Jazz and dining spots feature on WBZ Radio’s “Connoisseur’s Corner” w/ Jordan Rich
www.winikermusic.com www.florarestuarant.com www.westinwalthamboston.com www.reverbnation.com/lancehouston www.fairmontbatterywharf.com www.barboulud.com/boston
www.winikermusic.com www.florarestuarant.com www.westinwalthamboston.com www.reverbnation.com/lancehouston www.fairmontbatterywharf.com www.barboulud.com/boston
www.johnnyds.com www.beehiveboston.com www.scullersjazz.com www.regattabar.com www.wallyscafe.com
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Jaime Suarez Common Ground 85 Harvard Avenue, Allston www.commongroundallstin.com Combining locally-sourced food and drink with Chef Jaime Suarez’s international flair, Common Ground offers an un-common variety of tastes that fits in perfectly amidst the diversity of Allston Rock City. With everything made in-house, guests can be sure of freshness, creativity and quality from bar
Shingara “Peppino” Singh Da Vinci Ristorante 162 Columbus Avenue, Boston http://www.davinciboston.com/ Recognized by restaurateur extraordinaire James Beard as a “notable” restaurant in Boston, Da Vinci Ristorante offers a warm and welcoming décor and amazing artistically-inspired food to Back Bay. Paying tribute to its titular Renaissance man with art and even drinks that reflect his
Jose Torres El Pelón 2197 Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton 92 Peterborough Street, Boston www.elpelon.com Having not only risen from the ashes of a devastating fire but doubled in size in recent years to serve even more devoted fans, El Pelon brings authentic taqueria tastes to Boston and beyond. From light tostadas to big and beefy
Joanne Chang Flour 131 Clarendon Street, Boston MA 02116 12 Farnsworth Street, Boston 1595 Washington Street, Boston 190 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge www.flourbakery.com In addition to being half of the excellently eponymous eatery Myers and Chang (along with her husMMd, business partner and fellow master chef Christopher Myers), Joanne Chang is the baking brains behind
Rich Vellante Legal Sea Foods (www.legalseafoods.com) Having started out over 60 years ago as a sawdust-on-the-floor fish market in Inman Square, Cambridge, Legal Sea Foods has exploded into the nation’s most acclaimed seafood-based chain and one of the world’s premiere purveyors of slap-its-mouth fresh fish and fixins. Each of their 25 (and counting) restaurants
David Nevins The Neighborhood Restaurant Group Local 149 149 P Street, Boston www.local149.com The Biltmore Bar & Grille 1205 Chestnut Street, Newton www.thebiltmoregrill.com
Eric Bogardus Petit Robert Central Bistro 101 Arch Street, Boston www.petitrobertbistro.com From the legendary (and much missed0 Mason Robert to the ever-growing chain of Petit Roberts Bistros (now in Kenmore, Brighton, Needham, the South End and the “Central” location in Downtown Crossing) the name Jacky Robert is legend in Boston and far beyond. Therefore,