Friday, August 24, 2012
Here are the winners in this summer's 25 categories for Best of Patch Readers' Choice Jamaica Plain.
All this summer you've nominated and voted for your favorite JP businesses and places in categories ranging from Best Burger and Best Nonprofit to Best Coffee and Best Yoga Studio. We've tallied all the poll votes and now it's time to announce the winners, Where it was close, I've included second and sometimes third place: Best Burger Favorite Coffee Vegan/Vegetarian Dish Best Hot Dog Favorite Beer List Favorite Pizza Shop Best Bartender Favorite Takeout Place Favorite Community Garden Best Sushi Best Asian Restaurant Best Latin Restaurant Best Nonprofit Best Outdoor Dining Best Comfort Food Best Yoga Studio Best Place for a First Date Best Dog Walker Best Dry Cleaner Best Cocktails Best Barber Best Nail Salon …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
“Happy hour is a very bad thing for our industry," says one.
CORRECTION: The position of the Restaurant and Business Alliance was misrepresented in the previous version of this article. Their true position is reported below. The state's alcohol control board is looking at lifting the ban on happy hour but Massachusetts restauranteurs are largely against the idea. About two dozen of them showed up to a hearing on the topic in Boston Tuesday, and all but one spoke against legalizing cheap drinks. "The majority of them were in favor of maintaining the happy hour ban," Jon Carlisle, spokesman for the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, told Patch. What the board heard in Boston largely mirrors what it has heard in other parts of the state at the three previous hearings on happy hour, Carlisle said…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Voting for the summer's 25 "Best of Patch Reader's Choice" contests ends on Friday.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Voting for the "Best of Patch Readers' Choice" summer contests run through Aug. 17.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
This summer JP is voting on 25 categories for "Best of Patch Readers' Choice." For "Best Takeout," Purple Cactus holds a slim lead. Voting ends Aug. 17.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Our Best of Patch Readers' Choice Jamaica Plain contests (in 25 categories) end Aug. 17.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
At Streetcar Wine & Beer, owner Michael Dupuy aims to please, helping customers discover new libations alongside their time-tested favorites.
On an evening a few days before opening its doors, Streetcar Wine & Beer had a quiet sort of anticipation in the air, its shelves waiting to be stocked with the libations due to arrive later in the week, dust still settling from construction. Finishing touches were being made to the interior, as proprietor Michael Dupuy prepared to realize his dream of opening his own shop. Dupuy stumbled into the wine business in 2002 after graduating from Tufts University with a degree in English. But it wasn't long before it became clear that it was serendipity. Shortly after taking a job in the wine department at Marty’s in Newton, he recalls telling his roommates: “I think I could be in the wine business for the next five years.” Ten years and several…
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Neighborhood newcomer Whole Foods ran away with this week's "Best of Patch Readers' Choice" contest.
When my wife Jane and I are walking around the neighborhood and we catch the scent of a backyard (or porch) barbecue, we sing a little song to the tune of Kumbaya. Someone's grillin' Lord Kumbaya... And with Memorial Day fast approaching, residents will be headed to JP stores and markets where they can get the best meats and vegetables to put on those grills. That was the subject of this week's "Best of Patch Readers' Choice" contest. This week the new Whole Foods in Hyde Square won handily. No one added new ratings, which count for half the votes, but Whole Foods won the poll easily. Coming in second was Stop & Shop while Harvest Co-op took third place. Congratulations to Whole Foods and thanks to everyone who voted. Next week's contest …
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Whit
1:25 pm on Thursday, August 23, 2012
This is nonsense. Of course the "Restaurant Industry" doesn't want to have to add a new level of competition to their problems. They want every restaurant to be able to charge 10 to 12 bucks for a cocktail. Why would they want to change that? Why are they even bothering to hold a meeting about this. Did anyone think for a second that the board would approve this? It's too much to hope for. But I … more ›