Speaking of... "What restaurant is this?"

[Cindy B.]

How about this one... Going back a few years (God, I hate getting
old), I remember doing Sunday brunch at a Boston area restaurant with
two story grayish stone walls and vaulted/high ceilings... a very
open, airy floor plan (at least where we were seated)... quite
possibly right on or near the Boston waterfront. I described it to my
girlfriend the other day and she didn't have a clue. Any ideas? Or
am I hallucinating again? :-)

Cindy

[Cheryl Isaak]

Post by Cindy B.
How about this one... Going back a few years (God, I hate getting
old), I remember doing Sunday brunch at a Boston area restaurant with
two story grayish stone walls and vaulted/high ceilings... a very
open, airy floor plan (at least where we were seated)... quite
possibly right on or near the Boston waterfront. I described it to my
girlfriend the other day and she didn't have a clue. Any ideas? Or
am I hallucinating again? :-)
Cindy

Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.


Cheryl
Feeling really old now!

[Cindy B.]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:00:09 -0500, Cheryl Isaak

Post by Cheryl Isaak
Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.

I don't think that was it. My girlfriend insists I am mixing up this
"imaginary restaurant" (as she calls it) with one of literally dozens
of large hotel restaurants at which I have dined within the past 15+
years and that it's not in Boston at all.

I fear that she is probably right. :-/

Cindy

[AlanG]

Post by Cheryl Isaak
Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.
Cheryl
Feeling really old now!

Well, I feel even older (probably because I am at 55), because your post
gave me this flashback: for the first 2-3 years after the market opened,
the first restaurant in that space was called The Proud Popover. It might
have been a chain?..... but to my unsophisticated 26-yr. old palate, I found
the place to be pretty good.

[Smokey]

Post by AlanG

Post by Cheryl Isaak
Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.
Cheryl
Feeling really old now!

Well, I feel even older (probably because I am at 55), because your post
gave me this flashback: for the first 2-3 years after the market opened,
the first restaurant in that space was called The Proud Popover. It might
have been a chain?..... but to my unsophisticated 26-yr. old palate, I found
the place to be pretty good.

Yikes, I would never have remembered the Proud Popover on my own, but now
that you mention it, it was a chain and it was across from the Magic Pan at
Quincy Market. Gosh that was a loooonnngggg time ago.

Smokey

[Cheryl Isaak]

Post by Smokey

Post by AlanG

Post by Cheryl Isaak
Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.
Cheryl
Feeling really old now!

Well, I feel even older (probably because I am at 55), because your post
gave me this flashback: for the first 2-3 years after the market opened,
the first restaurant in that space was called The Proud Popover. It might
have been a chain?..... but to my unsophisticated 26-yr. old palate, I found
the place to be pretty good.

Yikes, I would never have remembered the Proud Popover on my own, but now
that you mention it, it was a chain and it was across from the Magic Pan at
Quincy Market. Gosh that was a loooonnngggg time ago.
Smokey

Smokey,

Did you also feel quite suave and sophisticated eating there? I surely did!
Ahh - the natural arrogance of youth (not a bad thing mind you......)

C

[Smokey]

Post by Cheryl Isaak

Post by Smokey

Post by AlanG

Post by Cheryl Isaak
Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.
Cheryl
Feeling really old now!

Well, I feel even older (probably because I am at 55), because your post
gave me this flashback: for the first 2-3 years after the market opened,
the first restaurant in that space was called The Proud Popover. It might
have been a chain?..... but to my unsophisticated 26-yr. old palate, I found
the place to be pretty good.

Yikes, I would never have remembered the Proud Popover on my own, but now
that you mention it, it was a chain and it was across from the Magic Pan at
Quincy Market. Gosh that was a loooonnngggg time ago.
Smokey

Smokey,
Did you also feel quite suave and sophisticated eating there? I surely did!
Ahh - the natural arrogance of youth (not a bad thing mind you......)
C

I don't know if I felt suave and sophisticated, but I sure did like them. I
mentioned the Proud Popover and Magic Pan to one of my long time friends
today and she said, "I LOVED those places. Everything today has pine nuts."
Nostalgia rules.

Smokey

[Cheryl Isaak]

Post by Smokey

Post by Cheryl Isaak

Post by Smokey

Post by AlanG

Post by Cheryl Isaak
Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.
Cheryl
Feeling really old now!

Well, I feel even older (probably because I am at 55), because your post
gave me this flashback: for the first 2-3 years after the market opened,
the first restaurant in that space was called The Proud Popover. It might
have been a chain?..... but to my unsophisticated 26-yr. old palate, I found
the place to be pretty good.

Yikes, I would never have remembered the Proud Popover on my own, but now
that you mention it, it was a chain and it was across from the Magic Pan at
Quincy Market. Gosh that was a loooonnngggg time ago.
Smokey

Smokey,
Did you also feel quite suave and sophisticated eating there? I surely did!
Ahh - the natural arrogance of youth (not a bad thing mind you......)
C

I don't know if I felt suave and sophisticated, but I sure did like them. I
mentioned the Proud Popover and Magic Pan to one of my long time friends
today and she said, "I LOVED those places. Everything today has pine nuts."
Nostalgia rules.
Smokey

I so remember being 18, 19 years old and out on the town for a Saturday
afternoon and thinking "my parents wouldn't go here"....

