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Boston Globe
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
With lush surroundings and playful food, Willow & Ivy will grow on you
The capacious dining room and bar are awash in juniper greens and golds; the walls are adorned with embossed upholstery that look like anaglypta wallpaper. The windows are tall; the sunlight streams in; the martinis clink. Everyone appears well-dressed and well-coiffed, right down to our server, with his monogrammed lapel. Advertisement Pineland Farms Beef Carpaccio at Willow & Ivy. Heather Diehl for the Boston Globe What to eat : This is a New England-focused menu, with many ingredients coming from Pineland Farms in Maine: beef carpaccio, skirt steak, filet mignon. Start with the shareable focaccia pie, topped with clouds of burrata, grilled peaches, balsamic, and chili honey ($19). Instead of ingredients baked into the dough, this version is heated and then topped, pie-style, and it's one of the restaurant's most popular items. Another essential: a monstrous lobster roll (market price), cold and tossed in mayo, with a canister of crisp, salty fries. Ask for a side of hot sauce, which comes in a tiny squeezable plastic fish. It tastes like Tabasco, but spicier. Like any good Boston hotel restaurant menu, there's a range of crowd-pleasing, familiar dishes: clam chowder ($19), Cape Cod scallops in a lemongrass ginger broth ($51), apple-brined chicken with whipped Maine potatoes and sweet corn succotash ($35). Advertisement Chef Daniel Kenney at Willow & Ivy. Heather Diehl for the Boston Globe But it's not snoozy. There are also surprises, like the branzino in bacon vinaigrette; a truly majestic iceberg wedge salad topped with pork belly wedges, crumbled Shropshire blue cheese amid an ocean of Great Hill Dairy blue cheese dressing, and some of the freshest, shiniest yellow tomatoes I've spied all summer ($18). For dessert, share a warm double-chocolate brownie sundae, which collapses into rivulets of vanilla ice cream as the sauce is poured tableside, adorned with ice-cold raspberries. (The presentation will earn you looks from neighboring tables.) Garden Strawberry "Shortcake" at Willow & Ivy. Heather Diehl for the Boston Globe Kenney is partial to the raspberry lime rickey crème brûlée. 'It's a play on a traditional New England drink. It's having fun with little things that spark someone's nostalgia. We're trying to have as much fun while having elevated cuisine and giving guests what they want,' he says. What to drink : Cocktails ($17 and up) match the verdant setting. Try a botanic bliss, made with Tito's vodka, St. Germain, lemon, and lavender, a pear martini with pear purée, or a greenhouse margarita with muddled cilantro. There's also a mocktail menu. Customers sit at the bar inside Willow & Ivy. Heather Diehl for the Boston Globe The takeaway : 'We're trying to break away from that stigma of a hotel restaurant, being a local establishment,' Kenney says. They do a good job. I'd gladly return, and I only live a few miles away. 65 Exeter St., Boston, 617-933-4800, Kara Baskin can be reached at
Boston Globe
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Trump vs. New England: The animosity is mutual
Write to us at . To subscribe, . TODAY'S STARTING POINT He's hacked away billions in funding for industries that power New England's economy. He's attacked progressive values of diversity and inclusion, directed federal officers to seize immigrants off the street, and punished colleges that won't capitulate to his demands. His administration and other Republicans have even targeted Boston's mayor directly, summoning her to D.C. to testify before Congress mere weeks after giving birth. You could, in short, make the case that President Trump's second-term agenda is deliberately hostile to much of the region. Advertisement Turns out, the animosity is mutual. A strong majority of voters across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island — roughly 68 percent — disapprove of Trump's job in office so far, while just 29 percent said they approved, according to a That assessment is far from surprising: All three states covered by the Globe survey backed former vice president Kamala Harris in November and are represented by left-leaning politicians in Congress. And while not as stark as today's New England-focused findings, Advertisement Still, our results show just how dimly many New Englanders in these states view Trump as the new administration has singled out key people, industries, and institutions here. Here are three other interesting takeaways from today's poll: Federal funding and personnel cuts are especially hurting folks in the region. David Paleologos, director of Suffolk's Political Research Center, said cuts wrought by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, appear to be driving distaste for the administration, which he called 'a unique problem to this survey.' About 40 percent of those surveyed said they or someone close to them were affected by DOGE cuts, Paleologos said, perhaps not surprising in a region known for its hospitals, universities, and research centers. While some nationally still approve of Trump's immigration policy, many New Englanders do not. Border security and immigration — issues key to Trump's reelection — have remained Trump's most favorable policy areas nationally. A The view is decidedly different here: The vast majority of respondents said they were at least somewhat sympathetic toward migrants who have come to New England and disapproved of how federal immigration officials have handled arrests and deportations under Trump. More than half opposed deporting those living illegally in the United States. That builds on support Massachusetts voters expressed for immigrants in October in a separate Globe/Suffolk poll focused just on that state. Even in the throes of the state's migrant crisis, a majority said the state should still offer migrants temporary shelter and help them get health care and other assistance. Advertisement Voters aren't unhappy only with Trump. Democrats, for their part, are also unpopular among voters: About 56 percent said they would rate the performance of national Democratic leaders in addressing key issues as 'poor.' But Trump's dismal approval numbers come as voters here are increasingly clamoring for more resistance to his policies. Although the 2026 midterms are about 17 months away, if these surveys are any indication, it's unclear whether 🧩 1 Down: 71° POINTS OF INTEREST Roman Anthony at Fenway Park yesterday. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Boston City Hall scandal: Marwa Khudaynazar, a fired City Hall employee, claims Mayor Michelle Wu PR: This year's Boston Marathon raised $50.4 million for nonprofits, Harassment allegation: Alex Cooper, the top-trending podcast host and former Boston University soccer player, accused the former team coach Boston budget: Wu toward housing, youth jobs, and mental health. Welcome to the show: The Red Sox Massachusetts and New England Karen Read retrial: The judge denied the defense's latest motion for a mistrial and ruled that a forensic pathologist wasn't qualified to testify for the defense Gun control: Since a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that made it easier to own a gun, the firearm mortality rate among children First Amendment: The ACLU of Rhode Island accused the Smithfield School District of Trump administration Research cuts: Federal funding for Scholarly solidarity: 24 universities, more than 12,000 Harvard alumni, and 21 state attorneys general filed briefs Strings attached: Williams College More protests: Hundreds of SEIU union members rallied at Boston City Hall to protest the arrest The Nation and the World Sly Stone : The multi-instrument musician, songwriter, vocalist, and producer was behind Sly and the Family Stone's chart-topping, psychedelia-laced funk albums. He died at age 82. 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(not): Amazon has finally admitted that its site is rife with fake reviews. Under pressure from a UK regulator, it's promising to crack down. ( 🍦 We all scream: It may be under new ownership, but the iconic 🚀 Air icon: Goodyear is marking the 100th anniversary of the launch of its first branded blimp this week by flying a few of them over land in Ohio where they used to be built. ( 💍 The Big Day: The courtship and eventual wedding of Paul English, founder of Kayak, and businesswoman Rachel Cohen Thanks for reading Starting Point. This newsletter was edited by ❓ Have a question for the team? Email us at ✍🏼 If someone sent you this newsletter, you can 📬 Delivered Monday through Friday. Anjali Huynh can be reached at
