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BACK BAY - This week Mistral turns 15. Here's a picture of its birthday cake. [GS]
CAMBRIDGE - A post on Chowhound indicates activity at what was formerly Zing! Pizza. "There are signs pasted all over the windows but they are written in Japanese and I am unable to read them!" says granolagurl. Could this actually mean it's going to become a Japanese restaurant? [CH]
HUB-WIDE - Notable front and back of the house staff weigh in on what makes a good restaurant tick in this Boston.com piece. Says Happy's Bar+Kitchen owner Michael Schlow: "If we don’t have a great reason to say no to a guest, you have to say yes." [Boston.com]