Where to Eat and Drink Blog

W2E on National Watermelon Day

Happy National Watermelon Day!

...Where will you celebrate your favorite summer snack?

Where to Eat Watermelon

Scampo - Mozzarella - with prosciutto and plancha ‘watermelon steak’. $21

The Fireplace - Cool Watermelon & Rhode Island Feta Salad - regional cheese, drizzled balsamic, pickled red onion, chick peas, and chopped parley and mint.

Where to Drink Watermelon

Haru - Watermelon Fizz – infusion of freshly muddled watermelon and cilantro with Inocente Tequila, finished with a splash of lime and soda water. $13

Legal Harborside - Margarita From Hell – Barrel-selected Corazón Añejo Tequila, Del Maguey Vida Mezcal, jalapeño-habanero syrup, fresh watermelon, lime. $9.95

Legal Sea Foods - Fresh Watermelon Crush – Rain Organic Vodka, fresh watermelon, simple syrup. $9.95

Sip on the Watermelon Fizz at Haru

Spring/Fall 2012 Cover Debut!

We are excited to share our new Where to Eat and Drink
Summer/Fall Issue with you!

Check out our special feature, Entertain Like a Lady, sharing tips about bringing the party home, and see why Worcecster has become a dining destination! Available now for pre-order on amazon.com.

Worcester Restaurant Week

Worcester has become a dining destination not to be missed and the summer edition of Worcester Restaurant Week is your chance to try out these hot spots just west of Boston. Starting this Monday, July 30th, and running through August 12th, you can enjoy a 3 course dinner for only $23.12.

For a complete list of participating restaurants, including our favorites Bocado, Ceres Bistro, Joey's and Mezcal Cantina, click here. Be sure to check out the Worcester Chapter in our upcoming Summer/Fall 2012 Issue of Where to Eat. On stands soon!

STARSHIP Rocks at this Month’s Violet Jam!

W2E 4th of July!

view from the patio at dante

Enjoy an Italian American BBQ on dante’s riverside patio on the 4th. Reservations available for à la carte dining. First reservations guaranteed patio seating.
Dinner menu: 6-10PM

Bar menu: 2:30-6PM & 10PM–12AM

Post Fireworks Party: 10PM-Close.

Blue on Highland is celebrating America’s Independence and the official start of summer with a special “Red, White and Blue on Highland” food and drink menu offered from July 1st through July, 8th, 2012 (closed the 4th). The special menu depicting the colors of the flag will be offered as a 3-course prix fixe menu for $33 per person, or served a la carte.

During the entire month of July, come to The Fireplace and enjoy the foods of our greatest native sons. Those U.S. presidents who were born, raised or vacationed annually in the six New England states will be honored with a culinary exploration into what these patriots ate and drank.

Tea Party Tuesdays at Avery Bar

This summer, the Avery Bar at the Ritz Carlton is celebrating the opening of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum with “Tea Party” Tuesdays. Special “tea” cocktails and Tas “tea” lite bites will be served every Tuesday evening from 5pm 'til Midnight.

Here's what's on the menu:

W2E Father's Day Favorites

BOKX 109 American Prime at Hotel Indigo will honor dads with a special three course Father's Day barbeque.

All dads who dine at Blue on Highland on Father's Day will enjoy a free round of golf at New England Country Club!

This Father's Day give the grill at home a rest and take Dad to Café Fleuri at The Langham, Boston for a barbecue-inspired Sunday brunch!

Celebrate at Darryl's with an all you can eat Jazz Buffet Brunch or a three course prix fixe dinner including a complimentary highball or beer.

Where To Eat Photo Shoot at West Elm

Here is a peek into our Skinnygirl Cocktails photo shoot yesterday at West Elm with photographer Andy Ryan.

Look for the feature in our upcoming Where To Eat Summer Issue...on stands soon!

Chef Josh at Happy's prepared this beautiful
tuna dish with cucumber & mango salsa.

Andy shooting the Skinnygirl Sangria.

Where To Drink on Amazon.com!

Our seventh annual edition of Where to Drink, a guide to the best bars and lounges in Boston, is now available on Amazon.com!

In addition to fifty recipes from Boston's best bartenders, check out our Drink Local section, highlighting native MA products and distilleries, and see what’s hot outside of the city limits in the Go West! feature.

Where To Drink can also be found at any of the retailers listed here.

