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) Committee, the Greek restaurant in the Seaport, announces a special all-day Brunch menu in celebration of Labor Day. On Sunday, September 1st, the Seaport favorite will offer some of its Greek and Mediterranean-inspired brunch dishes all day from 11AM to midnight, alongside the full restaurant menu. This gives guests plenty of opportunity to try the brunch menu created by Committee’s Executive Chef Sebastian Zuluaga, formerly of Saltie Girl, who joined the team this year and explore the new space as the team has also just completed a total refresh of the space, including the coveted outdoor patio.

The all day brunch menu will include:
Strapatsada Omelette – roasted cherry tomatoes, broccoli, onions, feta, served with potatoes and grilled pita
Smoked Salmon Pita – cucumber, crispy & pickled shallots, sesame seeds, scallion–manouri cream cheese
Pancakes – wild blueberries, whipped cream, caramel sauce
Greek Yogurt Parfait – fresh berries, maple sesame granola, Greek honey
Roasted Lamb Hash – sunny-side eggs, slow cooked pulled lamb, roasted potatoes, spicy tzatziki, pickled shallots, grilled sourdough

2) ‘Twas the night before (Allston) Christmas and all through the Sil, the creatures were stirring… but they weren’t a mouse. This Allston Christmas – the ritual, made legendary by college students ditching their apartment lease and furniture on the curb, with Gen Z dumpster-divers scoring big for their new digs – the Silhouette Lounge is getting the party started early with Allston Christmas Eve. Opening early on August 31, from 12pm-1am, the lounge will be decked in Yuletide décor complete with an inflatable Santa dancing in the wind atop the roof.

While jamming out to Christmas classics, scarf down The Sil’s signature “Sil Dogs” – all-beef franks nestled in their buns with the option to top them with ketchup, mustard and relish – for only $1* per ‘dog with the purchase of a boozy beverage. 

*Limit of one per customer at $1 pricing with the purchase of an alcoholic beverage

Channel your inner Clark and Ellen Griswold with festive drink specials: All I Got for XMAS is Storrowed, a High Noon peach vodka seltzer with a Pasoa passionfruit float ($10); The Grinch Who Stole My Parking Spot, a shot of Rumchata peppermint and crème de menthe ($7); and On the First Day of Allston XMAS My… bartender gave me their choice of a shot and beer ($10).

Rock around the Christmas tree in your signature ugly sweater that usually only makes its annual appearance in December and be sure not to sleep on the budget-friendly pitchers, pool, darts, pinball, Big Buck Hunter and – of course – free popcorn.