WHO’S IN CHARGE Passport Sips & Tapas is back. The popular restaurant in Weymouth Landing that shut its doors in 2017 due to construction on the block has reopened with new owners. Eric Orozco, who bartended at the old Passport before it closed, and his wife, Inga, bought the … [Read more...]
A gathering place to slow down and share a meal
IN THE KITCHEN It’s not unusual to see chef-owner Shelton Perkins wander into the dining room at Gather in Pembroke and talk with guests. The chef and his partner, Nick Wilson, are as intentional about creating a place where people can gather to slow down and share a meal as they … [Read more...]
On silver anniversary, Tosca still shines
IN THE KITCHEN Mention something about a dish on Tosca’s menu and chef Kevin Long takes off. He’ll answer questions at length about every single ingredient and how each comes together on the plate. No food stuff is inconsequential: He could write a paper on sugars and salts … [Read more...]
Meet me at the vegan bar hall and cafe
IN THE KITCHEN If you’re tired of having to repeatedly explain to people that no, even (most) pizza is not vegan, then I’ve got a place in Quincy for you. Rewild, billed as a vegan beer hall and café, serves terrific pizza with homemade plant-based cheeses that can happily … [Read more...]
New chef-owner makes Cohasset bistro even better
IN THE KITCHEN You can spot new chef-owner Brian Hennebury at work in the small open kitchen of 5 South Main in Cohasset for breakfast, lunch — and now, dinner, too. Fresh off a nine-year stint as executive chef of Hingham’s upscale Tosca, the Rockland resident bought this gem … [Read more...]
Oysters set the stage at Duxbury’s gastropub
IN THE KITCHEN As I bite into a fried oyster on my first visit to The Oysterman, my mood lifts. The dish is good and good-looking, too, with yellow, cornmeal-coated oysters set atop pink pickled onions, green lettuce, lime wedges, and dots of an orange aioli. The plate sends a … [Read more...]
More of the good stuff at Nantasket Beach’s HK Too
WHO’S IN CHARGE Jane and Jeff Wicks, owners of our favorite summer shack, Hull’s Kitchen, have stretched out and replicated themselves two doors up the beach in a space three times the size and named HK Too. After working with their son Ben for 12 years at the original place, … [Read more...]
At this pub, food and friends go hand in hand
IN THE KITCHEN General manager Mike Tallon’s hosting skill makes Oscar’s feel welcoming, like somebody’s home. And although Tallon doesn’t own this terrific little pub in Dedham Square (it’s owned by an investment group headed by Boston’s John Gibbons), Oscar’s was … [Read more...]
At Braintree’s El Sarape, top-notch Mexican fare
IN THE KITCHEN I’ve wanted the recipe for El Sarape’s cilantro sauce for ages, but whenever I’ve asked, all I’ve gotten is a smile. Javier Adame, who owns the restaurant with his brother Guillermo, learned it from his mother growing up in Saltillo, Mexico. On Oct. 6, the … [Read more...]
Have phone can’t eat
IN THE KITCHEN Big boiling pots of seasoned water do the bulk of the work in Shaking Crab’s kitchen. A New England-Asian take on the Cajun seafood boil so popular in the South, Shaking Crab’s main offering is steamed shellfish drenched in one of four sauces and … [Read more...]