Best of Boston

Wine List: Troquet

Renouncing the run-of-the-mill wine list, Troquet instead plops by-the-glass options (a rotating roster of 40-plus) onto the main menu, next to strategically crafted French-fusion dishes that complement them best.

 

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Dining Out

The Marliave

A Boston classic gets a new lease on life with a dramatic overhaul that might be a bit too ambitious for its own good.

 

Chowder

Chowder Craves: Winter Fish

Much of our local seafood is at its best right now, so we best be eating more surf than turf.

 

Event

Cheese Tuesday at L'Espalier

Jan. 6: Chefs McClelland and James Hackney build a four-course menu around the various cheeses, while wine director Erik Johnson, pours matching wines.

 

Prix Fixe

Olives

Todd English's Olives has unveiled a new, three-course menu for $35 that is available every night through the end of February.

 
$2 Taco Tuesday
We haven't been this happy since Jacoby's stolen base got us a free taco at Taco Bell. Tremont 647 will be offering $2 tacos every Tuesday.
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Review

Dining Out: The Marliave

A Boston classic gets a new lease on life with a dramatic overhaul that might be a bit too ambitious for its own good.

 

Review

Turkish Delight

Ana Sortun's new Middle Eastern bakery and café Sofra specializes in morsels of a certain variety. (The kind that's impossible to stop shoveling into your mouth.)

 

Review

Wild Irish Ride

Hyde Park newcomer Townsend's embarks on a global culinary journey by way of Ireland, but the best dishes stick closer to home.

 

Review

Spanish Ayes

Tradition reigns at Estragon, Julio de Haro's new temple to classic tapas. But for adventurous palates, the unusual dishes are head-and-cheeks above the rest.

 

Review

Big-House Bounty

Liberty Hotel hot spot Scampo marks Lydia Shire's return to the Boston dining scene, powered by robust Italian fare, a vibrant personality, and plenty of garlic and butter.

 

Review

Frittering the Night Away

An Oak Bluffs bakery burns the midnight oil for fresh doughnuts.

 

Review

Eclectic Blues

Watertown's latest exposes the perils of trying to please all.

 

Review

Whole Hog

Estragon serves tapas with heart—and a little bit of ear.

 

Review

The Crema Always Rises

An indie café weakens the chain links of Harvard Square.

 

Review

Secondhand Rosé

Braintree wine retailer Bin Ends beckons to bargain-hunting oenophiles with bottom-of-the-barrel prices.