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 »
Only the Freshest Seafood from the Oceans of Planet Earth!
Mmmm… delicious seafood.
The setting: I headed out the other night to the area in Orlando with the most upscale restaurants per square foot: Sandlake Road, AKA Restaurant Row. Located just off Universal property, this strip of road is infamous for its great food. And Moon Fish is definitely included.
Owned by the conglomerate Talk of the Town, Moon Fish doesn’t fail to be, well, the talk of the town. Swanky and hip without being snooty, this is exactly the atmosphere that works for a restaurant. The seating is comfortable, the music is trendy in that semi-trancy kind of way, and I literally felt like I was transported to a far away vacation spot while I was dining.
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Samples set out for guests to last year's Dungeness Crab Festival in San Fran
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Through February, the Bay Area’s Lark Creek Restaurant Group spotlights the sweet, fluffy, delicate deliciousness of crab in its 21st annual “Dungeness Crab Festival.” Get your fill of this irresistible and sustainable seafood as chefs at each restaurant showcase distinctive and creative dishes all about crab.
At LarkCreekSteak in San Francisco, steps from the Hotel Palomar, Chef John Ledbetter is offering the likes of Dungeness crab and chorizo gumbo.
At Yankee Pier in Santana Row in San Jose, Chef Gary Rust is turning out Dungeness crab tacos with tomatillo salsa, cumin sour cream and handmade tortillas.
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