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12/27/11
7 in ’11
Everything That Was Important in 2011
2011. With the exception of the occasional bummer (see: Red Sox, flameout), it was a monster year, filled with roof decks, sexy Asian lairs and barhopping by boat. Here are the highlights...
THE SOUTH END GOT SAULT-Y
Sault New England
In the past, you had to scour the city for vintage Pendleton shirts, locally made tees and beer soap. Then
Sault opened, and suddenly there was a way to get all of it in one spot. Say thank you.
- 411:
- Sault New England, 577 Tremont St, 857-239-9434
AN OLD BERTUCCI’S BECAME REALLY SEXY
Red Lantern
Where once pasta and pizza danced inside a Bertucci’s, there now resides a cavernous, dark-lit homage to
the sexy lairs of Asia (or at least Foxwoods). Bonus: their hot and sour soup is some of the best around.
- 411:
- Red Lantern, 39 Stanhope St, 617-262-3900
ROOF DECKS WERE BIG
Jerry Remy’s and Legal Harborside
Roof decks. There’s no such thing as too many. And 2011 saw two more come to town, by way of a neo–Green
Monster plopped on the top of Remy’s, and a swanky retractable-roofed one above Legal Harborside. Here’s
to spring...
- 411:
- The roof decks at Jerry Remy’s and Legal Harborside
KENDALL SQUARE BLEW UP
A Restaurant Explosion in Cambridge
For years, Kendall Square was a technological hotbed. But a beehive of amazing restaurants it was not. Until
2011, when a killer beer hall opened, followed by pizza bars, tapas spots and other gems. There’s never
been a better time to be a genius in Cambridge.
- 411:
- Meadhall; Abigail’s; Firebrand Saints; Catalyst; Area Four; Kika Tapas
BARHOPPING GOT NAUTICAL
Cityside Harbor Shuttle
There are certain things that you don’t realize you need until someone invents them. Like bacon bits. Or
Cityside Harbor Shuttle, a wharf-to-wharf water taxi service, which greatly enhances your barhopping ability
near the water. And keeps your jeans dry.
- 411:
- Cityside Harbor Shuttle, available around Boston Harbor, 617-922-8475
SECRET TEXTING GOT MORE SECRET
RingShuffle
If we’ve learned anything from TMZ, it’s that sensitive information can be hacked from your phone (see:
Scarlett Johansson’s fantastic... er, personal photos). So someone created this, which basically covers
your texting tracks, even if you forget to.
- 411:
- RingShuffle, available now on iTunes
THE WAHLBERGS WENT BURGER CRAZY
Wahlburgers
For months, hints were dropped about it. Finally, Mark, Donnie and Paul Wahlberg joined burgering forces in
Hingham to open Wahlburgers. No, eating there does not guarantee you a walk-on role on Blue Bloods.
- 411:
- Wahlburgers, 19 Shipyard Dr, Hingham, 781-749-2110
Only what you need to know.