Italian
A Great Place to be Tied to: MAST’ has deliciousness in “abundanza” (Originally posed 12/15)
No bar and grill, this. MAST’ (www.mastboston.com) at 45 Province Street in Boston’s quickly re-flourishing Downtown Crossing entitles itself as a restaurant and “drinkery.” And whether you look around the comfily swanky multi-leveled venue or at the broadsheet menu, you will easily see how this name came to be.
The Best of Most Possible Worlds: Brothers Restaurant offers a lot of what makes Coolidge Corner great (Originally posted 10/15)
“Honey- What do you want to eat tonight? American?… Italian?… Mexican?”
“Yes!”
“Do you want a good meal or a place with live music?”
“Okay!”
“I know the PERFECT place!”
While Brookline’s Harvard Street is known for a wide array of impressive ethnic eateries – from the Kosher Mecca of Rubin’s and the Kosher-style legend of Michael’s to the authentic Mexican flavor of Anna’s Taqueria, the savoir faire of Paris Creperie and the non-faux Vietnamese of Pho Lemon Grass to the sports bar with a BIG difference known as the Coolidge Corner Clubhouse and the upscale American class of Lineage and on and on – none combine so many flavors and tastes with so much passion as Brother’s Restaurant (www.brothers-restaurant.com)
La Morra of the Story – Culinary couple celebrate 10 years together (Originally published 12/14)
In our supportive community, it is still commonplace for a bride and groom to be “set up” by members of their loving families. What may not be so common, however, is for the married couple to go into business together. Even rare still is for both the marriage and the business to be going strong after a decade. There is a great section on their site which you can see once you visit their website.
Such is the story, however, for Jen and Josh Ziskin, co-owners of Brookline’s popular Italian eatery La Morra (www.lamorra.com).
Con Brio – Big party or small- Italian eatery makes everyone feel at home (Originally published 7/14)
Amidst the hustle and bustle that is Chestnut Hill Square (the new shopping Mecca on Route 9 that features such roadtrip-worthy destinations as Wegmans, Soul Cycle, etc.) is the Boston-area edition of an Italian eatery chain that makes everyone feel at home- That is, if you lived in an Florentine piazza with a gleaming open kitchen and glistening full bar!
A Passage to Italy – La Morra offers a friendly escape…and SO much more! (Originally published 5/14)
Whether your issue is bad weather or bad traffic or just too much going on, there is nothing like a quick jaunt to Italy to take in the Tuscan sun and all the amazing culture.
Oh, and did we mention the FOOD?!