A culinary event to benefit a Cambridge community center and social service agency is coming to Boston later this month. According to a press release sent to us by Clearly Creative Marketing , the seventh annual Cooking for a Cause will be held at the Harborview Ballroom in the Seaport World Trade Center on Thursday, March 25 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Cooking for a Cause to Be Held in Boston on March 25, 2010
Like many restaurants seeking a liquor license in an oversaturated zone, newish Pichet Ong dessert bar Spot is lobbying the neighborhood for signatures. But in this case, when neighbors sign Spot’s petition, they get a “complimentary treat” and a “St. Marks Resident VIP card where you will receive 10% off purchases FOREVER.” [EVG]
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Small Time Bribes: Like many restaurants seeking a liquor…
[ Curbed ] To be honest, it would be weird if Danny Meyer hadn’t toured the prospective restaurant spaces in the upcoming Brooklyn Bridge Park , given he has restaurants in both Central and Madison Square Parks, considered bidding on the Tavern on the Green space, and holds a slew of operations at CitiField. But yes, he was there last week to tour the Pier 1 facilities along with the owners of Red Hook’s destination restaurant The Good Fork , mini Asian chain Rice , Dumbo’s Superfine , and at least 30 others (and one blogger plant )
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Parks and Rec.: Danny Meyer and 30 Other Vendors Eye Brooklyn Bridge Park
EAST VILLAGE — Workers on the scene today revealed that the former (beloved) Astor Place East Starbucks is going to become a cafe for the New York Film Academy , which apparently rents some space in the building. [EaterWire] SOHO — Feast hears that Socarrat Paella Bar is considering expanding to Soho. Reps at the restaurant tell them, “[we] happily encourage you to stay tuned…” [Feast] GIMMICKS — In a PR stunt for Tobasco, chef and restaurateur Laurent Tourondel will be handing out free food out of a truck (sounds familiar!) from 7 – 9:30 AM in Midtown and from noon – 2PM in FiDi.
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EaterWire: New Tenant for Astor Place ‘Bucks, Rumored Soho Socarrat
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. [ Krieger ] This fun looking newcomer—there’s a tree in there! like Rayuela, but three years later—is Tartinery , a day-old Nolita restaurant centered around that most wonderful of French sandwiches, the tartine.
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Eater Inside: Meet Tartinery, Featuring French Sandwiches, a Giant Tree
Deep inside a Times story on the Limelight Marketplace, an area resident takes a moment to whine about the planned Grimaldi’s , complaining that the iconic restaurant’s hoped for beer and wine license and late hours could attract a “rowdy crowd” .
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Rants: Memories Of Limelight Will Live Forever
An Italian restaurant in the Orient Heights section of East Boston has apparently shut its doors. According to a poster on the Chowhound site, Carmen’s Kitchen on Bennington Street is no longer open, and a sign in the window says that El Paisa Butchery is coming soon (El Paisa is a Colombian restaurant that is located next door to the now-closed Carmen’s Kitchen).
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Carmen’s Kitchen in East Boston Has Apparently Closed
A new restaurant focusing on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine is coming to the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Garlic N Lemons will be opening on Harvard Street (between Brighton Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue) in the heart of the Allston Village, and according to one of our Facebook fans, it may be open as early as later this month.
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Garlic N Lemons Opening in Allston
It looks like a new restaurant will soon be opening in the Teele Square section of Somerville. Based on the signs in the window of the storefront, the new restaurant – called Istanbul’lu – is going to open on Holland Street, just south of Broadway in the heart of the square, and it will be focusing on Turkish cuisine. The space it will be moving into used to be home to the Holland Street Cafe.
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Istanbul’lu Is Coming to Somerville
It looks like a new eatery is coming to the South End of Boston this summer. According to the Boston Herald, a deli and bakery called The Wholy Grain is planning to open on Shawmut Avenue, a mostly residential road between Tremont and Washington Streets which does have several other restaurants, including Coppa, Joe V’s, the South End Buttery, and the Franklin Cafe (which is across the street from where The Wholy Grain will be)
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The Wholy Grain to Open in the South End This Summer
David Tan runs the blog Mad About Shanghai , which I’ve been following for several years. His blog is about moving to, living in, and doing business in Shanghai. With the Shanghai World Expo coming up in May, I was wondering what David might recommend for visitors to see and do besides the Expo.
