will be "more casual" than Hungry Mother and will share some of its Southern influences. They report that the place will have a bar, pinball, and one all-day menu from 11 a.m. until midnight. State Park is apparently a nod to Barry Maiden's hometown of Marian, Virginia, where there's a very lovely Hungry Mother State Park. It should open in September. [EB, Earlier]

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Filed Under: coming soon, barry maiden, hungry mother, state park

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/hungry-mother-state-park-opening.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/hungry-mother-state-park-opening.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/hungry-mother-state-park-opening.html#comment-list Coming Soon Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT Here's the Rooftop Revere Hotel Menu Kara Baskin
Dive in.]]> Luxe! The Revere Hotel opens its rooftop lounge and pool on May 19, and we've got the menu. Snag a cabana ($150) and start snacking! And remember: The roof (cabanas, pools and all) is free until July.

Rooftop Menu

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Filed Under: pools, menus, revere hotel

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/revere-rooftop-pool-menu.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/revere-rooftop-pool-menu.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/revere-rooftop-pool-menu.html#comment-list Pools Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT Of Course There’s an Underground KFC Delivery Service in Gaza Kara Baskin
The Colonel fares well in a war zone.]]> A Palestinian delivery service has found a totally niche market: It whisks KFC through tunnels from Egypt to Gaza. Al Yamama has made four deliveries of KFC to Palestinians there, mainly combo meals. And, sure enough, fried chicken is still tasty after four hours in transit. We'd expect this from McDonald's burgers, which are incapable of decomposition, but the Colonel's chicken is pretty indestructible, too.

]]> This is good news for poultry-deprived Palestinians, even though the price is equivalent to about $30. The hefty fee is due to the circuitous route and the intense security involved with each delivery — sometimes Hamas checks (and eats?) the wares. But that's okay: "It's delicious even as it's not hot," said one hungry customer, who also appreciated the cool apple pie.

KFC food makes their way to Gaza through tunnels [Xinhuanet]

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Filed Under: special deliveries, cold chicken, kfc, tunnels

]]> http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/kfc-delivery-service-in-palestine.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/kfc-delivery-service-in-palestine.html http://boston.grubstreet.com/2013/05/kfc-delivery-service-in-palestine.html#comment-list Special Deliveries Wed, 15 May 2013 21:15:00 GMT Job Interview Turns Nefarious at Gyu-Kaku Kara Baskin
]]> A woman interviewing for a position at Brookline's new Gyu-Kaku came up with a memorable way to make a first impression: She walked off with an Apple laptop and an iPhone totaling more than $2,000. And, no, she didn't get the job.

]]> Unfortunately, her crime spree was short-lived because she ingeniously left her real name and phone number on the job application. In a supreme act of detection, a police officer attempted to reach her by phone several times after the alleged theft, letting her know that she should really go to the police station. The woman replied that she didn't want to for fear of being arrested.

She was later arrested while smoking outside at an "event" ... hopefully not a job fair. [TAB via BRT]

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Filed Under: crime, gyu-kaku, laptops

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