Abby Park to Open in Milton on Monday, August 3

A restaurant featuring modern American cuisine will be opening in Milton early next week, giving Boston's southern neighbor its second new upscale restaurant in the past month. Abby Park will open its doors on Monday, August 3, in the East Milton Square section of town, residing in the spot on Adams Street where Videos to Go used to be.

According to their Web site, Abby Park will use fresh, organic ingredients and feature local seafood. The restaurant will have a full bar on the premises and will also have an elegant banquet room for various functions.

The owner of Abby Park also owns Java Jo's coffeehouse in Jamaica Plain, and he used to own another Java Jo's in East Milton Square before it burned down in a fire a couple of years ago.

Abby Park's opening follows on the heels of another upscale restaurant coming to Milton, as 88 Wharf opened their doors in Milton Landing back in mid-July.

The address for this new restaurant in Milton will be: Abby Park 550 Adams Street, Milton, MA 02186. The phone number will be (617) 696-8700. And the Web site is at: http://www.abbypark.com/

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UPDATE #3: Is Achilles-Persephone (The Achilles Project) Closing? Looks Like It

Earlier today, a combination restaurant/boutique in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston appeared to be closing its doors, possibly as early as this weekend. According to several sources, including a very reputable one (Citysearch Boston), Achilles-Persephone (which is also known as The Achilles Project), was apparently getting ready to close down after being in business for about a year and a half. But in a message sent to us by the restaurant/boutique on Thursday evening, The Achilles Project is, in their words, "alive and kicking." They also had an ad on their Facebook page saying that "To make room for fall we're having the biggest sale of the summer."

But as of Friday (July 31), there were repeated confirmations of The Achilles Project closing by the end of the upcoming weekend, including a reaffirmed confirmation by Citysearch Boston.

So is Achilles-Persephone closing, or are they staying open? Perhaps we'll know for sure come Monday, but at this point we are going with Citysearch's comment that they are closing once the weekend is over. Stay tuned....

The Achilles Project is at 283 Summer Street in the Fort Point Channel area of Boston. Their phone number is (617) 423-2257.

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Taste of Park Plaza Coming Tuesday, August 4, 2009

An event supporting the Greater Boston Food Bank is coming to Boston early next week. The Taste of Park Plaza will be held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers on Tuesday, August 4, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

A total of nine restaurants and other spots will be participating in the Taste of Park Plaza, including Au Bon Pain, Ben and Jerry's, Bonfire Steakhouse, Finale, McCormick and Schmick's, The Melting Pot, M.J. O'Connor's, and Swan's Cafe. Whiskey Park will also be participating, but only in the VIP party (see note below).

Tickets to the event are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. There will also be a VIP party after the event (from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM), with tickets for the party being $40 in advance and $50 at the door.

For more information on the Taste of Park Plaza in Boston, please go to the link below:

Taste of Park Plaza

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Legal's Harborside Opening at the Old Jimmy's Harborside Location

A little over two years ago, Boston institution Jimmy's Harborside closed its doors, with talk of Legal Sea Foods opening a new location where the popular seafood restaurant used to be. Now, according to the Boston Globe, WBZ 1030, and other sources, Legal's will indeed be building a new restaurant at the spot on Northern Avenue along the Boston waterfront, though the name of the new restaurant will be Legal's Harborside, in recognition of the restaurant that it replaces.

The Boston Globe mentions that work will start on the site today, with a total of four restaurants being built at this spot. In addition to Legal's, one of the dining spots will be an upscale restaurant called Zed451, which has other locations in Boca Raton and Chicago. While no specific date seems to be given for the opening of Legal's, the Zed451 Web site shows it opening at the site in 2010.

Legal's Harborside will become the flagship of the Legal Sea Foods chain, with three floors of dining, including a roof deck, an upscale area, and a casual section, the Globe says. The total space of the restaurant will be 20,000 square feet.

For more information on the future opening of Legal's Harborside along the Boston waterfront, please go to the Boston Globe link below.

Where Jimmy’s stood, a Legal’s will rise

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Latest Review: Cafe Jaffa, Boston

The latest review on the Boston's Hidden Restaurants Web site is for a Middle Eastern restaurant in the Back Bay of Boston called Cafe Jaffa. Located on Gloucester Street about midway between Newbury Street and Boylston Street, Cafe Jaffa is a quiet, little-known dining spot even though it is so close to two of Boston's busiest streets. The atmosphere at Cafe Jaffa is dark and a bit exotic, and the food tends to focus on Israeli and Lebanese cuisine. To read more about Cafe Jaffa in the Back Bay of Boston, please click on the link above.

"Virtual" Bowling Coming to The Milky Way Lounge in Jamaica Plain

The Milky Way Lounge may have lost their beloved bowling alley when they moved from Centre Street in Jamaica Plain to the nearby Brewery complex on Amory Street earlier this year, but this doesn't mean that folks can no longer bowl at this funky watering hole.

According to a press release from Image Unlimited Communications, the Milky Way Lounge, along with Bella Luna Restaurant, are going to start up "virtual" bowling beginning on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, then every third Tuesday from that point on. The lounge and its sister restaurant will be using the popular Nintendo Wii™ system for the virtual bowling. The bowling festivities - called "Oui, We Wii™" - start at 9:00 PM and will be free of charge, though it will only be open to folks 21 and older. The press release mentions that a $25 gift certificate will be awarded to the person with the best bowling shirt.

The address for The Milky Way Lounge and Bella Luna Restaurant is 284 Amory Street (The Brewery Complex), Jamaica Plain MA, 02130. The phone number is (617) 524-3740. And the Web site is: http://www.milkywayjp.com/

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