BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA
from 'Food & Wine'
(A Restaurant Guide to America's Best Chefs)
MASSACHUSETTS
Besides talent, creativity, and ambition, these star chefs share one more distinctions: they're all former F&W 'Best New Chefs'. Massachusetts is the current home base of some of these 'superchefs'. Ask our Culinary Specialists to help you with your travel and dinner reservations!
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Hamersley's
Bistro
Gordon Hamersley, F&W 1988
Wooden beams and banquettes provide a mellow environment for Hamersley's vibrant comfort-food creations. (553 Tremont St.; 617-423-2700)
Mantra
Thomas John, F&W 2002
Thomas John's creative, multidimensional and exquisite dishes make us understand why Indian fusion has caught on. (52 Temple Place; 617-542-8111)
No. 9
Park
Barbara Lynch, F&W 1996
Nostalgic, "40s-era decor frames Lynch's lovable country dishes from Italy and the south of France. (9 Park St.; 617-742-9991)
Radius
Michael Schlow, F&W 1996
Schlow presents his high-style French food in a spacious dining room painted in an earthy palette of olive green and burgundy. (8 High St.; 617-426-1234)
Centro
Rene Michelena, F&W 1998
Prepare to wait for a seat at this wee trattoria, where Michelena's genuine cucina rustica draws eager crowds - and reservations are only accepted for a limited number of tables. (720 Massachusetts Ave.; 617-868-2405)
Metro
Amanda Lydon, F&W 2000
In an enormous, retro-style brasserie complete with a zinc bar, Lydon serves classics like coq au vin and steak frites. (1815 Massachusetts Ave. 617-354-3727)
Rialto
Jody Adams, F&W 1993
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Adams serious yet merry Spanish-Provencal-Tuscan cooking is complemented by sensual surroundings. (Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St.; 617-661-5050)
Salts
Steve Rosen, F&W 1999
Honey-seared salmon or lobster pie may show up on Rosen's no-fuss menu in this sunshine-yellow room. (798 Main St.; 617-876-8444)
Olives
Todd English, F&W 1990
English's two signature chains, Figs and Olives, have grown so rapidly it's clear that his upscale pan-Euro food has a big following. This was his first branch. (10 City Square.; 617-242-1999)
Lumiere
Michael Leviton, F&W 2000
Leviton's clear flavors and faultless French technique are enhanced by simple decor and diffused light. (1293 Washington St.; 617-244-9199)
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