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April Events
Tuesday April 1
Seafood Dinner Series at the Aquarium
Want to make great seafood choices for both your palate and the Earth—but not sure how? Ready to incorporate seasonal and local food choices into your cooking? Or just love to watch cooking shows? This is the evening for you. Let the Aquarium show you how to put together the perfect Earth-friendly seafood meal. In April join special guest Chef Peter Davis of Henrietta’s Table while he highlights farm-raised shrimp, wild-caught sablefish and farm-raised Arctic char.
Tuesday April 1
Joslin's 4th Annual "A Spoonful of Ginger"
Leading area chefs representing both Asian and American cuisine combine their talents at the 4th Annual "A Spoonful of Ginger" food tasting to benefit Joslin Diabetes Center's Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI). Boston's best Asian chefs, along with many popular Boston restaurateurs, will join together to raise money and increase awareness of the growing incidence of diabetes among Asian Americans. Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger), Joanne Chang (Flour Bakery & Café), Lydia Shire (Locke Ober), Bik-Fung Ng (Cambridge School of Culinary Arts), Vinod Kapoor (Bombay Club), Neatte and Nadsa de Monteiro (Elephant Walk), Yasu Hashino (Yasu), Surinder Singh & Yodwinder Pabla (Mantra) and others have gathered to support the work of Joslin's AADI and to honor the "A Spoonful of Ginger's" founder, Jasper White (Summer Shack restaurants). All proceeds will benefit Joslin Diabetes Center's Asian American Diabetes Initiative.
Thursday April 3
Join Upstairs on the Square in welcoming the Abundance Vineyards, a family-owned and -operated boutique winery. Abundance began as a custom crush boutique winery, first sprouting in the Sonoma area and now firmly planted with permanent roots in Lodi. There is not a vine on their land that hasn't been planted personally by the owners, the Mencarini family. They live by the philosophy of good friends, good food and good wine bring about an abundantly good time! And don't we agree we can't wait to have an abundantly good time with second generation winemaker Dino Mencarini!
Saturday April 5
Fireside Chats - New England Micro Brewed Beer
School is in session at The Fireplace every other Saturday afternoon when chef-owner Jim Solomon welcomes a whole new batch of food and wine experts to share their knowledge at his informal and informative Fireside Chats. Check out the various sessions and reserve your spot by the fireplace to hear from brewers, vintners and specialty foods purveyors and producers.
Sunday April 6
Benefit Dinner hosted by The Elephant Walk in Cambridge
Enjoy award-winning cuisine at the The Elephant Walk Restaurant in Cambridge and help celebrate the Cambodian New Year. This community-building event features a family-style meal of special Cambodian New Year food and a raffle. Learn more about The Cambridge School for Cambodia project and connect with local people who support global education. 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit The Cambridge School for Cambodia. Raffle prizes include signed copies of The Elephant Walk cookbook, seats in an Elephant Walk cooking class, an Elephant Walk gift card, Cambridge School for Cambodia t-shirts and more!
We are very grateful to our corporate sponsor, The Elephant Walk Restaurant Group, for their generosity in helping create The Cambridge School for Cambodia, a school in rural Cambodia that will serve 200-400 children.
Thursday April 10
Share our Strength - Taste of the Nation
Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, presented by American Express, is the nation’s premier culinary benefit dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America. For 20 years, the event has brought together the most creative culinary minds across the nation. Pioneers of modern American cuisine and national celebrities. Over 80 of Boston's great restaurants and 30 wineriers have donated their time, talent and passion for this years event.
Monday April 14
Wine & Dine Mondays - Wines from the Alps region
Beacon Hill Bistro Wine & Dine Mondays are back and are here to stay untill May! Brand new wines selected by Cecilia Rait and Tracy Burgis, paired with exclusive courses created by Executive Chef Jason Bond will be held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month. As always, reservations are required for these dinners.
Saturday April 19
Cooking Class with Personal Chef JJ Gonson - Gourmet Pizza Making
Join JJ Gonson and learn how to make gourmet pizzas, guided by your own creativity and favorite tastes. We will use ingredients such as blue cheese, scallions, BBQ chicken, red onions, goat cheese, mozzarella and stove-top roasted red peppers that you'll roast ourselves. You'll also learn to make pizza sauces, and how to roll and shape your pizza dough. You'll then enjoy our creations with what else? a nice, cold beer!
Saturday April 20
Fireside Chats - Patriots Day Special America at War 1774-1776 Colonial Spirit & Food from Thomas Jefferson’s White House
School is in session at The Fireplace every other Saturday afternoon when chef-owner Jim Solomon welcomes a whole new batch of food and wine experts to share their knowledge at his informal and informative Fireside Chats. Check out the various sessions and reserve your spot by the fireplace to hear from brewers, vintners and specialty foods purveyors and producers.