What to Drink Memorial Day Weekend

Where to Eat & Drink's publisher Jill Epstein discussed Boston's newest restaurants on this morning's Jeff Santos Show – Revolution Boston 1510AM. Though they ran out of time to share her list of perfect Memorial Day cocktails, here are a few from our favorite local distilleries for your weekend drinking pleasures:

On "The Singles" Menu Tonight at Harvest

“The Singles” Book Release Harvest Review
Hosted by Meredith Goldstein, Author

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"Save the Date" Salad

Great Hill Blue Cheese, Eva's Pea Greens & Smoked Bacon Vinaigrette

Louis Bouillot, Perle d'Aurore Rose de Saignee,

Crémant de Bourgogne, Burgundy, France NV

W2E Tacos and Tequila on Cinco de Mayo!

Enjoy a tasty five dollar taco feast at BOKX 109 American Prime on Cinco de Mayo! From 6:00pm to 9:00pm, guests are invited to pull-up a seat at the bar or patio where they can enjoy complimentary chips, salsa and guacamole in addition to a selection of five dollar tacos stuffed with tasty beef, chicken or fish. BOKX will also have ice-cold Corona; Corona Light; and, a variety of Sauza Margaritas for $11.00 to compliment the festive fare.

Blue Ginger's featured Cinco de Mayo beverage is the Blue Ginger Diablo Margarita spiked with cayenne-infused ginger syrup!

Get in the spirit with $2 Coronitas & $10 Sangrias on Cinco de Mayo at Capiz Lounge.

Where To Eat & Drink on Derby Day

Time to flaunt your most elaborate hat and seersucker suit at one of these stylish and tasty Kentucky Derby events on Saturday, May 5th:

EVENT: Bourbon Women Take Flight at Eastern Standard

The Bourbon Women Association invites you to drink bourbon with the ladies this Thursday night at Eastern Standard in Kenmore Square. The Bourbon Women Take Flight event, presented by Bulleit Bourbon and George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, includes an evening of bourbon tasting and networking, as well as a one-year Bourbon Women Association membership.

Details

When: Thursday, April 26th. 6-8pm.

Where: Eastern Standard - 528 Commonwealth Ave - Boston, MA

Tickets: $50. Purchase here.

W2E on Marathon Monday: Burgers, Brunch & Carbs!

We know you will be cheering, but where will you be eating on Monday, April 16th?

South End favorites Aquitaine and Metropolis will be making their weekend brunch menu available on Marathon Monday. 10am-3pm.

The Fireplace in Brookline is setting up a sidewalk charcoal grill alongside their outdoor patio tables. A variety of sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, desserts, soda and water will be sold to keep your hunger at bay while you cheer on the runners. 10:30 am-3:30 pm.

L’Espalier is offering a three-course menu in their second floor dining room, overlooking the last leg of the historic route.
$50 per person including a cocktail. 11:30am to 2:30pm.

Carbo-loading for the big day?

Join Rialto for an extravagant five course Marathon Pasta Tasting Menu on April 15th from 5:30–9 pm; $65 per person.

Free Friday Night Concerts at Capiz

The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel’s Capiz Lounge is offering a free concert series - R Life LIVE - on Friday nights from 9-11pm, bringing up-and-coming talent to the Seaport District.

Shows are held in Capiz lounge where guests can taste Blue Ribbon apps and hand-crafted cocktails. A not to miss spring cocktail is The Pompa Martini, made with Absolut Grapevine, Stirrings Peach, POM juice and a scoop of orange sorbet.

Upcoming schedule:

MAR 30 - MATT CUSSON

APR 6 - EVOLFO DOOFEHT

APR 13 - JOE FOX & THE 4TH FLOOR BAND

APR 20 - MCALISTER DRIVE

APR 27 - ADAM PAYNE

Details: 9-11pm • No Charge • 606 Congress St • Boston • 21 and over

It's Restaurant Week!

click here for a list of W2E participating restaurants!

Go Mad Tonight at Blue on Highland!

Taste of the South End 2012

Only a handful of tickets are still available for tomorrow night's Taste of the South End at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts! Over forty of your favorite South End restaurants are getting together for an evening of culinary greatness in support of the AIDS Action Committee. In addition to tasting signature dishes and sipping an array of beverages, guests will enjoy cooking demos and a silent auction.

Tickets available HERE!