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By Melissa Flores
Once upon a time, in a faraway land (OK, Boston) lived a beautiful restaurant manager and a handsome chef. We will call the restaurant manager Erin Shea and the handsome chef, Lee Chizmar – because those are their real names and they are my real friends. They worked in a wondrous New American seafood restaurant in Boston called Great Bay. This restaurant was owned by Christopher Myers, the dashing epicure and endearingly erratic restaurateur responsible for some of Boston’s most acclaimed eateries Radius, Via Matta and most recently the funky Asian boîte Myers + Chang.
Both Erin and Lee ran a tight ship (pun sort of intended) and worked side by side day in and day out. Lee was impressed with Erin’s sassy confidence and Erin could not get enough of Lee’s halibut tacos. It wasn’t long before the two fell in love and united to open up their very own restaurant.
Into the sunset they went, in their golden carriage (OK, a silver 2007 Toyota FJ cruiser) to the land of virtue, liberty and independence: Pennsylvania. They settled in the town of Bethlehem and bought a 200-year-old restaurant and inn. After four months of hard labor, fabric swatch-induced anxiety and a water-main break, the beautiful hostess and handsome chef opened Bolete Restaurant and Inn.
At Bolete Restaurant and Inn, named for the picturesque mushroom, Erin oversees the elegantly dressed dining room with meticulous direction and consummate style and grace, while Lee produces dishes inspired by his spirited culinary passion and devotion to fresh, honest ingredients. Together, they are living a long-held dream and making damn good food while they are at it.
And they are living happily ever after.
THE END
What I’m Reading: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Watching: Run’s House
Eating: Chef Carmen’s Flan at Lucy of Gramercy
Listening: MSTRKRFT
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