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BRIGHTON — The sun is out, and the chef at Stockyard Food & Spirits is grilling on the patio for a Brew and BBQ Party from 5:30 - 7 p.m. Goose Island is providing the libations. Call 617-782-4700 to make a reservation. [Facebook]
BACK BAY — Celebrate the impending weekend tonight at L'Espalier, which is hosting a pop-up champagne dinner tonight at 7 p.m. The five-course meal — each served with a flute, of course — is $85 per person plus taxes and gratuity, and includes courses such as a salad of fried, soft-shell crab, radish, and spring shoots with buttermilk and apple-blossom vinaigrette, and East Coast halibut with local asparagus, maitre gaspard, and salted green almonds. Call 617-262-3023 to make a reservation. [Press Release]
QUINCY — While it's been open for almost a week now, a new modern tavern in historic Quincy, The Townshend, is hosting its grand opening tonight with beer and oyster specials until 6 p.m. It's open until 1 a.m. tonight — and every Monday - Saturday. [FB]