Zagat names Boston as one of the best U.S. food cities in 2015
As if we needed another reason to eat out.
Zagat recently released its list of “Top 17 Food Cities of 2015,’’ and Boston slid into the number five slot. Which, in our opinion, is four spaces below where it belongs — Boston did some pretty cool foodie things this year.
Zagat highlighted some of the city’s biggest culinary accomplishments, including the fact that uber-fancy New York-based eatery Bar Boulud finally came to the Hub, giving Bostonians yet another place to add to their special occasion restaurant bucket list.
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The Back Bay’s fancy restaurant game cannot be stopped.
Babbo Pizzeria also joined Boston’s restaurant repertoire in 2k15 thanks to Mario Batali.
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But don’t let the name fool you: This Seaport Italian joint serves more than pizza.
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So much more.
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Restaurant openings weren’t the only thing that towed Boston into the forefront of the food industry. Local chef Tim Maslow was named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs, where they praised his work at Boston-area restaurants Strip T’s, an Asian fusion joint, and Ribelle, an “inventive’’ Italian eatery.
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Zagat also tipped their hat to chef Matt Jennings. Jennings, who grew up in the Boston area, is the owner and head chef at the Townsman, a chic downtown brasserie that offers modern fare and late-night cocktails.
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And they didn’t leave out that the recently aired 13th season of Top Chef features two of Boston’s very own culinary geniuses, including Chef Karen Akunowicz of Myers + Chang.
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Carl Dooley, formerly of Craigie on Main, is also on the Bravo series.
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Dooley is lined up to launch The Table in Cambridge next month.
Boston didn’t only hit it out of the park with food in ‘15 – our cocktail scene was pretty impressive, too. Tales of the Cocktail named Eastern Standard the “Best American Restaurant Bar’’ this year.
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With all these accomplishments stacked up in one place, it’s hard to see Boston as being anything other than the best. And the only appropriate way to revel in our status as a foodie city is to go out and eat.
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