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1) XOXO Sushi Bar will host a dual-celebration of its One-Year Anniversary and Mother’s Day in Chestnut Hill on Sunday, May 11, from 12pm-10pm. Utilizing XOXO’s advanced in-house dry-ager and jukusei technique – “aging” in Japanese, where fish used in sushi is salted or soaked in vinegar then matured for several days – Chef Kegan Stritchko has designed a pair of celebratory menus that feature local and rare sea treasures designed with luxe and intriguing flavor profiles.
In the abbreviated jukusei omakase offering, there are 11 courses: an Island Creek oyster with leche de tigre and dill; hirame usuzukuri with yuzu dashi, candied quinoa and lemon zest; madai and shima aji nigiri; chef’s choice of five pieces of sashimi; hiramasa and Ora King salmon nigiri; chawanmushi with savory egg custard, snow grab and ikura; bluefin tuna and akamutsu nigiri; a negitoro handroll with bluefin tuna belly, scallion and shiso; grilled langoustine with miso butter, kimchi and chili oil; A5 wagyu beef tartare with black garlic, caviar and taro root; and a dessert of Thai chili chocolate ice cream with chocolate ganache and cranberry gel.
Guests can opt for an expanded menu with five additional courses, bringing the grand experience to 16 courses: a personal 1oz jar of caviar paired with purple potato chips; Hokkaido uni nigiri; king crab nigiri; dry aged otoro; and A5 wagyu ribeye carpaccio with caviar, lemon miso butter and negidare.
COST: Jukusei tasting menu: $150 per guest; Jukusei tasting menu with expanded offerings: $250 per guest
Reservations are recommended via OpenTable
2) For Mother's Day, from May 9-11, Back Bay steakhouse Abe & Louie’s will be featuring their signature menu in addition to a collection of specials. For starters, there is a chilled English pea and ramp soup with morel mushrooms, brioche and mint ($18) as well as Maryland soft shell crab with sugar snap pea slaw and malt vinegar aioli ($28). The “land & sea” entrée pairs a 6oz filet with a Maine lobster tail served alongside confit fingerling potatoes and bordelaise ($90) in addition to roasted branzino with morel mushrooms, ramps and white miso emulsion ($60) with the option to enhance it with a “mélange of spring” of sauteed morel mushrooms, ramps and confit fingerling potatoes ($22). For something sweet, there is tiramisu with mascarpone, espresso and cocoa powder ($15). To make Reservations, please call (617) 536-6300.
3) For Mother's Day, from May 9-11, the Coach Grill in Wayland will dish an array of food and cocktail specials over three days. The starter features are crispy softshell crab with asparagus, vinaigrette and remoulade ($25) as well as a shaved asparagus salad with cucumber, red onion, spring radish, feta and lemon-dill vinaigrette ($16). Bring your appetite for the main courses, “land & sea” with a 6oz filet mignon and crab-stuffed shrimp with asparagus ($75), or a 1.25lb stuffed lobster with Ritz cracker and herb stuffing, corn succotash and beurre blanc ($95). Leave room for dessert, a mascarpone cheesecake with macerated strawberries ($13), or a lemon tart with blueberries and vanilla Chantilly cream ($13). To make Reservations, please call (508) 358-5900.
4) Bakes for Breast Cancer – the non-profit organization dedicated to funding breast cancer researchers and clinicians – is proud to announce its dates for Bakes for Breast Cancer Massachusetts. The weeklong annual fundraiser runs from Friday, May 9 through Thursday, May 15. Founder Carol Sneider launched this event and nonprofit in memory of her mother who lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 43. The best memories Carol recalls were the times spent in the kitchen baking bread, cakes and other sweet treats.
Since its inception in 1999, Bakes for Bakes Cancer has encouraged restaurants, cafés, bakeries, pastry shops, grocery stores and other businesses offering desserts to designate one of their sweet treats during the weeklong event where 100% of the proceeds go to Bakes for Breast Cancer to fund breast cancer research. Participating establishments also have the opportunity to offer up their entire dessert roster where 50% of the proceeds goes back to the organization. Over the last twenty six years, Bakes for Breast Cancer has raised over 2 million dollars and over 5,000 different establishments have participated in the annual weeklong event. There are over 160 participating venues, 12 of which are at the gold level, meaning they donate 50% of all dessert sales over the week of May 9 – May 15.
