Overwhelmed by the question, "What should I eat tonight?" Consult our weekly look at new restaurant openings, clever takeout packages, and more.
It’s ironic (don’t you think) that with so many of our pandemic-era dining options limited, we’re somehow even more overwhelmed by the question, “What should I eat tonight?” Allow our Meal Plan series to come to the rescue: When you’re tired of takeout from the same ol’ corner spot, or too exhausted to cook for yourself yet again, consult this weekly lineup of day-to-day dining suggestions and explore hot openings, new menus, innovative delivery concepts, and more. Here are our picks for the week of November 16, 2020.
Vegan cuisine from Stalk Kitchen. / Photo courtesy of Stalk Kitchen.
Monday: Go meatless with Stalk Kitchen, a new vegan takeout operation.
Meat-free diners are always excited when there’s a new addition to Boston’s veggie restaurant scene. But Stalk Kitchen, a just-launched takeout- and delivery-only project from chef Cara Nance, ought to tempt anyone—not just herbivores—who have tried her terrific tacos at Yellow Door Taqueria or creative gastropub grub at Lower Mills Tavern. Nance has been following a plant-based diet since she was a teenager, so she’s had plenty of time to perfect recipes like carrot turmeric soup with saffron garbanzos and crystallized ginger; whole wheat spaghetti with rosemary mushrooms, baby kale, and roasted Brussels sprouts in a maple cashew cream; and herbed tofu steak with butternut barley and balsamic reduction. The wholesome, flavorful plates can be picked up nightly at Lower Mills Tavern, or delivered in compostable takeout containers through third-party services like Uber Eats.
Stalkboston.com; pickup at Lower Mills Tavern, 2269 Dorchester Ave., Boston, 857-267-4461.
The interior of the Lexington. / Courtesy of the Lexington
Tuesday: Discover an epic new rooftop restaurant at the Lexington.
Chef Will Gilson has just opened the second of three restaurants he has planned for a single building at the Cambridge Crossing neighborhood: The Lexington, a second-story cocktail bar with a smart selection of small and large plates—think Swedish meatballs with cranberry and ginger, and glazed short rib with honey-roasted carrots. (The Lexington joins the all-day Cafe Beatrice, which opened at Cambridge Crossing last month, and will be followed in 2021 by Geppetto, Gilson’s Italian restaurant.) The dining room, open Tuesday through Sunday, is nice and airy thanks to the wide walls of floor-to-ceiling windows that open, accordion-style, to a spacious rooftop terrace; although the Lexington is typically seating exclusively indoors right now, you can still snag a seat at the stone and shiplap bar by the open kitchen, then take your cocktail for a standing-room-only stroll to soak up the crisp November air. We vote that you try the Kornacki, a rum and apricot concoction named for Gilson’s fellow Groton, Mass. native and khaki-clad “chartthrob” of election season.
100 N First St., Cambridge, 617-945-1349, thelexingtoncx.com.
Hamachi nigiri with spicy banana pepper mousse at O Ya. / Photo courtesy of O Ya
Wednesday: Splurge on omakase at the recently reopened sushi icon O Ya.
For most of us, extravagant nights out are happening a little less frequently. Well, here’s a new (or revived, anyway) reason to get decked out and drop top-dollar to treat yourself: O Ya, chef Tim and Nancy Cushman’s celebrated Japanese fine dining destination, has finally reopened after many months of pandemic-associated shuttering. You’ll get the VIP treatment if you book one of the mere 10 socially-distanced seats available nightly inside, and pony up $250 per person for the 20-course omakase; it might include hamachi nigiri with banana pepper mousse, seared A5 wagyu beef, or foie gras nigiri with chocolate balsamic kabayaki. On a leaner budget? Opt for takeout or delivery from O Ya’s casual concept, Gogo Ya, which serves sushi tacos and more.
9 East St., Boston, 617-654-9900, o-ya.restaurant.
Thursday: Check out an Icelandic cooking demo with cocktails and snacks from CREATE Gallery & Lounge.
Alas, international travel is generally not on the agenda at the moment—but you can still take a virtual visit to our closest European neighbors via Somerville’s CREATE. Chef Louis DiBiccari’s innovative cocktail bar is taking part in a week-long Taste of Island series of online events; he’ll lead a cooking demo on Wednesday, November 18 at 5 p.m. It will be hosted for viewing afterwards here, so you can enjoy it with takeout cocktail in hand when CREATE reopens for the week on Thursday. We suggest sipping the Iceland-inspired Selfoss: Reyka vodka with dill, lemongrass, lemon, and rhubarb bitters. Pair your to-go drink with CREATE snacks, including DiBiccari’s Humaari Provisions brand of jarred spreads with laffa flatbread.
1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, 617-702-2966, createcocktaillounge.com.
Fresh-baked pastries at the French cafe Turenne. / Photo courtesy of Turenne
Friday: Take a tour of the Rhône valley with Turenne.
Chef Tim Wiechmann has put T&B Pizza, his Union Square pie slinger, into hibernation mode for the months ahead. In its place, though, he’s operating Turenne—a day-to-night French café open Wednesday through Sunday. Each morning, you can swing by for fresh-baked sweet and savory pastries, as well as Montreal-style bagels that are wood-fired in the pizza oven; lunchtime leans to gourmet salads. By evening, meanwhile, Wiechmann serves a weekly-changing, luxe dinner spread for two that is paired with a bottle of wine (and offered exclusively as takeout). Right now, it’s a Rhône-inspired array: tamarind rubbed Wagyu sirloin with oyster mushrooms and chanterelles; brie en croûte with mint, red grapes, and braised mushrooms; rum and pineapple tartlettes; and more.
251 Washington St., Somerville, 617-764-4054, turennelife.com.
A sausage, pepperoni, ricotta and pesto pizza from Sal’s Mobile. / Photo courtesy of Sal’s Mobile
Saturday: Summon a cheese, Hawaiian, or Buffalo chicken-topped pizza from Sal’s Mobile.
Cambridge has a new pizza truck: Sal’s Mobile, a four-wheeled spinoff of New England’s Sal’s Pizza chain. Now parked MIT-side at 77 Massachusetts Ave., Sal’s has 16 different varieties available for app-based ordering, including chili chicken, mushroom Florentine, and tomato caprese; swing by the truck to grab a box yourself, or have it delivered via bicycle to anywhere in the Kendall Square/MIT neighborhood. This is the second Sal’s Mobile truck—the idea has already been operational in Lowell, and will soon expand its fleet to Westford and the Brandeis University campus in Waltham.
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, salsmobile.com.
Sunday: Have a ball with the Miami-style brunch experience at Zuma.
We won’t be hitting the klerb until COVID evacuates the dance floor, but at least we can groove in our seat when DJ Tao hits the turntables every weekend at Zuma. The Boston location of the glittery, high-end izakaya is now home to a weekend brunch inspired by the brand’s Miami buffet service. With buffets off the table, Zuma is instead offering (from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays) a brunch package of bottomless starters; an individual entrée per guest; and a towering dessert platter for the table. So graze your way through crispy fried calamari, koji marinated chicken breast, or premium add-ons—like black cod wrapped in a hoba leaf—to the standard $65-per-person splay.
1 Dalton St. (Four Seasons Hotel), Boston, 857-449-2500, zumarestaurant.com.
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