Bars Doing DrinkOne; Barbecue Art

DOWNTOWN CROSSING - Two Boston Magazine staffers try the sushi at the big, new Walgreens in Downtown Crossing. Says Leah Mennies: "The salmon tasted like nothing at all. It was almost eerie." [BM via GS]

HUB-WIDE - Here's a list of bars and restaurants participating in DrinkOne, in which venues feature special drinks with proceeds going to OneBoston: Back Bar, Casa B, Citizen, Daddy Jones, Franklin Cafe, Franklin Southie, Green Street, The Hawthorne, Il Casale, Island Creek Oyster Bar, Moksa, Park, Russell House Tavern, The Sinclair, Sycamore, Tavern Road, Trina's Starlite Lounge, The Vault, and West Bridge. [Official Site]

DOWNTOWN CROSSING - Super Precious Art Gallery has a new exhibit called "Hamburger Cheeseburger Hotdog: A tribute to backyard BBQ." At Stoddard's Food and Ale on May 7, with two showings of "contemporary art inspired by grilling from local and national artists" at 6PM and 7:30PM. $10 gets you a Bakon Vodka Bloody Mary and Narragansett bocks are $1 all night. See here for tickets and more details. [Official Site]

FANEUIL HALL - Quote of the day, by food writer MC Slim JB regarding Tod English's plans to refinance: "Don't expect the English empire to suddenly go off the rails. But he may just have to find some new cities to build his monorails in." [EBOS]
[Photo: Russell House Tavern/Cal Bingham]