“Since 1999, Bakes for Breast Cancer has been on a mission to do its part to help eradicate breast cancer for good, one sweet treat at a time,” said Bakes for Breast Cancer Founder Carol Sneider. “We are proud to keep expanding into different states and marquee cities, and we will continue to do so in areas with thriving culinary scenes with establishments that share the same mission as ours. Statistics on both women and men directly and indirectly affected by breast cancer are alarming, and we will continue do our best to help reduce those numbers.”
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2023, an estimated 297,790 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women except for skin cancers, and it is estimated that in 2023, approximately 30% of all new female cancer diagnoses will be breast cancer. On average, every 2 minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States and approximately 15% of women diagnosed have a family history of breast cancer.
COST: Jukusei tasting menu: $150 per guest; Jukusei tasting menu with expanded offerings: $250 per guest
Reservations are recommended via OpenTable
2) For Mother's Day, from May 9-11, Back Bay steakhouse Abe & Louie’s will be featuring their signature menu in addition to a collection of specials. For starters, there is a chilled English pea and ramp soup with morel mushrooms, brioche and mint ($18) as well as Maryland soft shell crab with sugar snap pea slaw and malt vinegar aioli ($28). The “land & sea” entrée pairs a 6oz filet with a Maine lobster tail served alongside confit fingerling potatoes and bordelaise ($90) in addition to roasted branzino with morel mushrooms, ramps and white miso emulsion ($60) with the option to enhance it with a “mélange of spring” of sauteed morel mushrooms, ramps and confit fingerling potatoes ($22). For something sweet, there is tiramisu with mascarpone, espresso and cocoa powder ($15). To make Reservations, please call (617) 536-6300.
3) For Mother's Day, from May 9-11, the Coach Grill in Wayland will dish an array of food and cocktail specials over three days. The starter features are crispy softshell crab with asparagus, vinaigrette and remoulade ($25) as well as a shaved asparagus salad with cucumber, red onion, spring radish, feta and lemon-dill vinaigrette ($16). Bring your appetite for the main courses, “land & sea” with a 6oz filet mignon and crab-stuffed shrimp with asparagus ($75), or a 1.25lb stuffed lobster with Ritz cracker and herb stuffing, corn succotash and beurre blanc ($95). Leave room for dessert, a mascarpone cheesecake with macerated strawberries ($13), or a lemon tart with blueberries and vanilla Chantilly cream ($13). To make Reservations, please call (508) 358-5900.
4) Bakes for Breast Cancer – the non-profit organization dedicated to funding breast cancer researchers and clinicians – is proud to announce its dates for Bakes for Breast Cancer Massachusetts. The weeklong annual fundraiser runs from Friday, May 9 through Thursday, May 15. Founder Carol Sneider launched this event and nonprofit in memory of her mother who lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 43. The best memories Carol recalls were the times spent in the kitchen baking bread, cakes and other sweet treats.
Since its inception in 1999, Bakes for Bakes Cancer has encouraged restaurants, cafés, bakeries, pastry shops, grocery stores and other businesses offering desserts to designate one of their sweet treats during the weeklong event where 100% of the proceeds go to Bakes for Breast Cancer to fund breast cancer research. Participating establishments also have the opportunity to offer up their entire dessert roster where 50% of the proceeds goes back to the organization. Over the last twenty six years, Bakes for Breast Cancer has raised over 2 million dollars and over 5,000 different establishments have participated in the annual weeklong event. There are over 160 participating venues, 12 of which are at the gold level, meaning they donate 50% of all dessert sales over the week of May 9 – May 15.
“Since 1999, Bakes for Breast Cancer has been on a mission to do its part to help eradicate breast cancer for good, one sweet treat at a time,” said Bakes for Breast Cancer Founder Carol Sneider. “We are proud to keep expanding into different states and marquee cities, and we will continue to do so in areas with thriving culinary scenes with establishments that share the same mission as ours. Statistics on both women and men directly and indirectly affected by breast cancer are alarming, and we will continue do our best to help reduce those numbers.”
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2023, an estimated 297,790 women and 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women except for skin cancers, and it is estimated that in 2023, approximately 30% of all new female cancer diagnoses will be breast cancer. On average, every 2 minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States and approximately 15% of women diagnosed have a family history of breast cancer.
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