Competitive Drinking Dept ... Up in Vancouver, the red, white, and blue are riding high on gold (medals that is) for feats of awe-inspiring athleticism ... Up in Vancouver, the red, white, and blue are riding high on gold (medals that is) for feats of awe-inspiring athleticism. But on Sunday, February 21, Boston hosted Cocktail World Cup 2010, the first of 13 regional competitions held throughout the nation. The event brought together 10 of the city's best bartenders (hailing from high-end spots
An oasis of fresh Turkish and American food in the Financial District desert ... Dozens of lousy fast-food chain outlets dot the Financial District. (If I worked there, I'd frequent Chinatown for lunch.) ... Dozens of lousy fast-food chain outlets dot the Financial District. (If I worked there, I'd frequent Chinatown for lunch.) But a few independently operated restaurants — like Boston Kebab House — serve reasonable, tasty food. Turkish cuisine stars here, notably the eye-popping "meze
A few years back, a proposed tower for the Filene's site was to have resurrected the downtown shopping district but that idea took a financial turn for the worse and ...