November 2010 Issue
50 Best Restaurants 2010
You can’t dine out four times a week without developing an opinion or two. And when it comes to local restaurant recommendations, guidebooks and concierges have nothing on our well-fed staff. High-end or casual, veteran or upstart, these 50 kitchens have earned a spot on our shortlist of great eats.
Feature
The Making of a Masterpiece
Over the past decade, the Museum of Fine Arts has raised more than $500 million as part of an ambitious plan to reinvent itself. This month, the public finally gets to see what a half-billion dollars gets you these days.
Arrested Development
Thirty years ago, Don Chiofaro built Boston’s largest office complex. These days he likes doing hot yoga, communing with whales, and laying the groundwork for constructing the city’s next iconic skyscraper. So why does the mayor have such a problem with that?
Raw Ambition
Skip Bennett made his Duxbury oysters the must-have ingredient for the nation’s top chefs. As a new Kenmore Square restaurant proves, that was just his first course.
Department
In Defense of Martha
Massachusetts’ problem with women candidates.
Headed for Trouble
BU scientists are renowned for their research on NFL veterans’ concussions. Now their studies are raising questions about the dangers of high school football.
Arts + Entertainment
Hubbub: Dennis Lehane
In novels like Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River, and Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane tapped into the city’s gritty side.
Restaurants
First Bite: Alma Nove
Hingham’s newest kid on the block brings inspired – if inconsistent – Italian to the South Shore.
Champions of Breakfast
Boston’s early risers have never had better dining options. Behold, your new rules for sleuthing out the cream of the Cream of Wheat.
The Ultimate: Sweet Potato Fries
The kitchen at Bukowski Tavern delivers the most snackable spuds.
Dining Out: Troquet
Rediscovering a wine lover’s haven — and a culinary talent — in the Theater District.
Fashion + Style
Little Handbag, Big World
Fall fashion may be all about tiny retro handbags, but can a modern woman really survive without all her stuff?
Matching Assets
In fashion design, marquee collaborations are a dime a dozen — except in Boston. Now there’s one to be reckoned with.
Take a Bough
The handmade jewelry of local designers (and twins) feeds your outdoorsy impulses.
Connoisseur
The Coast Is Clear
What’s missing from post-summer Provincetown? Crowded sidewalks, oppressive heat, and touristy “celebrations.”
Forecast
The Trouble With Barney
Kiddie shows may seem sweet, but they can leave some families awfully unsatisfied.
Latin’s Crossing Guard
On the trail of Boston Latin’s residency fraud investigator.
Person of Interest: Elizabeth Warren
She’s always said America needed a consumer protection agency. Now she runs it.