Matt Siegel, WXKS-FM
We particularly liked his Cabbage Patch doll promotion. That was the one, you may recall, that had no dolls. Just cabbages. With adoption papers.
"Goya and the Spirit of the Enlightenment"
One hundred thirty of the artist's most painterly paintings, drawings, and prints revealed a Goya we hardly knew and couldn't help but admire. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA .
When an actor appearing in Molière's School for Wives at the Merrimack Repertory Theater called for his lines five times in one scene . . . and nobody answered.
A duo: Craig Janney and Bob Joyce
The Bruins needed new blood with fast feet and clever moves. In the two Olympians—one American, the other Canadian—they found it.
Johnny D's
The crowd is young and lively and the lineup is unfailingly eclectic (Texas swing one night, reggae the next) at this live-music institution. 17 Holland St., Somerville, MA 2144, .
Frank Phillips, <em>Boston Herald</em>
Beats the Globe with State House stories weekly, despite being outnumbered four to one by the Globe's reporters.
Andy Hiller, Channel 4
Old helmet head. Of course he's obnoxious. That's one of his endearing qualities.
Cezanne
Although many are trying, no one succeeds at making good bread as well as Cezanne. The pepper sicelle and the ciabatta are exceptional. 424 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA .
Haveli
Because the best Indian eatery in Boston is always the newest one. Even Ghandi would have had trouble maintaining a fast there. 1248 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA .
Back Bay Bistro
Frank Bell has made this bistro—with its outstanding wine list—one of the most attractive in town. 365 Boylston St., Boston, MA .
Yvonne's
Be a member or latch onto one at this private evening club, which has dancing, for members only, Thursday through Saturday nights. Locke-Ober Cafe, 3 Winter Place, Boston, MA .
L'Espalier
Perhaps no longer the best restaurant in town, but still the one most evocative of contemporary French cuisine, in nineteenth-century Boston splendor. 30 Gloucester St., Boston, MA .
Larry Moulter
He's made a civic monument out of a millionaire's new playpen on behalf of the one percent of the population that will be able to buy popcorn there without matching federal funds.
Constantine "Gus" Hampers, husband of Republican candidate for state treasurer Joyce Hampers
Charged by the government with illegally importing endangered species—two ocelots and one mountain lion, found stuffed and mounted in the Hamperses' house last spring.
Saks Fifth Avenue
Izod shirts and shorts tiny enough for newborns are only one attraction here. There are also three-piece pin-stripes for post-toddlers. Prudential Center, Boston, MA .