North Shore Food Buzz: Nine Elm Tops According to Yelp Reviewers

A round up of North Shore restaurant and food news.

When you're looking for a night out and a break from cooking, you might want to know what's new not only where you live, but also in other North Shore communities. Here's our round up of the area's latest food news: Several North Shore Patch editors visited the Yelp sites for their communities and pulled together the top restaurants according to the anonymous, crowd-sourced review site. Take a look at the post for your community and see if you agree with the Yelp masses: Danvers (Top restaurant: Nine Elm American Bistro) Peabody (Top restaurant: The Little Depot Diner) Beverly (Top restaurant: Nick's Roast Beef) Marblehead (Top restaurant: 5 Corners Kitchen) Salem (Top restaurant: Life Alive) North Andover (Top restaurant: Sultan …

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Pete's-A-Place Makeover on 'Flipping Boston' Tops North Shore Food Buzz

A round up of North Shore restaurant and food news.

When you're looking for a night out and a break from cooking, you might want to know what's new not only where you live, but also in other North Shore communities. Here's our round up of the area's latest food news: A&E's real estate show, "Flipping Boston" is tweaking their format a bit next week to "flip" the host's own pizza place in Danvers. You can stop by Pete's-A-Place and see what the makeover is like or just wait until the show is aired on March 9. In Puritan-haunted Massachusetts, I expect restrictive liquor laws. But the last thing I expect is for one of those highly-restricted liquor licenses to be available at such a steal. In Peabody, city officials are offering one at the bargain-basement price of $2,250 after reclaiming the…

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Beverly's Newest Bar and the Loss of Pierogi Among North Shore Food Buzz

A round up of North Shore restaurant and food news.

When you're looking for a night out and a break from cooking, you might want to know what's new not just where you live, but in other nearby North Shore communities. Here's our round up of the latest food news in the area: Self-serve frozen yogurt has come to downtown Danvers. You pick your own flavors and toppings at Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt. One 12-year-old who came in just after they opened made his with 1.5 pounds of froyo. The owner said he offered the kid a second one just as big if he could finish it. He ate 'em both. A new bar just opened along Cabot Street. The selection of beer and whiskey sounds promising. Here's our interview with Sean Maher, co-owner of Barrel House American Bar. Sad news for fans of pierogi and Gypsy …

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New Management at 'Wild Horse' and a Hangover Cure Among Recent North Shore Food Buzz

A round up of North Shore restaurant and food news.

When you're looking for a night out and a break from cooking, you might want to know what's new not just where you live, but in other nearby North Shore communities. Here's our round up of the latest food news in the area: Over the holidays, volunteers prepared Christmas dinner for homeless families living in a Danvers hotel. With Thursday's news that the families will be moved out in the next year, that could be the last Christmas dinner the volunteers will bring to the hotel. The new managing partners at the Wild Horse Cafe, which reopened Wednesday and boasts a martini bar and 26 beer taps, promise not to tamper with the nachos as they mull spring renovations. Of course, 2012 also saw lots of restaurants open. In Peabody, that included …

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North Shore Food Buzz: Martini Bar Arrives at the Mall, Black Cow Unveils Lighter Look

A round up of North Shore restaurant and food news.

When you're looking for a night out and a break from cooking, you might want to know what's new not just where you live, but in other nearby North Shore communities. Here's our round up of the latest food news in the area. Our columnist, Michelle Gilliss, recommends these three caterers for your holiday parties, or just to pick up an extra dish or two to round out your home-cooked offerings. Massachusetts limits how many stores in a given grocery chain can sell beer and wine. Good news, North Shore. The Trader Joe's in Peabody has joined those ranks. They even have liquor. The martini bar is open at Scosso. The new Italian restaurant at the North Shore Mall opened its doors on Black Friday. Burrito fans: The new Chipotle in North Beverly …

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Live Jazz, Local Pizza and Restaurant Week Top Local Headlines

A look at restaurant news from Danvers, neighboring communities and the North Shore in recent weeks.

Restaurant comings and goings, new businesses and the best dishes and recipes are among the items that have appeared on North Shore Patch sites over the past month. Below is a look at the restaurant and food stories that were recently covered on area Patch sites. Read through our round-up for the latest food news. DANVERS Londi’s One of the First to Rebuild in Danversport, Guarantees Freshness Londi's Famous Roast Beef, Pizza and More specializes in roast beef, salads and calzones. But their extensive menu has many more choices, from subs and triple decker club sandwiches to specialty pizzas that owner Ted Londi has learned to guage what's popular according the season. "Right now, we are selling a lot of roast beef and club sandwiches," he…

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Regional Restaurant Headlines Include Danvers Cookie Foodtruck

A look around the region at some of the top restaurant headlines in the past week.

Restaurant comings and goings, new businesses and the best dishes and recipes are among the items that have appeared on North Shore Patch sites over the past month. Below is a look at the restaurant and food stories that were recently covered on area Patch sites. Read through our round-up for the latest food news. DANVERS  Danvers Food Truck Hopes to be Part of ‘Throwdown’ A Danvers-based food truck is hoping to go head-to-head next month with food trucks from the Big Apple. Melissa “Missy” Lindeman and her husband Scott plus her brother Craig Gale all started The Cookie Monstah food truck earlier this summer. It made its debut at the Danvers Family Festival and fireworks on July 3. Since then, the truck has been set up regularly on India …

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