Stuff@Night

Street Seen

Erica Corsano — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:06:00 GMT

Who we spotted. What they were wearing. <<Click here for the Street Seen slideshow>>

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The Last Suppers

Erin Souza — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:37:00 GMT

PHOTOS: Click here for The Last Suppers Slideshow>> VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of article to watch the chefs cook their last meal. It’s one of the most common questions asked of chefs: what would you choose to eat for your final meal? We wanted to know too, so we took the idea a few steps further and rounded up seven of Boston’s most acclaimed chefs to actually cook — and eat — their hypothetical last meals. The long wooden table is set with simple white dishes and empty wine glasses. The...

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Sibling non-rivalries: Family food without the family feud

Erin Souza — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:28:00 GMT

Family food doesn’t necessarily lead to family feuds Many veterans of the restaurant industry liken working in the kitchen, serving tables, and spending hours with the same people every day to being part of a family. But for those who own and operate restaurants with their brothers and sisters, their restaurants are tru extensions of their homes and families. Sibling-run restaurants are places where the ties of brother- and sisterhood can sometimes be tested, and the line between professional...

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Rodney Murillo@Night

Erin Byers Murray — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:26:00 GMT

All in the family Rodney Murillo has worked his way through just about every position, from dishwasher on up, at the original Davio’s, its newer location, and now at Davio’s sister restaurant, Avila, where he’s currently the executive chef. His climb makes one thing clear: family is everything to him. He’s a close friend of owner Steve DiFillippo and the company’s other executive chefs, and he met his wife, Audrey, when she worked at Davio’s 10 years ago. These days, Murillo spends his nights...

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Dani Wagener@Night

Erin Byers Murray — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:48:00 GMT

Makeup for it As the boutique director and atelier artist at Shu Uemura, Dani Wagener is used to helping others primp. Discerning brides and runway organizers bang down her door for makeup applications, brow-shaping, and lash extensions because they know to expect a sure hand and coveted expertise. So it’s no wonder that when the Winthrop resident gathers some friends for a night out, the party starts at Shu’s Newbury Street boutique, where Wagener herself applies the group’s finishing...

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Off The Chain

Heather Bouzan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:47:00 GMT

A guide to local independent beauty stores Don’t get us wrong: we love browsing the seemingly infinite array of products at our local Sephora emporium (and, during tedious afternoons at the office, its virtual counterpart. It counts as research, no?). But as we filled our bathroom shelves with this essential beauty thingy and that must-have cosmetic doodad, we began to wonder if the love affair wasn’t blossoming at the expense of the little guy: the locally-owned, anti-big-business beauty...

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Everyday Experts

Erin Souza — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:17:00 GMT

Beauty advice from people who aren't paid to give it to you When it comes to your beauty regimen, there are some things you just shouldn’t try at home — like mixing your own concoction of bleach to lighten your jet-black tresses or cutting choppy layers into the back of your own hair. But then there are those seemingly simple tasks that you might be too embarrassed to admit you don’t know how to accomplish. So we called in a few everyday experts to answer some of our most practical — yet...

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The Barber Shop: Scenes from an American institution

Staff@Night — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:24:00 GMT

Photos by Mitch Weiss <<Click here to see the slideshow>>

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Rainbow Bright

Erica Corsano — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:35:00 GMT

Over-the-top glamour lights up the nightPhotographed by Michael Diskin Produced and styled by Erica Corsano Models: Evelyn and Genevieve Of Maggie Inc. Hair: Lisa Proulx of James Joseph Salon Makeup: Airline Production Assistants: Kristina Weljkovic and Arianna Ankarcrona Location: The Intercontinental Boston >>Click here to see the slideshow<<

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Polina Raygorodskaya@Night

Erin Byers Murray — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:20:00 GMT

Model behavior Modeling since age 10 and running a fashion-consulting and public-relations business since she was in college, Polina Raygorodskaya is nothing if not ambitious. The Newton resident and owner of Polina Fashion produces fashion shows and handles PR for a number of up-and-coming businesses, including photographer David Alsdorf. These days, she does more producing than modeling, though she still embraces the jet-set life and travels weekly. But when she’s home, she likes to...

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Out of the Box Evening

Erin Souza — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:44:00 GMT

Unexpected nightlife in unexpected settings Good News for those with social ADD: Boston’s nightlife isn’t restricted to barstools, banquettes, and club corners anymore. Lately, we’ve been seeing an onslaught of events happening in unexpected places: bookstores, museums, liquor stores, theater lobbies. Read on for some refreshing alternatives to your regular dine-drink-dance nights out. Night at the museum Boston’s museums, while high in cultural content, beautiful art, and enough historical...

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Ain't No Party Like a Hotel Party

Erin Souza — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:26:00 GMT

Boston's hotel bars are heating things up and packing 'em in On a recent Friday night, the crowd waiting to get into the Liberty Hotel (215 Charles Street, Boston, 617.224.4000) was about 30 well-dressed people deep. Inside, diners, drinkers, revelers, and presumably some actual hotel guests swarmed the lobby. It was a typical weekend night at the Liberty, the holding-cell-turned-hotspot that emerged on the local nightlife map just over a year ago. And the momentum doesn’t...

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Stuffed: the Fourth Annual Stuff@Night Dining Awards

Staff@Night — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:33:00 GMT

By MC Slim JB and Ruth TobiasMC SLIM JB: It’s our second tag-team on Stuff@night’s Dining Awards! How many steak frites did you eat this year? I musta had a dozen and only got excited about one. RUTH TOBIAS: Me, I managed to dodge the steak frites, only to find myself in a minefield of gelée and burrata. Granted, there are worse ways to go. What food trends have blown you to heaven recently? MC SLIM JB: Sensible portion sizes. i hate “tapas” the size of appetizers, but i’ve seen...

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Shore Gregory@night

Erin Byers Murray — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:51:00 GMT

World's an oyster When the guys from Island Creek Oysters show up at restaurants around town, they’re given the royal treatment. Their oysters are, after all, some of the most coveted in the country (chef Thomas Keller’s acclaimed Per Se restaurant even has its own variety). Shore Gregory heads up business development for the company, a position he took on after spending several summers working on the farm. He’s up ridiculously early just about every day, commuting from his South End...

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A Real Trip

Erin Byers Murray — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:10:00 GMT

Having grown up in Cambridge, Jessica Good, a frequent traveler, thought it was only logical to open her travel boutique, Passport, in the heart of Harvard Square. The store is stocked with easily packable gear and clothing, most of which she’s tested personally over the course of her own journeys. Now that she’s a store owner, her passport is getting a much-needed rest and she has an excuse to spend her nights hanging out around Harvard Square. @ 6:15 p.m.: I’ll still be shutting down the...

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