Saturday April 20
Fireside Chats - Patriots Day Special America at War 1774-1776 Colonial Spirit & Food from Thomas Jefferson’s White House
School is in session at The Fireplace every other Saturday afternoon when chef-owner Jim Solomon welcomes a whole new batch of food and wine experts to share their knowledge at his informal and informative Fireside Chats. Check out the various sessions and reserve your spot by the fireplace to hear from brewers, vintners and specialty foods purveyors and producers.
Thursday April 24
Annual Beyond Shelter Gala
The 21st Annual Beyond Shelter Gala will take place this year on Thursday, April 24. Join The Friends of Boston’s Homeless for an evening of fine food, great music and fun prizes, all for a good cause! Sample delicious fare from 30 of the Boston area's finest restaurants and their chefs including Ashmont Grill, Eastern Standard, Legal Sea Foods, Temple Bar & Teatro. Win fabulous raffle and silent auction prizes including autographed sports memorabilia, trips around town and around the country and more.
Thursday April 24
Chianti Wine Dinner: The Panzanellos Visit
Upstairs on the Square will be visiting the great Chianti district of Tuscany featuring wines from the ancient Panzanello Vineyard (which has been making Chianti and pressing olive oil on their farm since 1427!). They will taste not only their acclaimed Chianti Classicos but also their Il Bianco, which mixes Sauvignon and Grillo grapes to produce a delightful and aromatic Italian white. Of course, the menu will be all Tuscan!
Monday April 28
Wine & Dine Mondays - Our Eclectic Picks
Beacon Hill Bistro Wine & Dine Mondays are back and are here to stay untill May! Brand new wines selected by Cecilia Rait and Tracy Burgis, paired with exclusive courses created by Executive Chef Jason Bond will be held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month. As always, reservations are required for these dinners.
Wednesday April 30
Violet Grgich Presents Great Wines from Grgich Hills Cellar
Mike Grgich, acknowledged as one of the finest winemakers in the world ever since his Chateau Montelena beat all those fancy French chardonnays in Paris in 1976, has a talented daughter Violet that he’s taught his secrets to in the 30 years of winemaking at his prestigious Grgich Hills Cellars. Upstairs is honored to have Violet Grgich taste on Grgich Hill’s spectacular estate grown wines. Steven Brand will pull out all the stops for this great five-course wine dinner. Menu and wines will be posted on their website closer to the event.
Outdoor Dining Destinations 2008
Back Bay / Fenway
Bouchee
boucheebrasserie.com Brasserie Jo
brasseriejo.com Bravo
mfa.org Eastern Standard
easternstandardboston.com Panificio
panificioboston.com Stephanie's On Newbury
stephaniesonnewbury.com Vlora
vloraboston.com Cambridge / Sommerville
The Blue Room
theblueroom.net Dante
restaurantdante.com Harvest
harvestcambridge.com Henrietta's Table
henriettastable.com Temple Bar
templebarcambridge.com Z Square
z-square.com Downtown
Avila Restaurant
avilarestaurant.com blu restaurant and café at The Sports Club/LA
blurestaurant.com Intrigue
bhh.com Kingfish Hall
toddenglish.com Miel "Brasserie Provencal"
intercontinentalboston.com Red Sky Restaurant & Lounge
redskyboston.com Sushi-TEQ
intercontinentalboston.com North End / Charlestown
Ristorante Fiore
ristorantefiore.com Trattoria Il Paninio
trattoriailpanino.com South End
33 Restaurant & Lounge
33restaurant.com Beehive
beehiveboston.com/ Masa
masarestaurant.com Stella Restaurant
bostonstella.com And Beyond
North
Ten Center Street Restaurant | Newburyport MA
tencenterstreet.com West
Blue Ginger | Wellesley
ming.com Chiara | Westwood
chiarabistro.com Incontro | Franklin
incontrorestaurant.com Samba Steak House & Sushi | Framingham
sambaframingham.com Destinations
American Seasons | Nantucket, MA
americanseasons.com Atlantica | Camden, ME
cohassetharborresort.com Cinque Terre | Portland, ME
cinqueterremaine.com Eve's | Portland, ME
portlandharborhotel.com Mangowood | Woodstock, VT
lincolninn.com Sharky's Cantina | Oak Bluffs, MA
sharkyscantina.com Vignola | Portland, ME
vignolamaine.com Windows on the Water | Kennebunk, ME
windowsonthewater.com
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