Dunkin' Donuts Introduces Chicken Parmesan Flatbread Sandwich to New England

About a month and a half after introducing their Oven-Toasted Chicken Parmesan Flatbread Sandwich to much of the country, Dunkin' Donuts is now starting to bring the sandwich to shops in New England. The Chicken Parmesan sandwich will join a growing number of flatbreads at Dunkin' Donuts, including the Ham and Swiss, the Turkey Sausage, and a few others.

Canton-based Dunkin' Donuts now has nearly 9,000 locations across the globe, and is the world's largest coffee and baked goods chain.

To read more about the new Oven-Toasted Chicken Parmesan Flatbread Sandwich at Dunkin' Donuts, please go to the press release link below:

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/press/PressRelease.aspx?viewtype=current&id=100151

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Rose and Vicki's Opening in Weymouth

Rose and Vicki's, a small chain of restaurants featuring pizzas, subs, and baked goods, is opening a fourth location on Bridge Street in Weymouth (where Banjos Restaurant used to be, just north of the Hingham border). This will be the first location of Rose and Vicki's in the Boston area, as their other three spots are well south of Boston, in Dartmouth, Marion, and Plymouth.

Based on the menus at the other locations, the new Rose and Vicki's in Weymouth will likely feature stone hearth pizza as well as salads, appetizers, hot and cold subs, wraps, cookies, and cakes.

A check on the restaurant over the weekend showed that it looked nearly ready, so expect it to be open for business sometime in September or early October. [October 29 update: According to the Patriot Ledger, Rose and Vicki's is now open in Weymouth. Thanks to one of our followers on the Twitter site for letting us know about this.]

The address for this new restaurant in Weymouth will be: Rose and Vicki's, 655 Bridge Street (Route 3A), Weymouth, MA, 02191.

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Aquitaine Opens in Dedham

A casual upscale restaurant with two locations in the Boston area has just opened its third spot in Dedham. Aquitaine opened two days ago at the new Legacy Place development just north of the intersection of Routes 1 and 128.

Based on the menus at the other Aquitaine locations, the new Aquitaine in Dedham looks to feature French-influenced dishes with most entrees being priced between $20 and $30. The restaurant will be open seven days a week for both lunch and dinner.

The address for this new restaurant at Legacy Place is: Aquitaine, 950 Providence Highway, Dedham, MA, 02026. The phone number is (781) 471-5212.

The other two Aquitaine locations are in the South End of Boston and the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Newton.

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Red Lentil Opens in Watertown

A restaurant featuring vegetarian and vegan food has just opened up in Watertown. According to the Web site of the restaurant, Red Lentil has apparently opened today on Mt. Auburn Street in the spot where Sushiya used to be in the heart of East Watertown.

In addition to vegetarian and vegan cuisine, Red Lentil offers macrobiotic, gluten-free, and raw dishes as well. Items on the menu include ginger-miso soup, Thai peanut noodle salad, hummus, edamame, beet-potato latkes, an eggless salad wrap, spiced lentil-nut patties, Greek pizza, butternut squash polenta, millet loaf with seasonal vegetables, and sweet potato fries. Prices for meals are mostly well under $15.

Red Lentil is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, with brunch and dinner served Sunday.

The address for this new dining spot in East Watertown is: Red Lentil, 600 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA, 02472. The phone number is (617) 972-9188. And the Web site is at: http://www.theredlentil.com/

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Restaurant News: Sala Thai, Tigerlily, Symphony 8, Esti's

A few bits of news concerning the Boston restaurant scene on this Friday before Labor Day....

According to the Arlington Advocate, Sala Thai, a restaurant in Arlington Heights that had closed a little under a year ago, may be re-opening under new ownership. Sala Thai had been one of several Thai dining spots in this northwest suburb of Boston (Thai Moon and Sweet Chili being a couple of others), but the only one in the Heights area. {October 6 Update: Sala Thai has been replaced by another Thai restaurant called Tom Yum Koong II.]

The phones at Tigerlily, a Malaysian restaurant near Symphony Hall in Boston, are no longer being answered, and a note within the EveryBlock Boston Web site indicates that a restaurant called Symphony 8 will be moving into the address where Tigerlily is (8 Westland Avenue), so it is possible that Tigerlily may no longer be around (or may soon be closing). We will keep trying to get more details on this spot over the coming days. [October 27, November 16 Updates: Tigerlily has indeed closed and will be replaced by Symphony 8, a restaurant that features three bars and an $8 specialty menu. According to the restaurant's website, it will open sometime during the week of November 16--NOVEMBER 24 UPDATE: Symphony 8 is now open.]

An new upscale restaurant with French-influenced cuisine that was supposed to open at the Launch at Hingham Shipyard this summer is no longer in the works for this new development south of Boston. The folks behind what was to be Esti's are now looking for another location somewhere on the South Shore.

If anyone has any more information on any of the restaurants above, please feel free to post here or contact us at the Boston's Hidden Restaurants site. Thanks!

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A Taste of Roslindale to Be Held September 24, 2009

The third annual A Taste of Roslindale is on the way. More than 20 restaurants will be involved in this event, which will be held on Thursday, September 24 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church (39 Belgrade Avenue). According to an email from tablecritic.com, the beneficiaries of the event this year are Roslindale Village Main Street, the Roslindale Food Pantry, and the Roslindale Holiday Lighting Fund.

Entertainment will be featured at A Taste of Roslindale, including live jazz music and a duel between chefs to create the best dish. There will also be a live auction, a silent auction, and a raffle.

Some of the restaurants that will be participating in A Taste of Roslindale include Bangkok Cafe, the Corrib Pub and Restaurant, Delfino's, Masona Grill, MJ's Sub and Pizza, Select Cafe, and Sophia’s Grotto.

The cost to get into the event is $25 ($30 at the door). More information on A Taste of Roslindale can be found at the Web site below:

http://www.roslindale.net

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