Jody Adams: new Boston spot
Chef Jody Adams is opening a new, approachable restaurant in Boston’s legendary Bristol Lounge space — the move retools a storied location for more accessible dining rather than fine‑dining formality (report published March 26) (bostonglobe.com).
A Street Hospitality’s project is led by chef‑partner Jody Adams alongside Jon Mendez and Eric Papachristos and will occupy the Four Seasons address at 200 Boylston St., the Globe reported. (bostonglobe.com) The company says it has not yet announced the restaurant’s name, and CEO Eric Papachristos emphasized the new operation has “no connection to the prior ownership, trademark, or hotel brand.” (bostonmagazine.com) Public renderings and on‑site photos show the dining room looking out over the Public Garden, and the team has previewed a menu range that includes Dover sole, prime rib, lobster bisque, local oysters, caviar and blini, and beef tartare. (bostonmagazine.com) The space formerly held the Bristol Lounge, which opened with the Four Seasons in 1985, served as a 35‑year “living room” for Boston’s power set, and closed during the pandemic. (bostonmagazine.com) Jody Adams is a James Beard Award winner (Best Chef: Northeast, 1997) who ran Rialto for more than 20 years and now co‑leads A Street Hospitality, which lists seven current restaurants with an eighth on the way. (en.wikipedia.org) The Globe says the new restaurant is expected to open “in the coming months” as A Street completes renovations and fittings at the Four Seasons site. (bostonglobe.com)
