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HOT & NowWho’s Opening, Who’s Closing, Who’s Moving, Who’s Selling January 2006 - On Tap. There are a couple of Boston events on tap for January. The first is the Boston Beer Summit Winter Jubilee, scheduled for January 21 at the Boston Park Plaza Castle. Tickets are $25 per person. You can rest assured that the beer will be flowing. Boston Wine Expo. Save Jan. 28th & 29th for the 15th annual Boston Wine Expo. Featuring over 1800 wines, it is the largest event of its kind in the United States. The Wine Expo will be held from 1 to 5 PM Saturday & Sunday at the World Trade Center. The event features tastings and demonstrations by celebrity chefs including Ming Tsai, the Food Network’s Tyler Florence, and Todd English of Boston’s Olives. There will be over 25 seminars and lectures. Tickets, if purchased before Jan. 20th, are $70 for Saturday and $60 for Sunday. For info, go to www.wine-expos.com. Millbury Sees Red. The newest chain restaurant to open at the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley on Route 146 in Millbury is the Red Robin, a full service restaurant. This is the first New England store for this Seattle- based chain which specializes in gourmet burgers and other family fare. Zia’s Cooking School. Paula McCarthy at Zia’s Grill continues her “Cooking at the Zia” classes on Thursday nights. Jan.12th features Healthy Easting; the 26th offers a Super Bowl Party Planner; Feb. 9th focuses on Valentine’s Day Dinner and Feb. 23rd serves up Italian specialties. Each class costs $40 per person, meal included. Contact Zia Grill at 508-363-3477. Wallace Still Looking. John Wallace of Barber’s Crossing continues to look for restaurant space in Worcester. He has gone so far as to hire business brokerage firm George & Company to find him a suitable location in either the Greendale or Summit areas of Worcester. Ideally, Wallace would like to locate once again in the Greendale section of the city as it was the location of his first restaurant, before he expanded to Cherry Valley and Sterling. George Washington Really Stayed Here. Ye Olde Tavern, located on East Main St. in West Brookfield, is on the market. The tavern, which has been in continuous operation since 1760, has played host to George Washington, President John Adams, and Daniel Shay of Shay’s Rebellion fame, among others. The Tavern would make an ideal B&B since it already has 11 rooms. Currently, it is only used for banquets and has a bar, open seven days a week. Plantation Club Closes. One of Worcester’s most venerable venues for live music recently closed its doors. The Plantation Club on Plantation Street in Worcester has a For Sale sign on the front. The club, owned by Ray Silva for close to 20 years, featured good music and decent food. This Sad Note. We mourn the passing of John Nicas of the Castle Restaurant in Leicester. John, a fixture on the local dining scene, was a graduate of the Culinary Institute of American and taught at Johnson & Wales University. He was a member of the 1988 Culinary Olympic Team and won the Grand Prize as well as a silver and a bronze medal. He is survived by his father Stanley, his brother James, and his sister Evangeline, all of the Castle Restaurant. |