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Mike & Patty's opens in Lexington; Darling debuts in Cambridge
In Salem, N.H., artisanal ice cream parlor
Salt & Straw
opened its first New England location at Tuscan Village (400 Artisan Drive) on Wednesday, July 2. The Oregon-based shop scoops unusual flavors like goat cheese marionberry habanero and pear with blue cheese. Visit daily from 11 a.m.
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And at Brighton's Charles River Speedway (525 Western Ave.), Will Isaza and Jen LaForge (
Birds of Paradise
) introduce
Salsa Shack
, a pop-up running through December, serving corn tortilla tacos and corn chowder.
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Coming soon
: In Central Square, the highly anticipated
Darling
opens on Friday, July 11, replacing the
Orfano
,
Row 34
,
Tiger Mama
) and Zimu Chen (
Eastern Standard
,
Mariel
), with Mark O'Leary (
O Ya
and
Shojo
) in the kitchen.
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There's a 40-seat lounge and a 16-seat bar spinning hip-hop and punk. On the dim-sum-style menu: soy-braised duck feet, a 'filet o' fish' bao, and red-braised pork ribs. Visit Tuesday through Sunday from 5 p.m.
Boston Public Market
(100 Hanover St.) introduces
Melt in Your Mouth
, an all-natural bakery run by Silpa Pande, featuring sweets free of preservatives and high fructose corn syrup. She started the business at the Walpole Farmers Market and recently won the BPM's Entrepreneurship Forum Incubator Competition, allowing for a rent-free stall starting this fall, lasting for a year.
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