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New pizza comes to Chestnut Hill and Quincy, and an old Chinatown favorite returns

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11 rooftop restaurants and patios to enjoy (safely) while it’s still summer

Summer's not over yet. So enjoy a socially distanced night out of doors while you can. And enjoy the view.

Water officials to restaurants and bars: Don’t dump all that stale beer down the drain

While the skunked and stale kegs of beer sitting in bars and restaurants shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic certainly wouldn’t taste great to customers once businesses reopen, they also shouldn’t get served to the region’s waste pipes.

Kelly’s Roast Beef keeps its eye on expansion despite coronavirus challenges

This winter, Kelly’s announced its intentions to franchise the almost 70-year-old Revere-based restaurant chain.

Restaurant diaries: 'Pandemic isn't covered in many insurance policies'
The Boston restaurant community has been upended by the coronavirus outbreak. Three owners describe what closures mean for an industry that feels like family.

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‘People are everything you have’: Tatte founder Tzurit Or talks about supporting her team — and the community — in uncertain times
Amid her daily team check-ins and food deliveries to homeless shelters, Or stepped away to discuss the impact of the pandemic, employee support systems, and her advice for those in the hospitality industry.

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Kelly’s Roast Beef to expand its reach across New England

Kelly's, which opened in 1951, is franchising for the first time and hopes to open six new locations within the next two years.

FOOD

Ravello Italian Kitchen in Watertown features a menu of old-fashioned North End-style specialties

After Country Mile closed, two of the former partners carried on with a different approach.

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Boat show cruises into the Convention Center

It might be February, but you can take to the seas thanks to the New England Boat Show.

LIFESTYLE

Cafe Beatrice gets a preview in Cambridge

Here’s your chance to try the new cafe before it opens at the forthcoming Cambridge Crossing complex later this year.

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Time Out Market plays host on New Year’s Eve

Fenway’s Time Out Market hosts an interactive arts show on Dec. 31, complete with drag queens, DJs — and their excellent line-up of food vendors.

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At Backbar, a not-so-dry January

The Union Square mainstay will offer hour-long Bartending 101 classes on Sundays next month.

FOOD

Fried chicken and biscuits are the specialties of the house at Waltham’s new Pollo Club

The new group running Moody's Deli and the Backroom at Moody's opened a chicken joint in the adjacent space.

A romanticized vision of Cuba past at Mariel

Come to the glam new restaurant and bar for daiquiris and ‘decayed elegance.’