The Boarding House: A Grande Dame Dons Gold Lamé

By Marie-Claire Rochat The Boarding House opens tonight for its 20th season. Prepare to be wowed. There’s a new chef in the kitchen (Stephen Maucarelle, formerly of Minneapolis’s Victory 44, will take the helm) and some new paint on the walls of the dining room. If you’re thinking that doesn’t sound like a big deal, [...]

Cru Oyster Bar

THE CRU OYSTER BAR The Cru Oyster Bar will open this May at the end of Straight Wharf in the former location of The Ropewalk, with Jane Stoddard, Carlos Hidalgo and Erin Zircher as owners. The idea for the three to collaborate and open Cru evolved from a shared vision to create something new and [...]

Nantucket Restaurant News 3.21.12

Bartlett’s Farm has applied for an annual license to sell wine and beer for off-site consumption. I contacted John Bartlett to get an idea of what he’s planning out there: We will offer wine and beer as an additional offering and are not removing any products to make room for them. We have approximately 7,500 [...]

The Nantucket Epicure: Thai House Restaurant

The Nantucket Epicure By Mary Beth McCahan Thai House Restaurant is Off to a Good Start I unexpectedly found myself without dinner plans the other night and thought I’d take the opportunity to try out Nantucket’s newest restaurant, Thai House, located at 118 Old South Road across from the airport, in the space vacated by [...]

Nantucket Restaurants Open This Week

RESTAURANTS OPEN THIS WEEK Click anywhere on the list below for the most current version of this list, and to download a printable pdf. Thanks to Nantucket Visitor Services, especially David Sharpe, for providing the most current restaurant list. Please report changes or errors to David Sharpe at Visitor Services at 228-0925. For last minute [...]

New Nantucket Restaurant: 12 Degrees East

Jonas Baker, owner of Slip 14 on Old South Wharf, has taken over the former location of Cambridge Street Victuals which closed for good at the end of last year. Photos of closing party. The new place will be called 12 Degrees East, and will “feature foods from around the compass” according to Jonas. Jonas [...]

Cinco’s Michael Sturgis Takes Over the Jared Coffin House Restaurant on Nantucket

Michael Sturgis, former owner of Cinco, will be opening a new restaurant this spring, the Brick House Bistro, at the Jared Coffin House on Broad Street. Michael describes the cuisine as “sophisticated comfort food with a little twist”. The wine list will be “moderately priced and well crafted”. Though it’s too early for Michael to [...]

New Owners at 21 Federal on Nantucket

New Owners at 21 Federal Scott Fraley, Amanda Lydon, and Gabriel Frasca at the 2010 Nantucket Wine Festival The management team of Straight Wharf Restaurant has taken over operations of 21 Federal restaurant. Chefs Amanda Lydon and Gabriel Frasca, along with General Manager Scott Fraley and Jock Gifford recently signed the new lease, and expect [...]

Nantucket Restaurant News 1.21.11

Off-Island Emissaries Angela and Seth Raynor will be in Boston this weekend for the “Big Night 12: Mardi Gras”, a benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters, their eighth time doing so. The Boarding House, Pearl and Corazon owners are listed as celebrity chefs, and will put out the second course. Other celebrity chefs include frequent [...]

Nantucket Restaurant News

The White Elephant Hotel is offering Mahon About Town subscribers a special rate of $125 for their last night of the season, Sunday, December 6. Mention MAT when you reserve you room. It’s also closing weekend at the Brant Point Grill, where you’ll find a special 4 course Stroll dinner of Chef Fred’s favorite winter [...]