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Best Tasting Menu

2018 Best Tasting Menu

Tasting Counter

Somerville
Ambitious. Playful. Revelatory. Sound like a theater review? Well, indulging in one of chef Peter Ungár’s nine-course tasting menus is a lot like sitting down [...] read more»
2015 Best Tasting Menu

Asta

Boston
"We ask that the entire party order the same menu" is the familiar refrain at restaurants with tasting menus. Not so at this ambitious Back [...] read more»
2014 Best Tasting Menu

O Ya

Boston
An epic tasting menu, when properly executed, should leave you enthralled and satisfied, not stumbling out of the restaurant in a food coma. O Ya [...] read more»
2012 Best Tasting Menu

L’Espalier

Boston
Chef Frank McClelland's celebrated dining room offers not one, but two extravagant tasting options. There's the "Seasonal Degustation"—a six-course meal headlined by dishes like Hudson [...] read more»
2011 Best Tasting Menu

T.W. Food

Cambridge
Experiencing a chef's tasting is as much about entertainment as nourishment—and nobody plays with his food quite like chef Tim Wiechmann. He serves up whimsical, [...] read more»
2010 Best Tasting Menu

Clio

Boston
All too often, a chef's tasting simply comprises diminutive versions of regular-menu offerings, followed by a not-so-teeny tab. Done right, though, it's a chef's chance [...] read more»
2007 Best Tasting Menu

Salts

Cambridge
A tasting menu should be a culinary adventure, not an overpriced prix fixe. At Salts, chef Gabriel Bremer delivers five tantalizing dishes, from Jerusalem artichoke [...] read more»
2006 Best Tasting Menu

Pigalle

Boston
Tasting menus are so in vogue that it seems only a matter of time before McDonalds rolls out a McTasting. But at Pigalle, chef Marc [...] read more»