Category Archives: Restaurants
Not Quite Business as Usual
The outbreak of Covid-19 threw a wrench into the works of life as we knew it. It is a struggle for everyone who has lost employment or is trying to find a new normal in their daily jobs. While they may normally lie in the back of our minds the hospitality industry continues as a backbone of our society to be there when we need them most. Through quick adaptation, going to takeout and adding provisions and pantry items, they have proven they are not going anywhere soon. Their responses were creative and put into action as quickly as possible doing …
Meet the Chefs…Chef Michael Rostafin of Miel
Chef Michael Rostafin
With more
than a decade in the industry, chef Michael Rostafin is the Restaurant Chef
at Miel, a Provence-themed Brasserie located in the award-winning
InterContinental Boston. He skillfully applies his market-driven culinary
inspirations to each menu offered in the three-meal signature restaurant, as
well as RumBa Rum & Scotch Lounge, and seasonal Five-10
Waterfront. Rostafin and his team focus on contemporary French cuisine with
clean flavors and local, seasonal ingredients, elevating brasserie fare without
overwhelming flavors or excessive accoutrements. ‘We like to grow the
ingredient to taste like that ingredient, prepared simply, but really, really
well”, said Rostafin.
Rostafin
often passes through local farmer’s markets for inspiration and strives to
source produce from within the …
Meet the Chefs… Kerry Levesque of Artisan Bistro
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With just over a decade of professional pastry experience,
including a degree from the Culinary Institute of America, Kerry Levesque has become one of the youngest
talents to helm The Ritz-Carlton, Boston’s hotel pastry program. In her role as
Pastry Supervisor at the hotel, she has elevated the pastry program to
widespread acclaim. According to the hotel’s Executive Chef Robert
Bruce, Kerry’s pastry department touches every area of the hotel,
from desserts in Artisan Bistro and Avery Bar, to seasonal ballroom buffets
with extravagant party stations, to creating highly personalized
and themed guest amenities. She’s also been the creative force behind the
hotel’s holiday pastry décor which is seen and …
Meet Linnea Blake, one of the Chefs of Sugar Rush 2017
Pastry Chef Linnea Blake of Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks is one of five of the extraordinary Pastry Chef’s taking part in Sugar Rush 2017 on Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM at the Rail Stop in Brighton. Get your ticket on EventBrite and join us as we not only enjoy a 5-course dessert tasting but raise much needed money for breast cancer research.
Linnea Blake,Pastry Chef Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks
Chef Linnea Blake directs the pastry program at Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks, including the entire Hotel Commonwealth Events Program and The Hawthorn. Linnea grew up in Milford in Worcester …
Meet Shaun Velez, one of the Chefs of Sugar Rush 2017
Executive Pastry Chef Shaun of Deuxave is one of five of the extraordinary Pastry Chef’s taking part in Sugar Rush 2017 on Sunday, July 16 at 6:00 PM at the Rail Stop in Brighton. Get your ticket on EventBrite and join us as we not only enjoy a 5-course dessert tasting but raise much needed money for breast cancer research.
Executive Pastry Chef Shaun Velez of Deuxave Photo Andy Ryan
Executive Pastry Chef Shaun Velez was born and raised in Bronx, New York. Upon graduating from the prestigious French Culinary Institute in 2008, Chef Velez established his career in the award-winning kitchens …
Meet Joshua Livsey, one of the Chefs of Sugar Rush 2017!
Pastry Chef Joshua Livsey of Harvest Restaurant is one of five of the extraordinary Pastry Chef’s taking part in Sugar Rush 2017 on Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM at the Rail Stop in Brighton. Get your ticket on EventBrite and join us as we not only enjoy a 5-course dessert tasting but raise much needed money for breast cancer research.
Joshua Livsey, Pastry ChefHarvest Restaurant
Joshua Livsey is the Pastry Chef of Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, using local ingredients to create seasonal desserts that complement the restaurant’s contemporary New England cuisine.
Born and raised in Rhode Island, Livsey began his pastry …
Meet Valerie Nin, one of the Chefs of Sugar Rush 2017
Executive Pastry Chef Valerie Nin of Grill 23 & Bar is one of five of the extraordinary Pastry Chef’s taking part in Sugar Rush 2017 on Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM at the Rail Stop in Brighton. Get your ticket on EventBrite and join us as we not only enjoy a 5-course dessert tasting but raise much needed money for breast cancer research.
Valerie NinExecutive Pastry ChefGrill 23 & Bar
Valerie Nin is the Executive Pastry Chef at Grill 23 & Bar, Boston’s premier steakhouse and seafood grill, where she oversees the restaurant’s pastry program. Valerie uses seasonal ingredients to create …
Meet Keri Anderson, one of the Chefs of Sugar Rush 2017
Pastry Chef Anderson, CEPC is one of five of the extraordinary Pastry Chef’s taking part in Sugar Rush 2017 on Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM at the Rail Stop in Brighton. Get your ticket on EventBrite and join us as we not only enjoy a 5-course dessert tasting but raise much needed money for breast cancer research.
Keri AndersonPastry Chef
Keri Anderson, CEPC, is originally from Rehoboth Massachusetts. Keri attended Bristol Community College and earned an associate’s degree in culinary arts in 2004. After graduating she began her career at Crestwood Country Club. Working there for almost 9 years she was …
Meet Jaime Davis Schick, one of the Chefs of Sugar Rush 2017
Pastry Chef Jaime Davis Schick is one of five of the extraordinary Pastry Chef’s taking part in Sugar Rush 2017 on Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM at the Rail Stop in Brighton. Get your ticket on EventBrite and join us as we not only enjoy a 5-course dessert tasting but raise much needed money for breast cancer research.
Jaime Davis SchickExecutive Pastry Chef
Jaime Davis Schick is a New Hampshire native whose passion for food and cooking is in her blood; her father is a culinary professional and her grandmother, who Schick remembers baking with as a young girl, attended Fannie …
Meet Jesse Jackson III one of the Chefs of Sugar Rush 2017
Executive Pastry Chef Jesse B. Jackson, III CPC is one of five of the extraordinary Pastry Chef’s taking part in Sugar Rush 2017 on Sunday, July 16 at 6:00 PM at the Rail Stop in Brighton. Get your ticket on EventBrite and join us as we not only enjoy a 5-course dessert tasting but raise much needed money for breast cancer research.
Jesse Jackson III, Pastry Chef at No 9 Park, Boston
Jesse was raised in Hyde Park, NY, the home of the Culinary Institute of America, Executive Pastry Chef Jesse Jackson III grew up surrounded by culinary education. His godmother, a …