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Mad About Shanghai
A local chain of family-friendly restaurants has a new home in the Back Bay of Boston. Joe’s American Bar & Grill is opening tomorrow (Wednesday, March 17) at the corner of Newbury Street and Exeter Street, in the space formerly occupied by TGI Friday’s, which closed in early 2006. Joe’s is moving one block west from its old location at the corner of Dartmouth and Newbury Streets.
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Joe’s American Bar and Grill Opens in the Back Bay
After a long flight, there are two things most travelers want to do: Stretch those legs and hit the town. For runners, joggers, and walkers, we’ve put together routes shorter than five miles so that you can get a sneak peak at the hot spots before you get ready to go out.
Ming Tsai, the chef and owner of acclaimed Asian fusion restaurant Blue Ginger in Wellesley and host of the television cooking show “Simply Ming,” is getting ready to open a brand new noodle bar. According to a press release sent to us by Ming East-West, Blue Ginger Noodle Bar will be opening on March 30 within the lounge at Blue Ginger on Washington Street in Wellesley Center. The menu at the Blue Ginger Noodle Bar will feature ramen noodle soups as well as stir-fry dishes such as garlic miso ramen, spicy pork miso ramen, and pad Thai.
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Blue Ginger Noodle Bar to Open in Wellesley Later This Month
An small local chain of upscale restaurants is going to be opening its sixth location later in the spring or early this summer in Peabody. According to the Pat Whitley Restaurant Show , Burton’s Grill will open near Nordstrom in the Northshore Mall, with a possible opening date sometime in June
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Burton’s Grill to Open in Peabody
For the past month, I’ve been hearing a slow buzz about a new hot dog joint called The Slaw Dogs . I finally decided to Google it and see what the fuss was about. When I read about the unique ingredients that made up their Specialty Slaw Dogs, I was intrigued and when I found out that The Slaw Dogs was in Pasadena, a mere 15-20 minutes away from me, my mind was made up.
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Hot Dog Sampling at the Slaw Dogs
A new restaurant has come to the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, and the person behind it is certainly known to Red Sox fans. Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar and Grill has its grand opening to the public tomorrow (Monday, March 15) on Boylston Street after having a soft opening over the past few days. The restaurant will be serving mostly American comfort food, including soups, salads, sandwiches, fish and chips, grilled skirt steak, and house-smoked BBQ (including brisket, ribs, and pulled pork).
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Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar and Grill Opens in the Fenway Neighborhood
Congratulations to Alicia Brandt for Winning the Menuism Giveaway! 
Last month, as part of a Menuism sponsorship, 3 lucky members from my Meetup Dining Group, Pleasure Palate , got to join me for a free Dine LA dining experience at Gorbals. Owned by Top Chef Season 2 Winner, Ilan Hall, Gorbals is known for combining Jewish and Scottish food sensibilities. For those who you have never been to Gorbals before, you should know that it’s inside the historic Alexandria Hotel, so don’t look for it streetside
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Menuism Sponsored Dinner at Gorbals + GIVEAWAY
We all knew it had to happen sometime. With the proliferation of food trucks popping up left and right and having some pretty darn good dim sum restaurants in San Gabriel Valley, it was only a matter of time that those two thing would combine to form the Dim Sum Food Truck, owned and operated by Alex Chu. In February, I was part of a group of bloggers and other food truck owners who got invited to sample some of the tasty offerings from Alex’s new venture
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Introducing…The Dim Sum Food Truck
A family-friendly restaurant has opened in Middleton, moving into the spot where an upscale eatery was for 10 years before closing last summer. According to their Facebook page, Rock’s Tavern on Route 114 opened around the beginning of the month, and appears to be serving dinner only, at least for now (a note on their Facebook page indicates that they are open daily starting at 4:00 PM, but that those hours are subject to change). Rock’s Tavern replaces Gavens Restaurant, a dining spot that first opened in 1999, and which was known in part for having more than 3,000 bottles of wine available
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Rock’s Tavern Opens in Middleton