Alibi at the Liberty Hotel
Boston’s famous jail re-invention, the Liberty Hotel, takes no prisoners at its numerous food and drink outlets!
Just past the contemporary mosaics that rise in tandem with dueling escalators, the hotel’s signature restaurant, CLINK., gives new meaning to prison eats. The vestiges of original cells set the backdrop for modern American cuisine, heavily focused on local and sustainable products. The half-dozen artisan cheeses are pure dairy utopia, merging the savory fruits of New England’s finest utters with sweet home-made preserves. The raw bar presents top regional catch on the half shell, including Thatch Island Oysters from Barnstable, MA and Littleneck Clams from Cape Cod. The hearty mains satisfy carnivorous cravings with such dishes as the Natural Venison Loin (with sweetbreads, pistachio puree, braised endives and raisin jus) and the Red Wine Braised Shortribs (with potato puree, maitake mushrooms and horseradish gremolata). Read More »
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Art's Tapas & Sushi Lounge
Will it be sushi, Spanish, Mexican or California cuisine tonight? Whatever your craving, here’s where to satisfy it.
1) Art’s Tapas & Sushi Lounge
When you’re hanging with a group of friends with varying cravings, it’s sometimes hard to settle on one eatery to satisfy everyone. The new Art’s Tapas & Sushi Lounge in San Francisco’s Marina district, a short drive from the Fairmont Heritage Place at Ghirardelli Square, makes it easy.
At this hip lounge, consulting Executive Chef Taka Yamaguchi, formerly of the Bay Area’s Blowfish Sushi restaurants, serves up a mix of small plates and libations that run the gamut from Spanish to Japanese and beyond. Enjoy grilled tofu ($7.50); Japanese-rice paella with vegatables and squid ink ($14); carpaccio with wasabi aioli on a bed of arugula and capers ($9); sushi, including “build-your-own” rolls; and crema catalana ($6). There’s also a full bar with draft beers, wine, sake, sangria and signature cocktails. Indulge in 99-cent oysters during weekday happy hours (5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. to closing).
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View from Top of the Hub Restaurant in Boston
Boston has a wealth of fine dining establishments, but if you want to have a beautiful view to help you digest the food just a little better, the list of choices diminishes considerably. If you’re one who appreciates the ambiance a great view can provide, then please read on!
The best known “view” in Boston is at the Top of the Hub Restaurant, which sits high atop the Prudential Center Tower in Back Bay (800 Boylston Street, adjacent to the Sheraton Boston Hotel). Plus, if all you’re after is a great view, you can just have a nightcap in the lounge.
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Cameo Bar at the Viceroy Santa Monica
Santa Monica may be more laid back than other areas of Los Angeles, but don’t let its low-key atmosphere fool you – the nightlife can be just as happening as Hollywood! The Santa Monica scene also skews slightly older than what you’ll find in other L.A. nightspots, which is good news for those looking to avoid throngs of twenty-somethings crowding the bar. As we’ve mentioned before, some of the best nightlife spots can usually be found right in your own hotel, so get dressed up and head to the beach for spectacular views and fantastic fun at these hotel bars:
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A couples massage at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach
Valentine’s Day Weekend in South Florida is looking to be especially crowded this year, since it also happens to coincides with the massive Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail. This means that most of the date-friendly venues on Miami Beach should be packed solid, and if you haven’t booked yet, making reservations could get hairy. We’ve scoured the city for some great alternatives, however, for a romantic celebration that won’t leave you and your partner feeling shipwrecked in the Sea of Love…
The Ritz-Carlton South Beach – This luxe hotel provides the perfect oasis for couples in need of a little pampering with their “Love is in the Air” package. Book a day of relaxing togetherness at the spa’s Couples Treatment Suite where you’ll enjoy a cozy bubble bath for two followed by a tandem couple’s massage side-by-side in the quiet comfort of a candlelit refuge. Once you’ve been rubbed the right way, toast the holiday with two glasses of champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries. What happens next is up to you! One Lincoln Road, Miami
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A cook stretches hand pulled noodles behind a window in NYC's Chinatown
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Despite being home to some sleek new hotels like Hotel 91 and the forthcoming Mondrian Hotel, Chinatown is still Manhattan’s best bet for a great, cheap meal. Here are four go-to stops for filling your belly and stretching your dollar.
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Banh mi at Ma Peche
Oyster already told you about the Chambers Hotel bringing SoHo style to Manhattan’s midtown, but now the boutique property has landed a more significant downtown get: Ma Peche, the first non-East Village location of the much-hyped Momofuku restaurant mini-chain. The Manhattan food world basically treated Ma Peche’s soft opening as a live-blog-worthy breaking news event throughout Thursday — here’s a few of the first thoughts:
- Midtown Lunch: “The three terrine banh mi…is out of control good.”
- Eater: “I think it’s safe to say we have a new banh mi king in town”
- Hotel Chatter: “Even if you’re not into the rest of the food, you could order the cookie and a glass of milk and still have a smidgeon of the Momofuku experience. In fact, that’s what we recommend.”
Since it’s safe to say Ma Peche will be packed to the brim every lunch hour for the next, oh, five years or so, here are a few alternative spots to grab lunch in this just-south-of-Central-Park slice of Midtown: Read More »
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Doughnut Plant
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With swanky new digs like the Bowery Hotel and Thompson LES rising next to rundown tenement buildings, the Lower East Side is NYC’s ultimate dichotomy—it’s the new Manhattan plopped down right on top of the old Manhattan. For foodies, this means a wondrously schizophrenic smorgasbord. Here are three of the best classic LES food stops still standing, along with three newcomers that are worth the hype.
Old LES: Katz’s Famous Delicatessen. Sure, New York’s oldest deli has become a bit of a tourist trap ever since Meg Ryan had “what she’s having” here, but the circa-1888 salami shop deserves credit for keeping their sandwich prices relatively reasonable, unlike some other brand-name NY delis. 205 East Houston St.
New LES: Doughnut Plant. The Dunkin’ standbys get the avant garde treament at this Houston Street newcomer, with original flavors like crème brulee, Valrhona chocolate, and dulce de leche. They even invented the square-shaped jelly doughnut, a design that allows for less spillage of the (obviously homemade) jelly filling. 379 Grand St. Read More »
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