Cheryl

[Cape Cod Bob]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 16:35:54 -0500, Cheryl Isaak

Post by Cheryl Isaak
I so remember being 18, 19 years old and out on the town for a Saturday
afternoon and thinking "my parents wouldn't go here"....

The Magic Pan's escargot french pancakes were wonderful!

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or in Fenway Park in an extra inning
game.
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[Cheryl Isaak]

Post by AlanG

Post by Cheryl Isaak
Could it have been in Faneuil Hall? I know there were restaurants "up
stairs". I think one might have been a Magic Pan, but I was still a
teenager or in my early twenties then.
Cheryl
Feeling really old now!

Well, I feel even older (probably because I am at 55), because your post
gave me this flashback: for the first 2-3 years after the market opened,
the first restaurant in that space was called The Proud Popover. It might
have been a chain?..... but to my unsophisticated 26-yr. old palate, I found
the place to be pretty good.

A scant 10 years and I remember my grandmother taking me to there and liking
it too!

Cheryl

[Smokey]

Post by Cindy B.
How about this one... Going back a few years (God, I hate getting
old), I remember doing Sunday brunch at a Boston area restaurant with
two story grayish stone walls and vaulted/high ceilings... a very
open, airy floor plan (at least where we were seated)... quite
possibly right on or near the Boston waterfront. I described it to my
girlfriend the other day and she didn't have a clue. Any ideas? Or
am I hallucinating again? :-)
Cindy

Could it have been Barrett's in the Charlestown Navy Yard? I don't know if
it's still there, but it had Sunday brunch and, although I can't
specifically recall what it looked like, it was on the water and other
buildings in the Navy Yard would meet your description.

Smokey

[Cindy B.]

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:15:34 -0500, "Smokey"

Post by Smokey
Could it have been Barrett's in the Charlestown Navy Yard? I don't know if
it's still there, but it had Sunday brunch and, although I can't
specifically recall what it looked like, it was on the water and other
buildings in the Navy Yard would meet your description.

Goodness, that sounds awfully familiar! I'm sure I've been there too,
but they don't have a website and there is no picture on-line to
confirm or disprove my memory of the place. Nonetheless, I will check
it out. Sure sounds like it could be the place! Thank you!!!

Cindy

["A Sherman" @rcn.com>]

Post by Smokey

Post by Cindy B.
How about this one... Going back a few years (God, I hate getting
old), I remember doing Sunday brunch at a Boston area restaurant with
two story grayish stone walls and vaulted/high ceilings... a very
open, airy floor plan (at least where we were seated)... quite
possibly right on or near the Boston waterfront. I described it to my
girlfriend the other day and she didn't have a clue. Any ideas? Or
am I hallucinating again? :-)
Cindy

Could it have been Barrett's in the Charlestown Navy Yard? I don't know if
it's still there, but it had Sunday brunch and, although I can't
specifically recall what it looked like, it was on the water and other
buildings in the Navy Yard would meet your description.
Smokey

I have not been to Barrett's in a very. very long time. My dim memory recalls
low ceilings and no impressive architecture. I don't think this is the place
you have in mind. A bout with Google found only these photos of (and from)
Barrett's that do not help.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/ussconstitution/camtour.html
Al

[Cindy B.]

Post by "A Sherman" @rcn.com>
I have not been to Barrett's in a very. very long time. My dim memory recalls
low ceilings and no impressive architecture. I don't think this is the place
you have in mind. A bout with Google found only these photos of (and from)
Barrett's that do not help.
http://www.seacoastnh.com/ussconstitution/camtour.html
Al

Thanks Al. Yes, based on the photos, that's not the place. :-(

My girlfriend is right. It's just some restaurant sitting back there
in my memory... most likely in a hotel where I stayed and ate
somewhere along the way in my endless business travels. The funny
thing is that I can picture the place in my mind as if I were there
yesterday... Oh well...

Perhaps I should have just asked the question that started all this:
What do you folks consider the most impressive Sunday Brunch in the
metro-Boston area? By most impressive, we don't just mean how many
tables of food. We mean everything... location, atmosphere, service,
quality, selection... the works! What do you consider the best of the
best for Brunch in Boston?

Cindy

[Robert S. Coren]

Post by Cindy B.
How about this one... Going back a few years (God, I hate getting
old)...

Beats the alternative.

[Robert La Ferla]

Post by Cindy B.
How about this one... Going back a few years (God, I hate getting
old), I remember doing Sunday brunch at a Boston area restaurant with
two story grayish stone walls and vaulted/high ceilings... a very
open, airy floor plan (at least where we were seated)... quite
possibly right on or near the Boston waterfront. I described it to my
girlfriend the other day and she didn't have a clue. Any ideas? Or
am I hallucinating again? :-)

Could it have been "The Winery"? It was on the wharf either behind the
North End or near the Aquarium. It had two stories and an open airy
floor plan.

[Cindy B.]

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:33:53 -0500, Robert La Ferla

Post by Robert La Ferla
Could it have been "The Winery"? It was on the wharf either behind the
North End or near the Aquarium. It had two stories and an open airy
floor plan.

The name doesn't ring a bell... and once again, no photos available
on-line to verify. :-( Still, it seems I would have remembered
having Sunday Brunch at a place called "The Winery"... unless I had
too much wine, of course! :-)

Thank you anyway!!!

Cindy