Eastern Standard in Boston's Kenmore Square Wins the Boston Globe's 2014 Munch Madness

A restaurant tournament that The Boston Globe models after the NCAA's March Madness has just wrapped up, and a well-known restaurant in the city's Kenmore Square neighborhood has come out on top.

According to the page for the contest, Eastern Standard defeated Row 34 (a seafood spot in Fort Point) in the finals, breaking the string of three victories in a row by Cambridge's Hungry Mother. Eastern Standard had defeated Toro in the South End in the semifinals, while Row 34 had beaten Neptune in the North End. (Hungry Mother and other previous winners were "retired" this year to allow other restaurants to get the chance at the crown.)

Munch Madness is based on reader votes, with 64 area dining spots competing.

To see the complete results of the 2014 Munch Madness, please go to the Boston Globe link below:

Welcome to Munch Madness 2014!

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Munch Madness 2013 from The Boston Globe

A restaurant tournament that is modeled on the NCAA's March Madness is back once again.

Today marks the first day of The Boston Globe's Munch Madness 2013 competition, a bracket that includes 64 dining spots in and around the city, all of which will be vying for the title of best restaurant (based on readers' votes). The past two years have seen Hungry Mother take the top spot, defeating Craigie on Main in 2012 and East Coast Grill in 2011. (Interestingly enough, all three eateries are located in Cambridge.)

The first round of voting takes place today and tomorrow, with subsequent rounds occurring over the following days. The championship will be held on March 30 and 31, with the winner being announced on April 1.

For more information on the Globe's Munch Madness 2013 competition, please go to the link below:

http://www.boston.com/ae/restaurants/specials/munch_madness/2013/

[April 1 update: For the third year in a row, the Munch Madness winner is Hungry Mother, which defeated Oleana (also in Cambridge) to win the crown. Craigie on Main was beaten by Hungry Mother in the semifinals this year, with Oleana defeating Gaslight in Boston's South End. (Full results can be seen at the link above.)]


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The 2012 Munch Madness Tournament Is On

A restaurant tournament that is loosely based on the NCAA's March Madness has returned to Boston.

The Boston Globe's Munch Madness 2012 competition is now up and running, with 64 local dining spots facing off against each other to see which one is the city's best. The bracket includes many restaurants that were part of last year's competition, along with some newcomers to the tourney. Last year, Hungry Mother in Cambridge defeated the East Coast Grill (also in Cambridge), with the other two to make the final four being Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain and Craigie on Main in Cambridge.

Round 1 voting will take place today and tomorrow, with Rounds 2 through 4 running through the next several days. The Final Four will be on March 29-30, with the championship being March 31-April 1. The winner will be announced on April 4.

For more information--including the initial matchups and the results of each round--please go to the Boston Globe link below.

http://www.boston.com/ae/restaurants/specials/munch_madness/2012/

[March 29 update: The Final Four are now in place for Munch Madness, with Hungry Mother (Cambridge) facing Highland Kitchen (Somerville) and Craigie on Main (Cambridge) facing Eastern Standard (Boston) in this round. (Please go to the Boston Globe link above for the results of each round so far.)]

[April 1 update: The Championship Round is taking place right now between Hungry Mother and Craigie on Main (both in Cambridge), with voting finishing up by the end of today (results will be announced on April 4).]

[April 4 update: Hungry Mother has won the 2012 Munch Madness tournament.]

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Hungry Mother in Cambridge Wins Munch Madness 2011

An annual restaurant "tournament" created by The Boston Globe has just wrapped up, with a Cambridge eatery winning this year.

According to the Globe, Hungry Mother on Cardinal Medeiros Avenue in the Kendall Square section of the city is the winner of Munch Madness 2011, defeating East Coast Grill (last year's winner), another Cambridge dining spot that is located on Cambridge Street in Inman Square. Hungry Mother had defeated Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain/Cambridge to make the finals, while East Coast Grill had beaten another Cambridge restaurant, Craigie on Main.

A total of 64 restaurants took part in Munch Madness 2011, with a few top spots not making it out of the first round, including o ya near South Station, Sorellina and Clio, both in the Back Bay, Menton in the Fort Point district, and Gargoyles in Somerville.

To view the Munch Madness 2011 "bracket," please go to the link below:

Munch Madness 2011

And to read more about the tournament, please go to this link:

Hungry Mother is champion of Munch Madness 2011!

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