Thursday Sips & Nibbles

I'm back again with a new edition of Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting, upcoming food and drink events. I hope everyone dines out safely, tips well and are nice to their servers.
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1) Prezza, celebrates the 114th Fisherman’s Feast by offering specials, available only from Tuesday, August 6th through Sunday, August 18th.

The Fisherman’s Feast Special menu includes:
● Patriot Oysters with Cucumber Mignonette and Cocktail Sauce
● Fried Clams with Lemon Caper Aioli
● Scallop Crudo with Blood Orange, Fennel, Citrus Vinaigrette, and Calabrian Chiles
● White Anchovy Crostini with Garlic, Wine, Cherry Tomatoes, Olive Tapenade
● Octopus Carpacio, Salsa Verda, Calabrian Chiles, Baby Arugula, Lemon
● Grilled Alaskan King Crab Legs, Scampi Butter, Calabrian Chiles
● Creamed Corn Tart, Butter Lobster, Frisee Salad

Available a la cart, Prezza’s special menu features seven seafood options, allowing customers to do a complete feast with all seven dishes or pick and choose their favorites.

2) Swingers – the international global entertainment brand that fuses the quintessential British pastime of “crazy golf” with street food and cocktails in premium, immersive and theatrical locations – is expanding to Boston, slated for the fall of 2025. For its fourth stateside destination, Swingers will team up with the Tavistock Restaurant Collection, the culinary group behind Abe & Louie’s and Atlantic Fish Co. on Boylston Street as well as Joe’s on Newbury on Newbury Street.

Tavistock Restaurant Collection – owners of the Back Bay property at 777 Boylston Street that Swingers will call its local clubhouse – has entered a brand collaboration that will unite two industry names in creating a unique addition to Boston’s adult social scene. A hub for fun and fine dining, the venue is based around an immersive 1920s English country golf club design with a collection of quirky and fun mini golf courses, several cocktail bars, elevated street food, and the brand’s third “Swingers Carnival,” an old-fashioned arcade feature.

“The Swingers brand is hitting a hole-in-one with their concept and we’re excited to be joining forces in expanding their ever-growing US footprint here in Boston,” said Greg Walker, Managing Director of Tavistock Restaurant Collection. “Abe & Louie’s and Atlantic Fish Co. are synonymous with ‘Boston’ and we’re grateful for the opportunity to infuse some local flavor into the celebrated Swingers brand.”

“Opening a Swingers in Boston has been a long-held ambition for us, and we knew the Back Bay would be the perfect neighborhood for our uniquely premium and fun concept,” said Matt Grech-Smith, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Competitive Socialising, the company behind Swingers. “We are delighted to partner with Tavistock Restaurant Collection to become part of Boston’s thriving social scene.”