at the sign of The Pink Pig

No. 9 Park and Atlantic Fish Co., Boston

[A Pig at Large by Kim Davis: August 29. 2017]

On a recent visit--several more coming up, it seems--I wanted to eat at least one relaxed, grown-up, elegant dinner. Meaning, I suppose, no hard stools, loud music, or menu gimmickry.

Friends pointed me towards Barbara Lynch's restaurants, and I ended up at her flagship, No. 9 Park.

Quick Bites: I Thought It Was Made Nice

[Pigging by Kim Davis: August 29, 2017]

Fast and casual, "but is it good?" the Times headline asked about the food at Made Nice.  Pete Wells thought not, for the most part. I liked the lunch I ate there; loved what my daughter ordered (a dish Wells didn't try; presumably not on the menu when he was there.

As Wells would, I think, agree, the operation is spectacularly well run: many cooks on the line, servers clearing dishes and trays in a spotless dining room. Before you eat anything, you're in a much better environment than the average midtown food-on-a-tray lunch spot.