Bringing a long-awaited sophisticated rock music and dining venue to Harvard Square, the Sinclair has factory-chic decor, a serious beverage list, creative mixology, and thoughtful comfort cuisine. Its adventurous, near-nightly calendar boasts indie rock, with enticing flings into world and jazz. Accommodating 500, here's a party made to order for grown-ups, academic and streetwise.
Free Grilled Cheese Friday; Sinclair Patio Party:
HUB-WIDE — It's the fourth annual Free Grilled Cheese Day at all Cheeseboy locations this Friday, April 25. Grab a free "classic" (simply American cheese on bread) between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; no purchase necessary. [Official Site]
NEWTON — This Saturday, April 26, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Joanne Chang will be at the new location of Local Root, a kitchen store, in Newton Lower Falls. She'll...
Schlow OUT, Cunningham IN at The Sinclair:
Michael Schlow's consulting contract with The Sinclair has ended, and Matthew Cunningham is now "firmly in place" as executive chef, a rep tells Eater. Cunningham is an alum of Strip-T's and UpStairs on the Square. Schlow had been involved with The Sinclair from the beginning, consulting on the opening of the restaurant, the construction of the kitchen and bar, and some of the hiring. Now, he...
Boston Chefs' Real or Hypothetical Signature Pizzas:
Up next in the Pizza Week 2014 survey series, we asked chefs and other industry folks about signature pizzas — what their signature pizza is, if they have one, or what it'd be if they were to create one (or better yet, if a hypothetical master pizza-maker created one in their honor.) Here's what they came up with, from chicory and anchovies to corn and chanterelles.