Critics Consider Steakhouse KO Prime, Exchange St. Bistro

IN THE NEWS: Boston magazine’s October 2007 issue includes Corby Kummer’s review of steakhouse KO Prime (90 Tremont St., Boston, 617-772-0202), and Amy Traverso’s feature on chef and restaurateur Barbara Lynch (B&G Oysters, Butcher Shop, Plum Produce), as well as a short rave of Kenmore’s UBurger (636 Beacon St., Boston, 617-536-0448). bostonmagazine.com … The Boston [...]

‘Gourmet’ Lauds Henrietta’s Table, Other Locals

Gourmet magazine’s October 2007 issue features a guide to “America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants.” gourmet.com:
RESTAURANTS WITH FARM CONNECTIONS: 2nd Street Bistro, Livingston, MT; Amherst Chinese Food, Amherst, MA; Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN; Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill, NC; Eve, Alexandria, VA; La Provence, Lacombe, LA; Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC; Pacific’O and I’o, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Tree House [...]

Sebastians Opens Its 1st Cambridge Cafe

IN THE NEWS: The Globe’s Chris Reidy reports Sebastians, a Boston-based catering service and cafe chain, has opened its first cafe in Cambridge and its seventh in the Boston area at (7 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square). … Reidy also reports that local restaurateur Steve DiFillippo is forming a wholesale food company to make his Philly [...]

Grille Zone, Salad Creations Eye Expansion

IN THE NEWS: Grille Zone founders Benson “Ben” Prentice and Barry Baker want to roll out nine Grille Zone restaurants in the next five years, the Boston Business Journal reports. The Grille Zone concept is built around a grilled-to-order, half-pound hamburger. … The Journal also reporst that Salad Creations, a Florida-based fast-food concept, opened recently [...]

Openings Include Gaslight, Clink, Vlora

IN THE NEWS: The Boston Herald’s Mat Schaffer gives a B+ to T.W. Food (377 Walden St., Cambridge; 617-864-4745; www.twfoodrestaurant.com) and rounds up a list of recently or soon-to-be opened restaurants, including the openings of: Gaslight (560 Harrison Ave., South End; 617-422-0224), Clink (215 Charles St., Beacon Hill; 617-224-4000), and Vlora (545 Boylston St., Back [...]

Firefighters Perish in Restaurant Blaze

IN THE NEWS: The Boston Globe reports that a Aug. 29 fire that started at Tai Ho restaurant on Centre Street in West Roxbury resulted in the deaths of two firefighters. The fire quickly spread to adjoining businesses, including another restaurant, the Himalayan Bistro. In addition to the deaths of the two firefighters, 12 others [...]

‘Boston’ Mag Picks Craigie Street, O Ya

IN THE NEWS: Boston magazine’s The Best of Boston 2007 readers poll results in the August issue include Craigie Street Bistrot (6 Craigie Circle, Cambridge, 617-497-5511, craigiestreetbistro.com) for General Excellence, Barbara Lynch (No. 9 Park, B&G Oysters, the Butcher Shop) as Best Chef, and O Ya (9 east St., 617-654-9900) as Best New Restaurant. … [...]

‘Traveler’ Notes Seaport District Eateries

IN THE NEWS: National Geographic Traveler magazine’s September 2007 issue spotlights Boston’s revitalized Seaport District and mentions restaurants Barking Crab (88 Sleeper St.), Flour Bakery and Cafe (12 Farnsworth St.), and LTK (225 Northern Ave.). nationalgeographic.com/traveler … Weekly Dig reviews Boston Public (at Louis Boston, 234 Berkeley St., Boston). weeklydig.com … Four months after closing, [...]

Newbury St.’s Armani Cafe Set to Close

IN THE NEWS: Chowhound.com reports the venerable Newbury Street institution Armani Cafe will close its doors on Aug. 26 … Wisteria House, the excellent Taiwanese-style restaurant on Newbury Street, closed that location on August 11, but they’re opening two new locations, one on Cambridge Street in Cambridge and the other at the Super 88 food [...]

McDonald’s Sells Stake in Boston Market

IN THE NEWS: Private equity firm Sun Capital Partners said Aug. 6 it has agreed to buy Boston Market, a restaurant chain with local roots, from its parent, McDonald’s Corp, the Boston Globe reports. … Boston Beer Co., the brewer known for its Samuel Adams brand of beer, has agreed to buy a Pennsylvania brewery [...]